Anya von Bremzen Instagram Twitter Anya von Bremzen is one of the most accomplished food writers of her generation. She is a three-time James Beard Award winner and a frequent contributor to Travel + Leisure. She also contributes regularly to Food & Wine, Saveur, and Afar, and has written for The New Yorker, Departures, and The Los Angeles Times. She is the author of five acclaimed cookbooks, including "The New Spanish Table," "The Greatest Dishes: Around the World in 80 Recipes," and "Please to the Table: The Russian Cookbook" (co-authored by John Welchman). Her latest book, 2013's "Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: a Memoir of Food and Longing," is a culinary autobiography and compact Soviet history in one. Anya grew up in Moscow and now divides her time between New York City and Istanbul.• Shortlisted for the Pushkin Prize in 2014 for “Mastering the Art of Soviet Cooking: a Memoir of Food and Longing”• Won the James Beard Award for American Cooking in 1998• Won the James Beard Award for International Cooking in 1991• Won the James Beard Award for Magazine Feature Writing About Restaurants and/or Chefs in 2010 About Travel + Leisure Travel + Leisure, a Dotdash Meredith Brand, is a top travel media brand with a mission to inform and inspire passionate travelers. Our expert team includes a network of hundreds of writers and photographers across the globe, all providing a local eye on the best places to stay, eat, and explore. We reach an audience that takes 76 million round trips annually, offering valuable travel tips, ideas and inspiration, and products you need to get you to your destination — whether it’s a small town or big city, beach or lake, national park or theme park, road trip, cruise, or long-haul flight, and everything in between. Learn more about us and our editorial process