Ukraine

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

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 …

I just signed a contract with a French publisher to write a cookbook! L’Archipel du Goulache will present recipes inspired by the cuisines of the former Soviet Union.

A note about my restaurant reviews: New York City counts many Eastern European restaurants scattered across the five boroughs, most of them ignored by restaurant critics and diners alike. I intend to visit…

I’ve said in the past that if you want to avoid crowds, the Monday after Thanksgiving is a good day to fish on the Salmon River. Well, here’s another quiet day to…

I thought I’d written everything one needs to know about varenyky. I’ve prepared the Ukrainian dumplings with potatoes, cabbage, butternut squash, and artichoke. I’ve eaten them at countless restaurants reviewed on these pages, I’ve…