After pulling off the near miracle and arriving into Moscow last night, I made my way over to the hotel to meet up with Jenn and my colleagues, Sergey and Tatiana for dinner. Sergey is well versed in my affinity for Georgian food, so he chose a traditional Georgian spot nearby. Sadly, we don’t have any Georgian restaurants in Houston (to my knowledge). Of all the former Soviet republic cuisines that I’ve tried, this is my favorite. We had a feast of red beans (lobio), chicken in walnut sauce (satsivi), grilled meats (shashlyk), cheese bread (khachapuri), salads and desserts that I can't rememer the name of. Many people are familiar that Georgia is well-renowned for their high quality red wine. You can easily find it good liquor stores
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