December 17, 2022.Reading time 3 minutes.
Image: Yakov Vassilevich Kirichek, Fisherman (1950s). This year, our weekend posts about the intersection of art and food have focused on where food comes from. The fields and farmers, livestock and those that handle it. Another theme that we have taken up is Ukraine, during this time when it is defending its homeland. The Ukrainian […]
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August 27, 2022.Reading time 4 minutes.
Image: Mykola Pymonenko, Harvest in Ukraine (1896). This past week was Ukrainian Independence Day. It also marked six months since the beginning of Russia’s renewed violence against Ukraine. On Saturday’s we post about art, especially art that intersects with the world of food. For today’s post, we highlight a Ukrainian painter who captured the soul […]
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March 26, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.
Image: David Burliuk, Woman with Rooster (1951). It has been a month since the Russian military began its assault on Ukraine. So, for our weekly art posting we return to the overall theme of the sources of food, but also tie it to contemporary events. At a time when Ukraine is taking steps to protect […]
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March 5, 2022.Reading time 2 minutes.
Image: Volodymyr Orlovsky, A Ukrainian Landscape with Windmill (1882) On Saturdays, we like to post about art that intersects with the world of food (consistent with the primary purpose of this site to be a dining guide for Washington, D.C.). This year we are focusing on the theme of where food comes from. Ukraine has […]
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