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| Saturday, July 05, 2008
Updated at 03 July 2008 23:36 Moscow Time | |
| The Moscow Times » City Wise |
Issue 3933 | 30 Jun 2008
Salmon Kebab Chef's Secrets |
Wall St. Watering Hole By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Wall St. Bar, as the name might suggest, is positioning itself as a place for stock traders and the like to unwind after a hard day working the markets. |
Looking Behind The Mirror By Svetalana Osadchuk / Staff Writer Women are starting to pay attention to the composition of their cosmetics. |
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Ride the Library Train By Lara McCoy Roslof What to Do |
Issue 3931 | 26 Jun 2008
Summertime Swan Lake By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Last year, Kak na Kanarakh was ""the"" summer spot. Created by the people behind Solyanka night club and cafe, the pontoon restaurant was a virtual floating resort on the river beside Gorky Park, complete with a swimming pool and deck chairs. |
Crimea Revisited By John Wendle / Staff Writer The beaches and mountains of Crimea have much to offer a new generation of vacationers. |
Ask the Chef Alexander Saburov is head chef at the St. Tropez restaurant. |
Issue 3929 | 24 Jun 2008
Something A Little Fishy By Svetlana Osadchuk / Staff Writer Local divers and spearfishers find much of interest in the rivers and lakes of the Moscow region. |
Mango Mousse Chef's Secrets |
At Home in Dom i Ko By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Natura Viva with its unusual colonial theme, has passed into the history books, and in its place has arrived Dom i Ko. Unusual is not the word needed to describe this new restaurant, however. |
Issue 3928 | 23 Jun 2008
Restaurant News By Nathan Toohey |
Embracing the Unexpected By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer Once a typical American girl from Colorado, Laura Williams left the city for a tiny village in rural Russia. |
Go for a Walk in a Garden By Lara McCoy Roslof What to Do |
Diky Ris Hits the Center By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer The opening of the original Diky Ris late last year was promising, as the democratic Japanese eatery offered more than just the typical selection of sushi, sashimi and rolls, including some other Asian cuisine. |
Issue 3926 | 19 Jun 2008
Meaty Treats at Torro By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer The first Torro Grill opened at a shopping center in southern Moscow in February, 2007. A little over a year later, Torro Grill No. 2 has opened, this time much closer to the center. Not only is the new grill house better located, it also has more serious lodgings, with its own separate entrance from the street. |
Ascetic Settlements By William C. Brumfield / Special to The Moscow Times The Vologda region features several interesting monastic complexes that reflect Russia's unique religious history. |
Ask the Chef Jonas Grip of Sweden is the head chef at Scandinavia restaurant. |
Issue 3924 | 17 Jun 2008
Restaurant Called Cafe By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Given the crowds of the well-to-do spilling out of the upmarket restaurant Aist, it would seem that rumors of its fading mojo are exaggerated. |
A Challenging Drive By John Wendle / Staff Writer Participants in the Peking Challenge face a long drive from Amsterdam to Beijing via Russia to raise money for charity. |
Chef's Secrets: Summer Yogurt Soup A recipe from Yankel Schein, concept chef at Filimonova & Yankel fish house. |
Issue 3923 | 16 Jun 2008
From the Ground Up By John Wendle / Staff Writer Trained in finance, Dmitry Lutsenko found his calling in real estate development after building his own home. |
Restaurant News By Nathan Toohey |
A Democratic Debut By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer According to the staff of the recently opened Dem restaurant, ""Dem"" is short for ""democratic,"" which seems fairly appropriate. The cafe, as it calls itself, is indeed democratic in the egalitarian sense of the word, or at least the atmosphere is. |
Issue 3921 | 10 Jun 2008
What Price Glory By John Wendle / Staff Writer Re-enacting major battles from a wide range of wars is becoming a popular hobby as incomes rise. |
Lemon Sole Belle Meuniere By Chef's Secrets |
Finding a New Guroo By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer The veteran Indian/Thai restaurant Guroo has just opened a second branch -- this time right downtown. The original has been around for years, so it is somewhat a surprise to see its sudden expansion. |
Issue 3920 | 9 Jun 2008
Going Back East By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer Russian-Americans working in the financial services sector find more opportunities in Moscow than in New York. |
What to Do By John Wendle Pop-eyed monsters floating in space. Technicolor prints combining 19th-century anatomical design with drawings of strange robots and clockwork mechanisms. |
Southern South Korean By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer You could call Sammi the secret Korean restaurant. Its location is certainly hard to find -- there's absolutely no way you could just stumble upon it while walking by. |
Restaurant News By Nathan Toohey The city's restaurants continue to unveil their summer terraces, patios and balconies. The Pinocchio chain of upmarket restaurants has simultaneously opened three summer outdoor options. |
Issue 3917 | 5 Jun 2008
City By The Black Sea By John Wendle / Staff Writer Odessa has been influenced by the many nationalities that have passed through its port. |
Syrok By Maria Antonova Icon |
Designer Coffeehouse By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Design guru Artemy Lebedev has certainly branched out with his latest creation -- a diminutive cafe on Bolshaya Nikitskaya called Lavka Artemia Lebedeva. |
See Where the Revolution Began By Lara McCoy Roslof What to Do |
Issue 3916 | 4 Jun 2008
Be Fruitful And Multiply By Svetlana Osadchuk / Staff Writer A rising number of multiple births brings praise from bureaucrats, but doctors worry. |
Rytsarsky Goes French By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Rytsarsky Club has undergone a complete culinary transformation. The restaurant, which is well liked for its spectacular position perched atop Sparrow Hills, has dropped its Georgian menu in favor of a predominantly French selection. |
Ask the Chef Henry Wong, a chef from the Kopi Tiam restaurant in Swissotel The Stamford Singapore, is a guest chef for Swissotel Krasnye Holmy's Singaporean Culinary Week, which runs from June 2 to 8 at Cafe Swiss. |
Issue 3915 | 3 Jun 2008
Taking It to The Streets By Edward Cowley / Special to The Moscow Times As the number of cyclists in Moscow grows, some enthusiasts are lobbying the city for better bicycling conditions. |
Chef’s Secrets: Caprese By A salad recipe from Dmitry Gotovtsev, head chef at Italian restaurant Pasta Della Mamma (Mamina Pasta). |
Piano Strikes a Chord By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Piano is your typical local’s local restaurant. It has few pretensions, yet is nonetheless formal in its presentation. The interior is basically one large, dark beige hall. |
Issue 3914 | 2 Jun 2008
Taking Flight On a Budget By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer Marina Bukalova's youth has been an asset in building Russia's first low-cost airline. |
Restaurant News By Nathan Toohey |
Smelt at St. Petersburg By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Nothing heralds the arrival of spring in St. Petersburg more surely than the appearance of smelt on the Northern capital's menus. It is a tradition to ring in the new season with a large helping of these fine fish. Now Muscovites have the chance to partake in this tradition, as local restaurant SPB is flying in fresh St. Petersburg smelt daily. |
Art Walk By Maria Antonova What to Do |
Issue 3912 | 29 May 2008
Silk Road to The Present By Maria Antonova The old cities of the Silk Road offer modern-day travelers new places to discover. |
Have Breakfast By Lara McCoy Roslof What to Do |
Fish Tanks and Fugu By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Yet another Japanese eatery opening may not seem very remarkable in a city that is host to hundreds of sushi bars, but the new Misato restaurant is noteworthy for several reasons. |
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Travel News By Maria Antonova |
Issue 3911 | 28 May 2008
Buying Some New Wheels By John Wendle / Staff Writer Bikes in every price range can be found in Moscow, even if places to ride them are scarce. |
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Where to Go: Rostokinsky Aqueduct On Google Earth, it is just a dash -- a hyphen beginning nowhere and ending nowhere, with no apparent purpose. |
Baking the Daily Bread By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer The Le Pain Quotidien chain certainly has lots of buns in the oven. In less than a year, it has expanded across Moscow, opening bakery cafes not only in new shopping centers, but also in more appealing locations, such as the pedestrian-only Kamergersky Pereulok. |
Ask the Chef Antonio Baratto of Italy is head chef of the seafood restaurant Sirena. |
Issue 3910 | 27 May 2008
Bewitched by The Balkans By Nataliya Vasilyeva / Special to The Moscow Times A popular Internet community helps connect Russians who love south Slavic culture. |
A Revamped Vinograd By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Given the continuing popularity of The Real McCoy among fun-loving expats, it would seem to be a safe bet that if the people behind it chose to open another such establishment, then it would soon be guaranteed a loyal expat following. |
Chef's Secrets: Rojak A recipe from Henry Wong, one of the Singaporean guest chefs for Swissotel Krasnye Holmy's Singapore Culinary Week, as a part of Spotlight Singapore in Moscow, which runs June 2-8 at Cafe Swiss. |
Issue 3909 | 26 May 2008
The Sausage Man By Edward Cowley / Special to The Moscow Times John Warren, cook, entrepreneur and musician, is one of the best-known British expats in Moscow. |
Steakhouse Surprise By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer It was only late last year when, with great fanfare and much news coverage, Grande Bouffe opened with its celebrity chef Stalik Khankishiyev, backed by restaurateurs Dmitry Borisov and Dmitry Yampolsky of Jean-Jacques, Apshu and Mayak fame. |
Restaurant News By Nathan Toohey Bocconcino, the upmarket pizzeria restaurant that recently opened a second establishment out at the posh Vremena Goda shopping center on Kutuzovsky Prospekt, has just expanded its new restaurant. |
Issue 3907 | 22 May 2008
Mixing East and West in Ukraine By John Wendle / Staff Writer The west Ukrainian city of Lvov offers a blend of cultural heritage. |
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The Carpathians By John Wendle Where to Go |
Cabbage of the Sea By Maria Antonova There is a whole array of foods in Russia whose existence can only be justified by the fact that they have a high concentration of vitamins or minerals. |
A Bar for High Fliers By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Riding the lift up 21 floors to reach Kalina Bar is an enjoyable experience in itself. The glass elevator provides an impressive view across the city -- in fact, the view may be better than from the restaurant itself. But even there, the view is impressive, making the Kalina Bar one of Moscow's top places to gaze out over the city while you eat. |
Issue 3906 | 21 May 2008
The New Face Of an Epidemic By Svetlana Osadchuk / Staff Writer More and more women are becoming HIV-positive, changing the look of the AIDS crisis in Russia. |
Fit for a Thrifty Feast By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer If you're looking for an old-school banquet hall with prices that are hard to beat, then Pakhlava certainly fits the bill. It's huge, with a main hall that could certainly fit at least 200 people -- according to its business card. |
Ask the Chef Vladimir Smirnov is head chef at the restaurant Zapasnik (Art Garbage). |
Issue 3905 | 20 May 2008
Football Frenzy By Natalia Vasilyeva / Special to The Moscow Times Moscow-based expats are excited about the Champions League final, even if few of them were able to score tickets. |
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Play Football By Lara McCoy Roslof What to Do |
Ossetian Pies and More By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Moscow's boutique bakery scene keeps getting better as more and more specialty patisseries and bread shops open around town. One of the most recent to open is Tri Piroga, or three pies. |
Game Pelmeni Chef's Secrets |
Issue 3904 | 19 May 2008
Committed To Kids By Svetlana Osadchuk / Staff Writer Vadim Menshov left a position in the Soviet bureaucracy for a temporary post as an orphanage director -- and found his calling. |
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Russian Orphans By Svetlana Osadchuk Likbez |
Restaurant News By Nathan Toohey |
Fashionably Alfresco By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Modus follows the fashion-cafe formula so faithfully that you could almost think it was parodying its fellow followers of fashion. The color scheme features plenty of cream and chocolate tones, and naturally, there are paisley patterns on the curtains and cushion covers. There are framed black-and-white photos of fashion models and the like. |
Issue 3902 | 15 May 2008
Rassol Guten Morgen By Nathan Toohey Every individual has their own personal hangover cure -- for some it's Berocca fizzy vitamins, for others it's a hair of the dog that bit you. Rassol, or pickle brine, has been the cure of choice among Russians from time immemorial. This is not just some folklore remedy -- it even has its backers among the medical community. |
A Provincial Treasure By William Brumfield / Special to The Moscow Times The Tver region town of Torzhok offers a range of architectural treasures from the 19th century. |
Suburban Georgian By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Barbaris is the kind of restaurant that is becoming increasingly hard to find in the center. Rising rents have been squeezing out small democratic cafes, which are being replaced by upmarket fine-dining establishments and cafes run by the big-chain restaurateurs. Luckily, further out from the center, these reasonably priced, down-to-earth eateries can still be found -- Barbaris is one such cafe. |
Issue 3901 | 14 May 2008
A Unique Open House By Maria Antonova / Staff Writer On May 18, many of Moscow's historical landmarks will open their doors to the public. |
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What to Do: Make It a Night at the Museum By Lara McCoy Roslof Several Moscow museums and galleries will participate in the 11th annual Night of Museums on Saturday, May 17. |
A Kitchen Spectacular By Nathan Toohey / Staff Writer Until now, Moscow's nicest movie theater restaurant would have been the Oktyabr cinema complex's Porto Chervo -- a pleasantly casual Italian eatery run by the Arkady Novikov Group. |
Ask the Chef Glen Ballis is head chef at Nedalny Vostok restaurant. |
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