When it comes to buying CDs many ex-pats stock up on a trip back home or order music online. Most Kyivans, of course, immediately think of Petrivka, where you can find almost anything on the market. However, shopping there is not always comfortable, (more…)
Kyiv
St. Patrick’s Day bash at O’Brien’s; Formula 1 Malaysian Grand Prix
GALLERY
Friday 17
Crimean Style
An exhibition of works of decorative art by Crimean Tatar artists who studied the history of ancient Crimean art and then manifested their knowledge (more…)
I must first confess to you, dear reader: the word “fusion†rankles me. When applied to cuisine as liberally as it has been over the past fifteen years, the term holds about as much meaning today as the phrase “alternative music.†It seems a restaurant can call itself fusion simply by (more…)
A 19-year-old student from Kharkiv Agricultural University, Olga Shylovanova, was chosen Miss Ukraine 2006 at Ukraine Palace on February 28. The contest jury, including Olympic champion Lilia Popkopayeva, Facty Editor-In-Chief Oleksandr Shvets, TV presenter Oleksandr Kolody, (more…)
As with many successful dishes, more than one kitchen would like to take credit for the birth of Eggs Benedict. The claims spring from the Gilded Age at two legendary New York institutions: Delmonico’s (the putative “first†restaurant in the U.S., serving meals to eager patrons since 1830); and the exclusive Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, (more…)
Perhaps the only benefit of having been conquered and reconquered again by so many of the world’s most powerful empires is the lasting impression it leaves on your national cuisine. So it is with Georgia, whose traditional dishes are rightly feted for their curious mix of Russian, Turkish, Persian and uniquely Caucasian flavors. (more…)
It?s almost a given that every year the owners of Soho American steakhouse remodel their basement and give it a completely different look. The area began as a nightclub, which being far from the center never proved too popular, and then became a pizzeria and strip club (more…)
I remember my first days in Kyiv well, as forgettable as they were. It was five years ago and the city had no middle-class restaurants worth noting. Kyivans had the choice of dining out in Soviet-style cafes, McDonald’s restaurants or really expensive places where you daren’t walk in without a thick wad of C-notes to cover the high cost of dining. I love eating out and yet I hardly ate out at all.
A former resident of Kyiv, an American named Bruce, once told some Best Of team members that looking for Thai food in this city, though difficult at times, can even be rewarding. He mentioned in particular a certain local restaurant that, he said, served the best Tom Kha soup this side of Bangkok. Heady words, to be sure, but having lived there for some years over a decade ago, he became a discerning culinary expert on all (more…)
Though Mardi Gras and Carnival are over, signaling the beginning of the Christian Lenten period, the local Maslenytsa tradition is all set to begin, meaning it’s time to think about pancakes (crepes, actually), known in Ukrainian as mlyntsy. In Ukraine mlyntsy are easy to find – just turn to any Ukrainian restaurant and they’re bound to be on the menu. But forget the restaurant scene for a while.
