“They do pretty good kirsch and I wouldn't mind sharing a samovar with you.”

“Tatars and Russians also subscribe to the same school of hospitality, centring around the samovar and large arrays of buttery pastries.”

“When he worked at the Rainbow Room in New York, de Groff served mulled wine from a silver samovar.”

“The company brilliantly captures the feel of the master's writing without having to resort to big dresses and gleaming samovars.”

“We'd expected modern and clean, with curtains, carpets and polished samovars, happy, helpful provodniks and reputedly awful food.”

“Because you guzzle sixteen samovars full a day, that's why you put on an air of importance.”