“They're professionals at this in Russia, so no matter how many Jell-O shots or Jager shooters you might have downed at college mixers, no matter how good a drinker you might think you are, don't forget that the Russians - any Russian - can drink you under the table.”

— Anthony Bourdain, book A Cook's Tour

A Cook's Tour (2001)

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