Quail “Kabanchik” Grilled in the Style of the Republic of Georgia

My tickets were bought; my visa paid for. My plan was to fly from Frankfurt to Tbilisi. I’d always wanted to visit Georgia, first because, according to the Ancient Greeks, this tiny republic, sandwiched between the Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, was the mythological birthplace of fire (more about that here). And second, because according to every Russian I’ve ever met, of all the former republics of the Soviet Union, Georgians do the best grilling. But a week before my trip, Russia i