I Vanna Eat Here!

Not long before Mikhail Prokhorov, the richest man in Russia, went on 60 Minutes last week to talk about his love of “wu-men,” guns, yachts, nightclubs, money, sports, food and the New Jersey Nets, of which he is expected to soon become the majority owner, a rumor circulated among Russian-Americans in New York that he Read More

Can 31-Year-Old Chef Save The Russian Tea Room?

After reopening to disastrous reviews last November, midtown Manhattan’s hallowed Russian Tea Room is still in business.

Not that you probably noticed.

“Everywhere I go, people are like, ‘Oh, that place is open?’” said head chef Marc Taxiera. “And, I’ll be like, ‘Yeah, it’s been open for a year. Where have you been?’” Read More