The Spa Less Traveled by Gail Herndon

Author:Gail Herndon [GOLDSTEIN, GAIL HERNDON & BRENDA]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780984410279
Publisher: Prospect Park Books LLC
Published: 2011-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

A FEW WORDS IN RUSSIAN

ENGLISH

RUSSIAN PRONUNCIATION

Hello

zdrah-stvooy-tee

Good-bye

duh-svee-dah-nee-ya

Yes

das

No

nyet

Thank you

spah-see-buh

WEST HOLLYWOOD

While Russians have been immigrating to the United States since the 18th century, West Hollywood saw its large wave of immigrants arrive when the Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991. Packed with Russian mom-and-pop grocery stores, bakeries and shops, Santa Monica Boulevard in West Hollywood is rich with the tastes and smells of the Old Country.

It will add to your spa experience to visit this neighborhood and sample the Russian delicacies, either in-house (some offer café dining) or take out. Look for borscht, marinated mushrooms, pickled tomatoes, olivieh (think potato salad with minced meat) and, of course, blini and caviar. And absolutely explore the fantastic bakeries. Instead of trying the frou-frou desserts, indulge in the quintessentially Russian dark rye bread (great with butter and caviar), piroshki (savory or sweet baked buns) and vatrushka (pastry filled with sweet cheese).

If you make the effort to say thank you—that’s spah-see-buh in Russian—you’ll surely get a smile.

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