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Secrets of the embassy cuisine: what feed the Russian ambassador to the US

RTVI film crew managed to get to the residence of the Russian ambassador in Washington, Anatoly Antonov. At home, the diplomat only accepts the most senior politicians or close friends. The journalists talked to the cook of the Russian embassy Dmitry Kanevsky. What Anatoly Antonov loves for breakfast, lunch and dinner, found correspondent RTVI Denis Cheredov.

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In the Washington supermarket, Russian cooks Dmitry are already recognized and accepted as their own. Almost every day he comes here for potatoes, meat, vegetables and fruits. Dmitry Kanevsky is the personal chef of the Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov.

The process of choosing the right products can take several hours. The cook, of course, has many complaints about the American assortment. But he is also a professional to cook porridge from an ax! Heading to the fish department.

“I take a disassembled fillet on the skin, make salted salmon for the ambassador”

At seven in the morning, the cook should be at work. Being late is not in his rules. In addition, there is always a car with diplomatic numbers at hand. On the way to the ambassador's residence - heart-to-heart talk. Dmitry Kanevsky got used to the capital of America for a long time, but he still misses his home.

“I have grandchildren, a dacha practically in Moscow, a flat is good, cars. I taught at the culinary school of Arkady Novikov. I worked very actively "

In Soviet times, he graduated from the catering technical school, then worked in various restaurants, but received the greatest experience in the famous Moscow institution Tsarskaya Ohota.

During his 60 years, the chef traveled half the world. From 1987 to 1993 Dmitry worked at the embassy of the USSR, and then Russia in Burma. He came to the US before, after perestroika, when Russian-American relations were completely different.

“The delegation is invited by American Meat Corporation. At that time, they still actively traded with the Americans, and the company supplying beef Black Angus invited Moscow chefs and representatives of retail chains. That is, I am a little familiar with America. How many more I will work here: a year, two, three, five - as it will. As health permits, as ambassador permits. It seems everything suits him "

The road from the store to work takes about ten minutes. The residence of the Russian ambassador in Washington is an architectural monument of the United States. This luxurious mansion, known as the House of George Pullman, was built back in 1910 year.

Three years later, the Russians bought this building from Americans for 350 thousand dollars. At various times famous Soviet diplomats worked here: Alexander Troyanovsky, Andrei Gromyko. And now, for almost a year, the current Russian ambassador to the US, Anatoly Antonov, has been living here.

After several months of work in Washington, Anatoly Antonov decided to invite Dmitry Kanevsky to his team. Such a cook in America is not easy. Kanevsky knows all about Russian cuisine.

For lunch today there will be cabbage soup made from fresh cabbage and beef with vegetables. Chicken broth for the first cook cooked in advance. While stewing cabbage, chef cuts greens. His signature dishes are familiar to many world leaders: in Moscow, it was time to receive VIP-persons. But especially Dmitry remembered the royal reception.

“Juan Carlos I was sitting in the hall, and I took apart the sterlet baked in the oven. He thanked the entire restaurant staff, but unfortunately there were no hugs and handshakes. ”

And in Washington, the culinary specialist Kanevsky immediately realized that here they were waiting for him exclusively classic Russian cuisine. However, the Soviet approach.

“If I give hot fish, the soup should be either meat or vegetable. So that the whole dinner and compote would not be fish

We turn to talk about another kitchen, political. Russian-American relations today cannot be called sweet, for sure: either sanctions or arrests. For the cook, it is important to guess the mood of the ambassador and prepare the right one.

“Should we offer him vodka? This is a joke, of course. So the question is not worth it. They imposed sanctions, this is an American case. Entered and entered. These are their problems"

Dmitry Kanevsky recalls how in 2006 he set the table for George W. Bush and Vladimir Putin. This is an archival chronicle: flowers, kisses, handshakes, informal conversation, dinner. For the guests, the cook Kanevsky then cooked borsch, venison and stuffed pike perch. The presidents, says the cook, were satisfied with the reception.

“Distinguished guests eat little by little. First, the portions are small. The goal is not to overeat. The goal is communication. At the table communicate, utter toasts. Perhaps the topic of conversation is the discussion of the same soup or Russian borscht. ”

Usually political lunches and dinners do not reach the dessert. Kings and presidents never have enough time, Dmitry complains.

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