Potatoes get all the press, but mushrooms are Russia's true obsession. "Other than getting drunk and punching each other," Russian-born novelist Gary Shteyngart told The New York Times in 2013, ...

Explore traditional Siberian cuisine by spending a day cooking with a Russian family in the heart of Siberia. Discover how to prepare "Vatrushka," a delightful pastry made with strong white bread ...

Chef Bonnie Frumkin Morales named her restaurant after the word that saved her grandmother’s life: Kachka. The personal history Morales recounts in her first cookbook, “Kachka: A Return to Russian ...

Chef Vladimir Mukhin prepares food at his Chef's Table restaurant in Moscow. Mukhin owns more than 20 restaurants, mostly in Russia, including White Rabbit. (Jolie Myers | NPR) Chef's Table restaurant ...

Immigrant recipes contain the narratives of specific times and places throughout history. Bonnie Frumkin Morales’ first cookbook, "Kachka: A Return to Russian Cooking" tells the story of her ...

Introduction. The Asian side of Russia -- Kitchen notes -- Chapter 1. The White House cook. Welcome to Vladivostok ; The White House cook ; Of cabbages and carrots ; Around the samovar ; At Alla's ...

Chef's Table restaurant in Moscow is a cozy space. There are about 20 seats at a horseshoe-shaped bar with a kitchen in the middle. It's a small room, but the man who runs this place has a big ...