Arkady novikov biography of barack obama
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What was your first job?
I started working at my uncle’s pizzeria in my hometown. I was just 13 years old.
What is your guiltiest food pleasure?
There are a few, but Sicilian cannoli made with fresh ricotta, candied fruit and crushed pistachio would be at the top of the list.
What’s the best restaurant meal you’ve ever had?
The tasting menu at Osteria Francesca in Italy. Especially the dessert "Oops I dropped the custard tart".
What industry figure do you most admire, and why?
My former boss Arkady Novikov. His entrepreneurial skills have made him a very successful restaurateur.
If you weren’t in kitchens, what would you do?
I can’t see myself anywhere but in the kitchen.
What is your biggest regret?
I don’t have any regrets because everything I do, I do it with passion and dedication. I always have a positive attitude and believe that every situation can enrich me both personally and professionally.
Pet hate in the kitchen?
People wearing dirty uniforms.
What’s the oddest thing a customer has said to you?
"The fish tasted too much of fish."
What’s the dish you wish you’d thought of?
Gualtiero Marchesi's Gold leaf saffron risotto.
Describe your cooking style in three words
Emotional colour of taste. Sorry that's four.
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In the spring of 2014, President Vladimir Putin delivered an address in St. George Hall, a chandeliered ballroom in the Kremlin, to celebrate the annexation of the Crimean Peninsula. “Crimea has always been an integral part of Russia in the hearts and minds of our people,” he declared, to a standing ovation. Despite Putin’s triumphal language, the annexation presented Russia with a formidable logistical challenge: Crimea’s physical isolation. Crimea, which is roughly the size of Massachusetts, is a landscape of sandy beaches and verdant mountains that juts into the Black Sea. It’s connected to Ukraine by a narrow isthmus to the north but is separated from Russia by a stretch of water called the Kerch Strait. Ukraine, to which Crimea had belonged, viewed Russia’s occupation as illegal, and had sealed off access to the peninsula, closing the single road to commercial traffic and shutting down the rail lines.
In response, Putin convened a council of engineers, construction experts, and government officials to look at options for connecting Crimea to the Russian mainland. They considered more than ninety possibilities, including an undersea tunnel, before deciding to build a bridge. The Russian state is notoriously inefficient at following through on the quotidian details of gove
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