GEORGIA

Last summer chef Malkhaz Maisashvili travelled to nearly all corners of Georgia and studied recipes of Georgian traditional dishes directly from the locals. The chef whose experience counts many years and whose professionalism is second to none, was astonished by what he saw and tasted. His stories convinced us that Georgian dishes are the real treasure, which must be collected by visiting all regions of the country. Malkhaz Maisashvili: We visited various parts of Georgia, searching for recipes of old Georgian dishes. So far we visited only small part of Georgian regions. And there is still some work to be done including processing of recipes. When we are over, we will include these old dishes in the menu of restaurants. Our visits took place last summer. First we called in Achara (western Georgia, Black Sea coastal region). We were especially interested in the highland Achara. We wanted to collect survived old recipes from the locals. When we visited the villa...