Potemkin

Last night we had a very tasty Russian dinner at Potemkin in the Clerkenwell district with my colleague Natasha, who is from St. Petersberg, and her husband Anton. The food was simple but very well prepared. It started with a plate of pickled vegetables and dense bread, along with a shot of the smoothest vodka I've ever had. Even Jen liked it. The brand is Russian Standard, and its considered the finest in Russia, in part because of the very soft water its made from in St. Pete. http://www.russianstandardvodka.com/

For the main course I had a pork dish called "shashlyk". Jen had the chicken shashlyk. Dessert was a chocolate truffle cake. Neither Jen nor I had ever eaten Russian food before and we really enjoyed it.