An anti-Putin Russian television chef who owned a restaurant in Soho has been found dead in Serbia during a tour to promote his new book about democracy. Alexei Zimin, 52, was considered a household ...

A Russian reality TV “bachelor” turned Le Cordon Bleu-trained chef has been unmasked as an alleged spy plotting to sabotage the Paris Olympic Games. Kirill Gryaznov, 40, was arrested on Sunday at his ...

The report suggests that Gryaznov, who has lived in Paris for more than a decade, has used his chef persona as a cover while he has worked for the FSB, Russia’s intelligence agency, according to ...

Before the Soviet period, "Russian food had color," says Vladimir Mukhin of Moscow's world-famous White Rabbit restaurant. He aims to honor those... The Russian Chef Who Is Bringing Back His ...

A well known Russian chef who criticized the war in Ukraine was found dead in a Serbian hotel room this week, multiple news outlets reported. It was unclear what his cause of death was, but Serbian ...

A popular Russian celebrity chef has been charged and sentenced to nine years in prison for criticizing Vladimir Putin and raising money for the Ukrainian army, RadarOnline.com has learned. According ...

Paolo Bicchieri is the associate editor for the Northern California and Pacific Northwest region writing about restaurant and bar trends, coffee and cafes, and pop-ups. Long before Soviet ...

Today in bizarre chef crimes: a Russian chef named Alexei Kabanov launched a Facebook campaign amongst his 1500 friends to help him find his “missing” wife, journalist Irina Cherska. He kept his ...

MOSCOWMOSCOW — A Russian representative in Central African Republic, who is associated with Yevgeny Prigozhin, the notorious millionaire owner of the Wagner Group military contractor, was severely ...

A well known Russian chef who criticized the war in Ukraine was found dead in a Serbian hotel room this week, multiple news outlets reported. Zimin became a popular figure in Russia thanks to a show ...

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