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May 17, 2005
Lost in transliteration
I know I declared a pereryv but this is too cute not to blog.
You know how Japanese people sometimes have trouble distinguishing between L and R sounds in English? For the last 20 years this Russian restaurant has been operating in Tokyo:
(A stolovaya is a sort of humble cafeteria. I guess the name was chosen according to the same principles that govern the elevation of terms such as 'trattoria' and 'bistro' outside their home cultures.)
Their menu actually looks quite delicious.
Posted by michele at May 17, 2005 11:53 AM