Menu announced for Russian cookbook dinner featuring Darra Goldstein, March 26
Author Darra Goldstein returns March 26 to the Fourth Estate restaurant for a dinner featuring recipes from her new Russian cookbook, “Beyond the North Wind; Russia in Recipes and Lore.”
Goldstein, an expert in Eastern European cuisine tackles Russian home cooking with more than 100 recipes, including an array of pickles, infused vodkas, pies and seasonal vegetable soups.
The menu includes delicacies such as roast lamb and blini with caviar. Each course is paired with the appropriate wine or spirit. The food menu is listed below.
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The event begins at 6:30 p.m. on March 26 with hors d'oeuvres. Dinner begins at 7 p.m. Tickets cost $95 per person and include one copy of the book. Couples tickets cost $180 and also include one copy of the book. National Press Club members may purchase tickets at a 15% discount, however, you must be signed into the website to receive the discount.
This is Goldstein's second appearance at Fourth Estate. Her sold out dinner and talk in November 2018 featured Georgian cuisine and her book “The Georgian Feast: The Vibrant Culture and Savory Food of the Republic of Georgia."
She is also the author of “Fire + Ice,” nominated for a James Beard Award and a founding editor of “Gastronomica: The Journal of Food and Culture.” Her work has appeared in Saveur, Bon Appetit and The New York Times.
Menu
Hors d’oeuvres
- Блины половинные, Blini, yeast raised pancakes with caviar or sour cream
- Сырники, Syrniki, Farmer’s Cheese pancakes with sour cream
- Пельмени, Pelmeni, Beef-pork Siberian dumplings, mustard and vinegar sauce
- Грибы маринованные, Marinated cremini mushrooms
Served with: Пepцовкa, Pepper Vodka spritzer
First course
Уха поморская, Ukha, Pomor-style fish soup with salmon, cod, halibut and dill
Second course
Картофельный салат с малосольным лососем, Salade Russe with cured salmon
Intermezzo
Locally-made sorbet
Entrée
Бapaнья нora, φapшиpoвaнная кaшeй, Roast lamb with kasha
Dessert
Сметанник, Sour Cream Honey Cake
Served with: Cбитeнь, Sbiten’ Hot spiced Honey with brandy; tea