Article: Russian chef gives snack bar culinary flair

RAYNHAM -- Ask any patron of ice skating rinks where to find the best rink food, you'll likely get a derisive laugh and the response, "There's no such thing."

Chances are they haven't dined at the Arena Cafe snack bar inside the International Skating Center on Route 138, not far from the Raynham Dog Track. In the world of hockey rink food, where the height of culinary excellence is usually greasy hot dogs, bad coffee, and vending machine chips, the Arena Cafe has literally raised the bar of rink dining to an international level.

Vladimir Lebedinsky, 42, born in St. Petersburg, student of the Cambridge School of Culinary Arts, and former chef in several Boston area restaurants, owns, ...

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