Georgian Restaurants

When I was in Dushanbe last year, we decided to have dinner one night at a Georgian restaurant listed in the Lonely Planet travel guide. I think I was the only one who enjoyed the meal, and part of it was a great Georgian beer I had. Back in Dushanbe, I had to find the restaurant so I could have more of that beer. As it turns out, Dushanbe has two Georgian restaurants, and I went to both.

One is more upscale than the other, but it doesn't have any Georgian beers on the menu. After learning that, I made sure to try the other one night for dinner. As I walked up to it, I saw that all the lights were off inside, but the "open" sign was lit. I opened the door and saw the women working at the restaurant were all engrossed in a Russian soap opera. I almost felt bad for interrupting their program, but I sat and ordered anyway.

I didn't quite understand the storylines, but it was easy to tell who was good and who was evil. Unfortunately, as I finished, an important story element developed. Would the jealous grandmother injure the new baby? I still wasn't quite interested enough to go back to the restaurant the next day though.