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Not too long ago I was notified of a new internet Russian food store russianfooddirect.com
It has a great selection of all the necessities and more. The prices are reasonable, shipping is almost free or very discounted across the US. The categorization is great, it even features kosher and diet selections.
White Nights offers a top notch catering service for weddings, banquets, conferences, etc. in Rosemont, IL. This place got great reviews for weddings and corporate events. When I was researching it, I found it was called a ‘dinner dance club’ on Google. I did not see any mention of a nightclub on the website, so maybe if you have been there or know anything about this place you could share with us.
As a person who basically ‘grew up on tea’ I miss that afternoon cup of black tasty tea when I go out for lunch. Of course, there is always green tea in Chinese food places, but it is nothing special. A popular Russian restaurant in Chicago, Russian Tea Time offers an afternoon tea service every day 2:30 - 4:30 pm in addition to regular hours and meals. I would go there just for that every day. Here is an anonymous quote I found about this restaurant: “Russian Tea Time is the only restaurant I can think of that reminds me of the quality of dining when I was a young girl. In those days we took such dining for granted. Today your type of ambiance and food are a unique experience.”
“Welcome to The St Petersburger. A place where you will find a vast collection of Russian gifts such as matryoshkas, watches with the Soviet and Russian symbols, porcelain, linen, fascinating stone decor, Faberge eggs, Khokhloma, Gzhel - and the best of Russian souvenirs and handicrafts.” - This is an excerpt from the home page of The St Petersburger - Russian memorabilia, food, and souvenirs store. Although this is not a specialized groceries online store there is still a wide selection of various Russian delicacies. What I found to be the most interesting detail about The St Petersburger is that among food and souvenirs they offer Faberge eggs.
The website description says “Russian Food Online, Affordable Prices, Huge Selection”. It reflects the content pretty well, I must say. I like the design of this store - everything has a Russian spirit in it: the fonts, the images, even the layout. This store would be more convenient for people on the East coast, because shipping to the West coast states is extra $10.
This internet store of Russian foods features a great selection of authentic Russian dishes and drinks. This website is very well organized into sections and categories that allows for easy browsing and finding what the consumer is looking for. My personal favorite is the Cosmetics section. It features the Dead Sea line of cosmetics that makes me nostalgic and brings back memories of my hometown stores.
Here is another online Russian food shop. It is specialized in canned and other long-term storage food items such as dills, candy, canned fish, etc. They even have borsch soup for sale. This store has a flat rate for shipping to anywhere in the world. The website adress looks a bit suspicious I thought, but I double checked - it is http://www.eroticuniverse.co.uk/
Why limit my site to physical stores and restaurants? There is a great deal of Russian food portals online, which are not worse, and even better sometimes that the walk-in-able ones. Here is a great example: http://www.russianfoods.com/ . It has all the necessities like groceries, pharmacy, Georgian wine, flowers and souvenirs, books, videos, and other very useful Russian things. The only inconvenience about this type of store is you’d have to pay for shipping and wait for your food for a couple of days.
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