"...I declare with full responsibility: there is no more beautiful Russian cuisine! The mysterious Russian soul is completely revealed at the stove and at the dinner table. Our appetizer table, both hot and cold, is large and varied; our pickles and marinades are incomparable and have no analogues; our soups are amazing and tender; the work with dough in our kitchen is masterful and fundamental, and much, much more.

...And most importantly, it is the Russian chef, like almost every other chef. Russian people in general, incompatible things coexist harmoniously and unnaturally: respect, even, perhaps, worship of solid foundations and a craving for free creativity, bordering on permissiveness and denying all principles and foundations..."

E. Vishnevsky< /p>