On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 15:11:30 -0600, Melba's Jammin'
> wrote:

>In article >,
(Rory) wrote:
>
>> I want to purchase a book in English on Russian cuisine, and am
>> wondering whether anyone has experience with one or more of the
>> following books:
>>
>> Molokhovets: A Gift to Young Housewives
>> Bremzen: Please to the Table
>> Volokh: The Art of Russian Cuisine
>
>Please to The Table has an excellent reputation. I do not know it
>firsthand.

I have & use "Please to the Table". it is quite authentic & not
exclusively Russian. If I had a complaint, it would be that the prep
methods are quite involved. The authors almost turn the process of
boiling water into a 5 step experience. Once you get past that, it is
very good.

"The Art of" struck me as a gilt edged version of the above and I did
not spend the money to buy it. As I recall it was a fifty dollar bill
here in Calgary. HTH.

Harry