Restaurant News

Issue 12: December 2, 2004 - February 10, 2005

Openings In a move that could be taken as a sign that sushi is here to stay, top restaurateur Arkady Novikov has opened a new Japanese restaurant, Malenkaya Yaponiya (Little Japan).

Restaurant News Yar restaurant is preparing for an over-the-top New Year’s party complete with troika rides, fireworks, shashliks and glintwein in the frosty open air, plus a huge feast inside the restaurant, with more than 60 different dishes of Russian, French and Italian cuisine.

Issue 11: November 4 - December 2, 2004

Restaurant News The Marriott Royal Aurora hotel has invited renowned British chef Gary Rhodes to be guest chef at the hotel’s Polo Club restaurant.

Openings Moroccan-styled restaurant Ketama recently opened on Bolshaya Dmitrovka, with an impressive interior draped in woven rugs and strewn with cushions.

Issue 10: October 7 - November 4, 2004

Restaurant News Upmarket restaurant Bulvar is inviting Michelin-rated French chef Xavier Mathieu to work in its kitchen as guest chef from Oct.

Openings Restaurateur Dolf Michel, of Cafe des Artistes, has opened a new establishment — aptly named Dolf. The new restaurant and bar also functions as an art gallery and is currently showing the work of Vladimir Dukhovlinov.

Issue 9: September 9 - October 7, 2004

Openings Set off of a quiet residential street in the north of Moscow, Rabat aims to evoke the sunny climes where Spain meets the African continent.

Restaurant News Maxim Tarusin, the redoubtable executive chef at Yar, is ushering in autumn with a hearty “Gin and Game” theme running from mid-September through October.

Fade to Beige What happened to the zebra skins? This space — once home to African eatery Limpopo, one of the few places in Moscow where you could get a sizzling slab of ostrich meat — now houses the tamer Beige Cafe.

Issue 8: July 8 - September 9, 2004

Restaurant News A new confectionery shop opened in Vertinsky restaurant in June, selling handmade chocolates by Vanil’s head chef Philippe Larman.