It’s ironic that it took the approval of a foreign emperor who had just conquered Napoleon to restore luxury status to ...

Oysters and escargot are recognized as luxury foods around the world—but they were once valued by the lower classes as cheap ...

But she did not yet know about Russian prison food. "I didn't know people could be fed such things," said Maria, who was incarcerated for 17 months in 2021-22 on what the human rights group ...

Mekada, also known as Mikada, is a Russian layer cake with a creamy filling sandwiched between thin layers of cake. This recipe is an adaptation of the version homemaker Ducia Fefelov made for ...