January 01, 2016 A Bear's Feast Where we look back at a 1912 feast, scrutinizing the menu to learn how the upper crust of Russian society ate.
November 01, 2015 Remembrance of Tarkhun Past Moscow has seen a surge in food truck festivals. Jennifer Eremeeva went to check one out and found one of the most popular proprietors on site was offering an old Georgian drink filled with nostalgia... and tarragon.
September 01, 2015 How the Upper Crust Dined The nineteenth-century St. Petersburg aristocrat Petr Pavlovich Durnovo regularly entertained at his mansion on the city’s fashionable English Embankment. Thanks to a trove of his dinner menus from 1857-1858, we can get a good sense of the foods that the mid-century aristocracy enjoyed.
July 01, 2015 The Joy of Soviet Cooking Anna Kharzeeva is learning to cook, Soviet style, from her grandmother. We listen in, and get a fresh new recipe for summer shchi (soup).
May 01, 2015 A Classic Treat Stuffed prunes. So much more than you think they are. Luxurious and tasty, and a perfect treat for spring.
March 01, 2015 Recipe for Austerity No time like Lent for some Shchi! We offer both lenten and non-lenten options for making this hearty and tasty dish.
January 01, 2015 May the Borshch Be With You! The new year is a perfect time to try borshch, which has an interesting history.
November 01, 2014 A Russo-Finnish Delicacy Tyanushki - hot caramel sauce - over cranberries is a perfect treat as fall sets in.
September 01, 2014 Summer on the Amur What could be more Russian than enjoying freshly cooked shashlyk at the summer dacha? Yet summer has many "seasons" of its own. And they vary even within regions.
July 01, 2014 Instinct for Preservation On the Russian art of food preservation, and a refreshing summer recipe for melon preserves.
May 01, 2014 Volga River Mousse It's spring, and that means rhubarb! Join us in whipping up a bit of rhubarb mousse.
March 01, 2014 Pies to Brighten Bleak Winter Days These rich, slightly sweet pies from Karelia will warm up your end of winter days.
