Title:Contributing WriterEducation:Vassar University, Stanford UniversityLocation:Williamstown, MassachusettsExpertise:Russian cuisine and culture, cookbooks, academic food studies, diplomacyDarra Goldstein is a cookbook author and academic expert in food studies and Russian literature. Darra has won the James Beard Award for her food studies journal,Gastronomica, and was nominated for her cookbooksFire + IceandThe Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. She has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals and an IACP Cookbook of the Year Award forThe Georgian Feast, and was nominated for IACP Awards forFire + Ice,Baking Boot CampandBeyond the North Wind. Darra has been editor-in-chief ofCured, food editor ofRussian Life, series editor ofCalifornia Studies in Food and Culture, editor-in-chief ofThe Oxford Reference Encyclopedia of Food Studies, national spokesperson for Stolichnaya vodka, consultant for the Firebird Restaurant and the Russian Tea Room in New York City, consultant on food and diversity for the Council of Europe and cultural envoy from the U.S. Department of State to the Republic of Georgia. She was a professor of Russian at Williams College for over 30 years and created a course on the history of food in Russian literature. Darra is currently a member of the Kitchen Cabinet at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and of the Advisory Board for the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.
Title:Contributing WriterEducation:Vassar University, Stanford UniversityLocation:Williamstown, MassachusettsExpertise:Russian cuisine and culture, cookbooks, academic food studies, diplomacy
Title:Contributing Writer
Education:Vassar University, Stanford University
Location:Williamstown, Massachusetts
Expertise:Russian cuisine and culture, cookbooks, academic food studies, diplomacy
Darra Goldstein is a cookbook author and academic expert in food studies and Russian literature. Darra has won the James Beard Award for her food studies journal,Gastronomica, and was nominated for her cookbooksFire + IceandThe Oxford Companion to Sugar and Sweets. She has won a Lifetime Achievement Award from the International Association of Culinary Professionals and an IACP Cookbook of the Year Award forThe Georgian Feast, and was nominated for IACP Awards forFire + Ice,Baking Boot CampandBeyond the North Wind. Darra has been editor-in-chief ofCured, food editor ofRussian Life, series editor ofCalifornia Studies in Food and Culture, editor-in-chief ofThe Oxford Reference Encyclopedia of Food Studies, national spokesperson for Stolichnaya vodka, consultant for the Firebird Restaurant and the Russian Tea Room in New York City, consultant on food and diversity for the Council of Europe and cultural envoy from the U.S. Department of State to the Republic of Georgia. She was a professor of Russian at Williams College for over 30 years and created a course on the history of food in Russian literature. Darra is currently a member of the Kitchen Cabinet at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History and of the Advisory Board for the Julia Child Foundation for Gastronomy and the Culinary Arts.
EatingWell, aDotdash Meredith Brand, has been publishing award-winning journalism about food, nutrition and sustainability since 1990. Our mission is to share flavor-packed recipes from around the world, celebrating fresh ingredients and the farmers, artisans and chefs who bring them to our table. Through science-backed nutrition advice and smart stories about sustainability, we help readers live their best lives. Learn moreabout usand oureditorial process.
