Sakhalin Fine De Claire No. 3s for Lunch and Other Photography

Some Sakhalin Fine De Claire No. 3 oysters that were subject of a lunch at a restaurant on the Old Arbat, here in Moscow, some time this - not quite yet past - summer of 2022, but getting there.

Supposed to be straight from far eastern island of Sakhalin.

Sakhalin is no France but it can be only for the better as the sea is definitely much clearer off Sakhalin than the euro sewage waters off the French coast... unless oysters prefer the latter to feed on but I really don't know, not an expert on oysters.

Felt nice and fresh enough and tasty in a subtle way but small and not much flesh but that's true to type.

Collateral views.

VreMax: Sakhalin Fine De Claire No. 3s for Lunch: Today lunched on some Sakhalin Fine De Claire No. 3 oysters at a restaurant on the Old Arbat, here in Moscow. Supposed to be straight from f...

Food Photography: Eating out in Moscow: Azbuka Vkusa: burrito, tuna sandwich and coffee

In more food photography, cafe photography and photography of eating places, here is a report on another quick Moscow eating-out experience, in this case, in a cafe at one of the stores of the Azbuka Vkusa chain where your correspondent / photographer had a quick lunch some time ago.

Per example, in one of the Moscow restaurant guides from 2009, the Azbuka Vkusa cafes are quite conspicuously mentioned and even recommended almost on a par with "Haute cuisine" restaurants (not really).

It is interesting that in 2009 the average bill was up to 200 rubles... and now it's the cheapest coffee that will be 200 rubles, and the average bill goes well over 1000 rubles...

Waiting for my order.

I must say that now, in connection with the closure of McDonald's outlets, this is quite an alternative, they can also make a burger there, although it will be more expensive, of course

There is even table service.

Two-in-one chicken burrito and a coffee, and a tuna sandwich on rye bread

Not exactly "mouth watering" but eatable nonetheless.

 

And the coffee was not too bad either.

Coffee is very good for you ... much more healthy than, say, tea, but you need to drink a lot of it - more than 5 cups of strong coffee a day to achieve a positive effect.

 

 

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Random Urban-ness in May

 Random urban scenes in May 2022 here in Moscow.

Fishy chips and fishy beer

Food Photography: Beef Stroganoff and Bloody Mary

In food photography, here is a Beef Stroganoff and a Bloody Mary, enjoyed last Wednesday, I think, at a Moscow restaurant..

First exposure achieved with the aid of a smartphone controlled Sony HDR-AS50 wide angle action cam.

The other exposures are from my Sony rx100 m2.

Tomato based drinks go nice with potatoes... or even before it as in this case.

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Copy Photography: Newspaper Images

Some quick newspaper copy photography with my sony rx100 m2

The subject is an article on food from a Russian language newspaper for my food exploration blog in Russian (see below).

No lighting, no set-up and no editing as ever.

Красная рыба на хлебе или хлебцах с маслом или сливочным сыром.

Красная рыба
Хлеб или хлебцы
Сливочный сыр

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Chocolates in the night

 Chocolates in the night.

Some Russian chocolate choices - Osoby (Special) bars and Stolichny (Metropolitan) sweets.

Osoby Chocolate by Krupskaya Factory, St. Petersburg, in three flavors, dark, forest nut and orange.

And some Stolichny sweets by Red October Factory.

These are among my favorite Russian chocolates.

Russian chocolate differs from, say, Western chocolate, and is not particular about the cocoa bean percentage.

However I do prefer the taste of better brands of Russian chocolate, on the whole, to most Western so-called "premium" varieties for which neither me nor my taste buds have much time but with few exceptions.

Из наших это один из лучших выборов. Общепит: Шоколад и конфеты: Шоколад "Особый" трех видов и конфеты "Столичные". Шоколад "Особый" трех видов фабрики им. Крупской - с ... VreMax: Chocolate and Sweets: Some Russian chocolate choices - Osoby (Special) bars and Stolichny (Metropolitan) sweets. Osoby Chocolate by Krupskaya Factory, St. P...