Rick reviews Fika at the American Swedish Institute (they’ll be sampling at our ASI Nosh on Oct. 13; here’s our Fika review); Tea Garden comes to Madison, WI, as the Steepery Tea Bar; a “perfect burger” at Eli’s; a tour of Midwestern beef; a Q&A with Matty O’Reilly of Republic, a late summer pie tour, Jorge Guzman of Solera talks about the Farm in the Cities event, Iggers visits Merlin’s Rest and more, and a pretty large percentage of what you need to know about apple varieties.