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Darra Goldstein

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Darra GoldsteinDarra Goldstein is author of the cookbooks A Taste of Russia, The Georgian Feast, and The Winter Vegetarian, and Editor of the quarterly magazine Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture. As if all that were not enough, Goldstein is Professor of Russian at Williams College and widely considered to be a leading authority on Russian cooking and culinary arts. She has been the magazine's food editor since 2003.

A Magic Tablecloth
Russian Life: May/June 2012
One of the most vivid images in Russian fairytales is that of the skatert-samobranka, a self-spreading (and self-cleaning) tablecloth. We consider this magical mystery and offer a recipe for delightful pirozhki.
Author: Darra Goldstein
Illustrations/Images: Anastasia Balatyonysheva
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Tea-Drinking Trinity
Russian Life: Mar/Apr 2012
Biscotti have nothing on Russian rusks. We offer a simple recipe, plus a rumination on a famous photo from the 1920s.
Author: Darra Goldstein
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A Soup for Seminarians
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2012
A consideration of the hearty Russian mushroom soup, Pokhlyobka, and Vasily Perov's evocative painting, "Receiving the Wanderer."
Author: Darra Goldstein
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For the Love of Ice Cream
Russian Life: Nov/Dec 2011
How ice cream came to become a Soviet passion.
Author: Darra Goldstein
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Soviet Fast Food
Russian Life: Sep/Oct 2011
A look back at the many variants of Soviet Fast Food.
Author: Darra Goldstein
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A Russo-German Libation
Russian Life: July/Aug 2011
The art of Ivan Bilibin spurs a consideration of the history of beer brewing in Russia.
Author: Darra Goldstein
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The All-Important Tavern
Russian Life: May/June 2011
Boris Kustodiev’s painting Moscow Tavern (1916) captures a world that was soon to vanish. Here, old-fashioned cabbies, wearing the telltale long beards and caftans of Old Believers, enjoy a break from their work as they relax over tea. Recipe: Herring in Dill Sauce
Author: Darra Goldstein
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Poetry to Sweeten the Sale
Russian Life: Mar/Apr 2011
A look at Vladimir Mayakovsky as painter and poet, and a recipe for Tyanuchki - a candy-like fudge.
Author: Darra Goldstein
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Angels in the Kitchen
Russian Life: Jan/Feb 2011
Our series in the Cuisine section about the interaction of the culinary and visual arts continues with columnist Darra Goldstein's consideration of Pavel Filonov's "Angels by the Stove." And the recipe? Black bread!
Author: Darra Goldstein
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Vodka with a Kiss
Russian Life: Nov/Dec 2010
Konstantin Makovsky's Boyarina Bearing a Tray serves as an introduction to an ancient Russian custom of hospitality.
Author: Darra Goldstein
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