Florence Fabricant is a food and wine writer. She writes the weekly Front Burner and Off the Menu columns, as well as the Pairings column, which appears alongside the monthly wine reviews. She has ...

She’s a world-class diva, but never mind: “When you’re in New York, you have to take the subway,” says Anna Netrebko. The Russian soprano, who literally turned cartwheels for the Met’s ...

While they may taste similar and be mistaken for each other, Russian blini and French crepes have differences in ingredients and cultural significance.

In Russia, to dine is to drink, and a restaurant is always a party. And in Portland, there's no food party quite like Kachka. An ode to her own nostalgia for her parents' Soviet memories, chef ...