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Times Square Spotlight is on Vlada Von Shats
#WomensHistoryMonth Spotlight is on Vlada Von Shats, the Owner of @russiansamovar_nyc_ in #TimesSquare 🌟 When asked about her experience as a woman in the restaurant industry, Vlada shared “Once you prove yourself, people start talking to you and when they realize that you are a cut to the point, “don’t waste my time, I don’t have any” kind of person that I am I guess they respect that I mean. It’s all about business relationships. It’s all about people and relationships that you build.”

Russian Samovar Eatery McPutin’s Rebrands After Invasion of Ukraine
McPutin’s — the cheekily-named pop-up operating out of Russian Samovar on W52nd Street — is immediately rebranding after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine turned their satiric homage sour.