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Jennifer Eremeeva
Exploring the Intersection of Cuisine, Culture, and Travel.
Longtime expatriate Jennifer Eremeeva is a writer, recipe developer, and podcast host. She has contributed articles to Fodor’s, AAA Magazine, Reuters, Russian Life, and Elysian Magazine, and writes a regular food column for The Moscow Times. Jennifer is a popular host at the New Books Network, the world’s largest podcast dedicated to books. Jennifer has also served as the in-house travel blogger for Alexander + Roberts, a leading American tour operator. Jennifer spends part of each year working as a cruise ship lecturer for luxury brands including Viking, Oceania, Azamara, Regent Seven Seas, and Seabourn.
Jennifer is the award-winning author of two books: Have Personality Disorder, Will Rule Russia: A Pocket Guide to Russian History, and Lenin Lives Next Door: Marriage, Martinis, and Mayhem in Moscow. She is also the author and curator of a popular bi-monthly newsletter covering travel, cuisine, and books.
Areas of Interest
- Recipe Development
- Food Photography
- Culinary History
- Russian History
- Royal History
- Culinary Travel
- Pilgrimage Travel
- The Baltic States
- Mediterranean History
- Cruise Industry
Published Writing
Russia, Baltics, Caucasus & Eastern Europe
- St. Petersburg | Best things to do & places to stay
- Where Can You Celebrate Shrovetide: Europe’s End-of-Winter Celebration?
- A Visit to Catherine the Great’s Russia
- The Many Lives of the Tsar’s Village
- Fabergé and the Link of Times
- Two of a Kind: Coastal Culture
- A Short History of the Cyrillic Alphabet
- A Literary Pilgrimage to Moscow
- The Mysteries of Mount Ararat
- Walking Dubrovnik’s Legendary Walls
- Foodie Favorites in Budapest’s Central Market
- How the Magyars Became the Hungarians
- Tamar the Great: Georgia’s Queen of Kings
- Russia Rebuilds: Restoring St. Petersburg’s Imperial Past
- The Motherland’s House: Budapest’s Iconic Parliament Building
- Amber: Poland’s Enigmatic Jewel
- The Death of House Romanov: Yekaterinburg’s Grisly Legacy
Western Europe
- Dolce far niente | Umbria & Tuscany Off Season
- The Merchants of Venice
- Everything You Need to Know About Iceland’s Blue Lagoon
- Norse Mythology: A Primer
- Even the Horses Waltz in Vienna
- A Bridge from Heaven to Earth: The Northern Lights
- Montenegro’s Floating Church: Our Lady of the Rocks
- Meet the Sámi: Europe’s Arctic Indigenous People
- Andalusia’s Enduring Islamic Legacy in Southern Spain
- The Finnish Sauna – A Primer
- Where in the World is Westeros?
- The Magnificence and Mystery of Meteora
- It’s Time For Tirana. Yes, Really!
- Who is Amalfi’s Most Famous Ghost?
- Easy Limoncello Recipe: Make the Sunshine of Sorrento at Home
Africa
- The Gorillas of Rwanda
- What to Expect from “Glamping” in Africa
- On Hemingway’s Trail in Africa
- Lalibela: Ethiopia’s New Jerusalem
- Find the Fez that Fits You Best
- Still Opening the Tombs of Egypt – The Tomb of Mehu at Saqqara
- On Poirot’s Trail in Aswan
- The Temple of Philae and the Mystery Cult of Isis
- Riads – Morocco’s Urban Oases
The Middle East
- Petra: The Rose-Red City Half as Old as Time
- The Dead Sea Scrolls: Qumran’s Hidden Wisdom
- Jerusalem’s Muslim Key Keepers of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre
- Join the Barkhor Kora around Lhasa’s Jokhang
- American Design Ingenuity in Dubai’s Reach for the Stars
- Tajine – Marrakech’s Signature Dish
- Fes’s Legendary Tanneries: Not for the Faint of Heart!
- Experience the Pyramids at Night
- Welcome to Shiraz: The Athens of Iran
- Find Your Magic Carpet: A Primer for the Rug Belt
- What’s Wrapped Around Abu Dhabi’s Little Finger?
- Tabriz’s Incomparable Bazaar
- Iran: The Essential Reading List
Asia
- Bhutan: The Last Shangri-La
- Zhujiaojiao – Shanghai’s Venice
- Kanazawa’s Venerable Kutani Porcelain
- Join the Barkhor Kora around Lhasa’s Jokhang
- One For the Bucket List: Sri Lanka’s Legendary Amangalla Hotel
- Sapphires: Sri Lanka’s Resplendent Stones
- The Love Story Behind the Taj Mahal
- Welcome to the Inscrutable World of Japan’s Geisha
- Bikaner’s Lavish Junagarh Fort
- The Sanno Matsuri Festival: Takayama’s Glorious Rite of Spring
- Ranthambore’s Bengal Tigers… Symbol of India
- Suzhou’s Legendary Gardens: The Administration of a Humble Man
- Nothing Stands in the Way of Tokyo’s Modern Vibe
- Fodor’s Travel: 10 Delicious Things You Must Eat and Drink in Riga
- Carpathia: Food From the Heart of Romania
- Iceland’s Best Kept Secret: Its Cuisine!
- Into the Frying Pan: 9 Top Russian Cookbooks
- Georgia: The Ancient Cradle of Viniculture
- Navigating the Divinely-Inspired Georgian Supra
- Celebrate Lunar New Year with Mongolian Buuz
- Chikhirtma Chicken Soup for the Georgian Soul
- Darra Goldstein Goes ‘Beyond the North Wind’
- East and West Meet Over Borshch Deliciously: Beet green and brinza phyllo triangles are the perfect accompaniment to borshch
- Not Your Babushka’s Sour Cabbage: Jennifer Eremeeva gives us a crash course in Russian fermentation
- Draniki: Out of the Belarusian Frying Pan
- Mustard & Horseradish: Russia’s Homegrown Condiments
- A Tale of Two Charlottes|Autumn means Apple Charlotka season
- The Definitive Beef Stroganoff
- Welcome Russian Winter with Persimmon Spice Cake
- Estonian Frikadellisupp Climbs the Charts
- You Can’t Hurry Kharcho
- Conquering the Heart of Borodinsky Bread
- Lentil Soup Four Ways
- Moscow’s Culinary Renaissance
- My Favorite Things: Chicken Schnitzel and Slaw
- Mushrooms and the Thrill of the Chase
- Samsa: The Silk Road Snack
- The Secret to Holiday Cheer Revealed: Salmon Rillettes
- Banish the Winter Blues with Red Cabbage Vitamin Salad
- Cool Down with Slavic Ceviche
- Russia and Vodka: A History Primer
- Spice Things Up With Adjika
- Launch Squash Boats Under the Blue Moon
- Vienna’s Venerable Coffeehouse Tradition
- A Persimmon Primer
- The Enduring Glamour of Mushroom Julien
- Welcome Autumn with Spicy Matsoni and Meatball Soup
- A Tomato and Tvorog Galette for Summer’s Bounty
- Back to School With Crispy Herbed Chicken Cutlets
- Blistered Beet Shashlik with Halloumi
- Dacha Delight: Garlicky Baby Hasselback Potatoes
- Pesto Genovese – Cinque Terre’s Green Gold
- Of Vaccines and Varenye
- North Meets South in Mini Golubtsy
- Spring Borshch: Cooks, Shoots, and Leaves
- The Joy of Soviet Cooking
- Celebrate Summer With Whipped Bryndza and Tomatoes
- The Seductive Charms of Chopped Liver
- Sink or Swim With Matzoh Ball Soup
- In the Tvorog Test Kitchen
- Got Grechka? Make a Grain Bowl!
- Taming Morkovcha — Russia’s Beloved Korean Carrot Salad
- Shock the Guests on New Year’s Eve
- The Dacha Diaries: At the Grill
- A Russian Easter Feast
- Sanctions Put Moscow’s Foodies in a Tight Spot
- Secrets of the Sprakkar |What the Outstanding Women of Iceland Know about Equality
- The Memory of the Second World War in Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia
- Amber & Rye: A Baltic food journey: Estonia Latvia Lithuania
- Queens of Jerusalem
- Will Write for Food: Pursue Your Passion and Bring Home the Dough Writing Recipes, Cookbooks, Blogs, and More
- The Volga: A History of Russia’s Greatest River
- In Search of the Romans
- Around the Coast in 80 Days: A Guide to Britain’s Best Coastal Towns, Beaches, Cliffs
- Valkyrie: The Women of the Viking World
- Queen Victoria and the Romanovs: 60 Years of Mutual Distrust
- Legacy of Blood: Jews, Pogroms, and Ritual Murder in the Lands of the Soviets
- Drinking French: The Iconic Cocktails, Apéritifs, and Café Traditions of France, with 160 Recipes
- The House of Hemp and Butter: A History of Old Riga
- Carpathia: Food from the Heart of Romania
- Beyond the North Wind: Russia in Recipes and Lore
- Russian Conservatism
- Godless Utopia: Soviet Anti-Religious Propaganda
- Like Water and Other Stories
- The Romanov Empress: A Novel of Tsarina Maria Feodorovna
- Pushkin House Shortlisted Books Tackle Authoritarianism
- The Quiet Epic Journey of ‘Maybe Esther’
- The Heroic Bitter Land of ‘Chernobyl’
- The Amazon Series Sets Romanoffs Adrift
- The Romanoffs: The Empire Strikes Back
- ‘The Volga: A History of Russia’s Greatest River’
- Katherine Zubovich’s Magnificent ‘Moscow Monumental’
- Photographic ‘Journeys Through the Russian Empire’
- Russian Movie Night: 7 Literary Works on Screen
- Explore the Wonders of ‘Red Sands’ With Caroline Eden
- Grigory Kanovich’s ‘Devilspel’ Wins EBRD Book Prize
- ‘Russia’s 20th Century: A Journey in 100 Histories’
- ‘Seasoned Socialism: Gender & Food in Late Soviet Everyday Life’
- ‘Vasily Grossman and the Soviet Century’
- The Quiet Epic Journey of ‘Maybe Esther’