Is it too cold for cold borscht, yet too early for traditional beet soup? I agree—I feel exactly the same way. Does that mean beets will completely disappear from my kitchen for a while?

He also offers a green borscht with sorrel and nettles, and a cold borscht. Mushroom dip, made with button mushrooms and cognac, is meant to replicate the taste of wild mushrooms foraged in the ...