Recipes

Horseradish vodka, called khrinovukha, is a Ukrainian classic. My recipe uses caramelized horseradish, honey, and lemon peel.

Mulled wine is the official beverage of Christmas markets all over Eastern Europe. Discover my recipe and its secret ingredients!

One of Hungary’s most famous desserts, the Esterházy torta consists of flavored buttercream sandwiched between layers of an almond and meringue cake, iced with a white fondant glaze and decorated with a characteristic chocolate striped pattern.

What do you serve to a dickhead? A plate of cock testicles, of course! My new poutine recipe, complete with rooster genitalia and black truffle.

A dish that combines Black Sea red mullet and banosh, a kind of polenta cooked in sour cream and brynza cheese, specialty of the Hutsuls, a fierce mountain population living mainly in the Ukrainian Carpathians.

You can’t visit Hungary without eating pogácsas, and these little round biscuits go really well with alcohol. Try my cheese and pork cracking recipes at home!

Kolaches, a staple of Central Texan gastronomy, actually hail from Czech Republic! Discover the ultimate recipes for Czech koláček, with 2 different doughs and 5 different fillings.

A recipe based on Maison Kayser’s Gâteau Cardinal, with a Russian twist.

A goulash recipe that will appear in my upcoming cookbook, The Goulash Archipelago.

A blind tasting of the entire Unicum product range, and three cocktail recipes: the Hungarian Spritzz, the Tokaji Unicum Puszta, and the Transzilvanian.