Hoyra, new Ukrainian Gastrobar near High Park [Toronto, High Park]

[Phoenikia]

I will say, some Russian salads are absolutely beautiful.

I am sure some Ukrainian restaurants and home cooks have beautiful composition when it comes to their dishes, too.

I’ll try to find my photo of a Herring in a Red Fur Coat that I ordered at Zima, a Russian Resto in London, England.

[London , Covent Garden, Soho and Bloomsbury] Rules, Ivy Soho Brasserie, Zima, Bonnie Gull Seafood Shack, GAIL's Kitchen

Crab salad and grouse at Rules in Covent Garden. Herring in a fur coat, bread and tisane at Zima in Soho. Veggie Breakfast with grilled halloumi at the Ivy Soho Brasserie. Tempura oyster, haddock and chips at Bonnie Gull in Soho. Fried egg, mushrooms, spinach and goat curd at GAIL’s Kitchen (connected to to the GAIL’s Bakery chain, no photo, around 6.5 GBP) I may add more details later. [20180912_091330] [20180912_123305] [20180912_132036] [20180912_132141] [20180912_085405] [20180912_163…

[London] Russian dinner at Zima, Frith Street, Soho

Moscow celebrity-chef, Alexei Zimin, has often been credited with changing the way Russians eat - emphasizing colourful platters of pickles, pâtés, preserves and fresh salads, and lighter hands in constructing its traditional stews and dumplings, applying contemporary techniques gleaned from his Cordon Bleu training, as well as stints in the kitchens of Raymond Blanc and Michel Guérard. Alexei Zimin’s first London venture, Zima, seeked to change the way people here think about Russian food, with…

I still haven’t gotten around to making the Garnet Bracelet salad. I might do it soon, since pomegranates are now in season.

SLAVIC - Fall 2021 (Oct-Dec) Cuisine of the Quarter

@Barca Here is a little more on the history of Herring Under A Red Fur Coat Garnet Bracelet Salad (new to me) https://russianlife.com/stories/online/garnet-bracelet-salad-a-tribute-to-a-popular-russian-love-story/ I plan to try Russian Korean Carrot Salad this week. https://petersfoodadventures.com/carrot-salad/