618867 Sun May 10 22:17:13 -0700 2009 3 47 Russia 0 4672213 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. Sun May 10 22:17:13 -0700 2009 290157 fitforaqueenchef 1 4688970 In English or Russian? Sat May 16 06:16:25 -0700 2009 4672213 293191 Smouse 2 4690558 I am looking for both. Sat May 16 20:25:43 -0700 2009 4688970 290157 fitforaqueenchef 3 4724282 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. Fri May 29 04:05:18 -0700 2009 4690558 293191 Smouse