The first book edition of the famous culinary notes of the classic of Russian literature V.F. Odoevsky, published by him under the pseudonym "Mr. Poof" in the 1840s in Literaturnaya Gazeta. The exceptional culinary competence of the author is emphasized by the outstanding literary merits of the work. The publication is accompanied by comments by the President of the Club of Chefs of St. Petersburg Ilya Lazerson.