Word: piroshki
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...concessions for as much as 30% of their revenue, theater owners are introducing more elaborate temptations. Even stylish staples, such as granola bars and premium ice creams, may give way to still more ambitious fare. In the San Francisco area, some theaters now offer beef- or vegetable-filled Russian piroshki and the fruit-filled Jewish pastries, hamantaschen. The ultimate munch may be at the New Varsity theater in Palo Alto, where pizzas, pastas and fancy burgers are dished up in a Spanish-style courtyard. Occasionally, food and film make a double bill, such as moussaka and Zorba the Greek. Some...
Much of Moscow's street food--the dumplings known as piroshki, pies stuffed with meat or vegetables, potatoes filled with herring and onion--is delicious. But hepatitis is a risk. A far better bet is to visit a market such as Dorogomilovo, near the Kiev railroad station. Buy fruit--including succulent, almost purple tomatoes from Central Asia--fresh herbs and soft cheese from the Moscow region, fresh chanterelles and cepes. Take everything to a colleague's apartment or your hotel room, along with a bottle of wine from the city's best shop, L'Intendant, and you will have...