The Zankou Chicken Murders

The Zankou Chicken Murders

Author: Artificial Intelligence September 5, 2024 Duration: 14:53

Episode Notes

Books

Garcia, Chris. Food and Crime, London: Pen & Sword Crime, 2022. ISBN: .978-1399063524

Panossian, Razmik. The Armenians: From Kings and Priests to Merchants and Commissars. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006. ISBN: 978-0-231-50861-8. Link: https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-armenians/9780231508618

Der Matossian, Bedross. Shattered Dreams of Revolution: From Liberty to Violence in the Late Ottoman Empire. Stanford: Stanford University Press, 2014. ISBN: 978-0-8047-8717-4. Link: https://www.sup.org/books/title/?id=22185

Petrosian, Irina, and David Underwood. Armenian Food: Fact, Fiction & Folklore. Yerevan: Yerkir Publishing, 2006. ISBN: 978-0-9800491-0-7. Link: http://armenianfoodbook.com/

Sarkisian, Sonya. Armenian Cuisine: Traditional Recipes for the Armenian Table. Los Angeles: Armenian Heritage Foundation, 1997. ISBN: 978-0-9642447-1-3.

Boghosian, Armen. Lavash: The Bread that Launched a Thousand Meals. Yerevan: Tigran Mets Publishing, 2010. ISBN: 978-0-9815571-0-0.

Articles and Web Resources

Berberian, Houri. "The Armenian Diaspora: An Overview." The Armenian Weekly, April 24, 2015. Link: https://armenianweekly.com/2015/04/24/diaspora-overview/

Der Sarkissian, Aline. "Zankou Chicken: An Armenian Immigrant Success Story." Los Angeles Times, December 10, 2016. Link: https://www.latimes.com/food/la-fo-zankou-chicken-20161210-story.html

Seferian, Taleen. "The Culinary Legacy of Armenian-Americans." The Smithsonian Institution, August 5, 2019. Link: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/culinary-legacy-armenian-americans-180972816/

Melkonian, Aram. "The History of Zankou Chicken: From Beirut to Los Angeles." Eater LA, March 15, 2017. Link: https://la.eater.com/2017/3/15/14928368/zankou-chicken-history-beirut-los-angeles

Tashjian, Anoush. "Exploring Armenian Cuisine Through Its Most Famous Dishes." Serious Eats, July 20, 2020. Link: https://www.seriouseats.com/armenian-cuisine-guide-recipes

Websites and Blogs

Zankou Chicken Official Website. "Our History." Zankou Chicken. Link: https://www.zankouchicken.com/our-history

Cookbook Village. "Armenian Cookbooks - Selection of Vintage and Contemporary Armenian Recipe Books." Link: https://www.cookbookvillage.com/collections/armenian-cookbooks

Armenian Museum of America. "Exploring Armenian Culinary Traditions." Link: https://www.armenianmuseum.org/armenian-culinary-traditions


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