Her mother told her “Never Take Candy from a Stranger.” Especially in Moscow. Darra Goldstein was a young Russian graduate student, working on a US trade show in the USSR in the 70’s when a seemingly sympathetic Muscovite offered her a bag of candy as a thank-you. It’s a great story.

This week, on Inside Julia’s Kitchen, host Todd Schulkin welcomes Award-winning cookbook author and Russian scholar Darra Goldstein. They discuss Russian traditions in the Arctic circle and Darra’s newest cookbook, Beyond the North Wind.

In her travels to the Russian North award-winning cookbook author and Russian scholar Darra Goldstein discovered the extraordinary in the ordinary.

This week on Beer Sessions Radio Jimmy welcomes Pete Lengyel of Kings Country Brewers Collective and Katarina Martinez of LineUp Brewing. Recently, both Pete and Katarina travelled to experience the beer scene in Europe and they have lots to share!

This week on A Taste of the Past, host Linda Pelaccio is taking a trip on the Trans-Siberian Railway with author Sharon Hudgins.

Tired of the way big media covers environmental and agricultural issues? There's a pure voice amidst the noise in FERN, The Food & Environment Reporting Network, Inc.

This week on The Morning After, hosts Sari Kamin and Jessie Kiefer kick off the show with some timely food news, including a politically-incorrect logo, a Russian beverage company purchasing Pabst Blue Ribbon, and airline food being offered via home delivery service.

This week, on the very first episode of Native, host Briana Kurtz welcomes Robyn Eckhardt to the program. Robyn is known for her food and travel writing, specifically in Turkey and Asia, and today Briana chats with Robyn about the cuisine of the Black Sea Coast in Turkey.

Russia has imposed sanctions on Western food. Jennifer Eremeeva, a food blogger in Russia tells us how the Russian people are responding.  

The EU exports 257 thousand pounds of cheese to Russia annually. What is happening to the cheeses that were en route when the embargo to Russia started on August 7th? By Erin Fairbanks