How the Embargo Rescued Russian Food Culture
An unlikely gastronomic renaissance is under way.
by Noah Sneider
May 16, 2017
2 minutes
Boris Akimov suggests from behind a bushy beard. My stomach sinks, but I cannot refuse: Akimov is a demigod in the Moscow food world, and we are sitting in , the flagship restaurant of the LavkaLavka farmers’ cooperative. The crimson meat comes thinly sliced atop a celery puree, with a garnish of cowberry
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