Nowadays, no matter what our ancestry, our kids want to eat chicken satay as they do in the cafe down the street, our spouses want to serve a pesto as good as the one sampled on vacation in Liguria ...

Chef Tavakkul walks you through a rich and flavorful recipe for traditional borscht, made with beets, lamb, and cabbage. This classic Ukrainian-Russian soup is hearty, colorful, and steeped in ...

Skip meat and serve beets for your next meal. Thick-cut vegetables are all you’ll need for this dish and it’s hearty enough to serve as a main course. This simple Russian beet soup combines beets, ...

This borscht is such a favorite at Gavi's Restaurant in downtown Louisville that some loyal customers are alerted via email when it is on the menu. While this institution run by Russian immigrants is ...

The number of variations of red beet soup seem endless. I adore the earthiness of this wonderful vegetable soup which can be served hot or cold, vegan or not. It's a staple of eastern Europe cuisine, ...

Whether it’s in celebration of the Winter Olympics in Sochi or simply because it seems like a good idea on a cool evening, doesn’t a nice bowl of borscht sound good right now? It’s a good thing there ...

Perhaps I’m giving away my age when I tell you that I vividly remember the last time Russia hosted the Olympics. Of course, back in the summer of 1980, it was still the Soviet Union and the Cold War ...

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Russia's Soviet days are well behind it, but if you're headed to Sochi for the Winter Olympics, your dining options will still run deep red — as in borscht. Organizers in Sochi expect to serve 70,000 ...