Cookbooks in St. Petersburg?
I am going to be in St. Petersburg for two days in July, and was wondering where I might find cookbooks to add to my collection.
fitforaqueenchef
May 10, 2009 10:17PM
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In English or Russian?
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I am looking for both.
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There's a big bookstore (Dom Knigi) at Nevsky Prospekt 28 which should have Russian language cookbooks. (A lot of them will probably be translations of foreign cookbooks, though).
For English language ones, there was an English language bookshop (Anglia) at Fontanka 38, but it's unlikely they'll have much, if anything, and prices will be high. Makes more sense to order off the Internet - favourites of mine are A Taste of Russia and The Georgian Feast by Darra Goldstein (http://www.amazon.com/Taste-Russia-Cookbook-Russian-Hospitality/dp/1880100428/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1243594822&sr=8-2)
And if you're browsing any antiquarian bookshops or flea markets and come across a copy of "Книга о вкусной и здоровой пище" (http://focus.in.ua/article/25381.html - scroll down for picture) buy it - it's a classic. It has been re-issued but I've not looked at the new editions, only the early ones.
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