Few people know that the best place to go for a fine Russian meal isn’t Russia, but Helsinki, Finland. I’m Finnish, and my knowledge of Russian cooking came straight from my grandmother, who worked as a chef in a wealthy household in the Åland Islands.
The Corkscrew
Opening a bottle of wine seems such a simple affair. But, in fact, corkscrews are not at all ordinary. They are marvels of mechanical ingenuity, vulgar representations of erotic delight, and useful pocket tools.
La Locanda del Coccio; Providence, Rhode Island
A simple dish of mutton and peas baked in terracotta in an Abruzzese farmhouse marked the beginning of my journey into the history of clay-pot cookery.
Recent Issues
in the news
Gastronomica wins James Beard AwardGastronomica has been awarded the 2012 James Beard Foundation Journalism Award for Publication of the Year.
