This item mastering the art of soviet cooking a memoir of food and longing by anya von bremzen hardcover 4829 only 1 left in stock order soon sold by markable and ships from amazon fulfillment. Mastering the art of soviet cooking really is a book of personal history and the 80 years history of soviet union anya von bremzen was born in moscow ussr in 1963 in 1974 she emigrated to the united states with her jewish dissident mother. Mastering the art of soviet cooking is a monumental but deeply human book that reads like a great . In mastering the art of soviet cooking bremzen follows in the footsteps of nigel slaters toast and anthony bourdains kitchen confidential memoirs about life love and food that linger long . Mastering the art of soviet cooking is not only a magic tablecloth its a magic carpet that revisits the roads and lanes of the former soyuz surveying the tales of hardship and hardwon joys of von bremzens relatives and the russian people liesl schillinger the daily beast russian treasures you never know when theyre going to pop up