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- Phil Corriveau
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- "Love & Borscht in Alaska"
- Summary: Nina Fefelov's Samovar Cafe brings a tempting taste of Russia to rural Alaska... with a heaping helping of one-of-a-kind love.
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Review of Love & Borscht in Alaska
Phil Corriveau
Posted on October 22, 2006 at 01:43 PM
Producer Rebecca Sheir has a talent for elevating a simple feature to a rich sound portrait through the use of crisp writing, a wonderful interview subject, and a warm narration delivery. In this story about the owner of a Russian cafe in a tiny Alaskan village, one can almost taste the food that she describes. Ambient sound is used parsimoniously and effectively, and the piece is nicely edited. This is a great "soft" feature that would work well in any magazine program.