A lot of cities in the CIS countries have a restaurant called Chistye Prudy on ponds. If there is a reservoir in the village that is loved by the population, then it is highly likely that it will be called Chistye Prudy. Firstly, this is true, and secondly, the name caresses the ear.
Common name
How much is connected with the central district of the same name of the capital - films and songs, poems and artworks. There are Chistye Prudy restaurant on the ponds in Astana, Simferopol, Donetsk, in Moscow, it is also a very beautiful cafe in St. Petersburg, which I would like to talk about separately.
On the shore of real ponds in the historical district of the Northern capital Kupchino, on Dimitrovka street, there is a cozy cafe of the same name, whose visitors can even go fishing while waiting for the order - there is a trout in the pond. After the catch, it will be prepared according to the visitor’s recipe. In addition, you can dive to the bottom of the pond in a submarine and watch the life of the underwater world. The banquet hall of Chistye Prudy in St. Petersburg seats 100 people. Wooden cabins are scattered along the shore of the pond, where you can retire.
Subtle differences
If earlier the cafe differed from the restaurant in the speed of service, then, given the various show programs that the Chistye Prudy restaurant on ponds in Kupchino offers, fishing, visiting the river bottom and live music that sounds here from Thursday to Sunday, it’s hard to call a cafe . Nowadays, the line between restaurants and cafes is becoming less and less distinguishable - there are waiters and VIP rooms in the cafe, and cooking takes a longer time, because the dishes are mostly delicious. At its core should be a restaurant "Clean Ponds" on the ponds. And the submarine, the very presence of which is due only to the presence of a reservoir, gives the restaurant in Kupchino a very pleasant atmosphere.
The face of the restaurant is his chef
Chistye Prudy itself is strewn with restaurants in Moscow - “Tent” and “Yaposha”, “Lagman House” and “At the Pokrovsky Gate”, tram-inn “Annushka” and “Avocado”. With this amount, each institution wants to have its own flavor, stand out with something, and offer something more preferable. Therefore, the Happiness restaurant on Chistye Prudy, which opened in December 2011, made the main emphasis on talent and skill. This is the sixth project of chef Dmitry Reshetnikov. Based on his dissertation on a scientific approach to combining food and
cooking technology, he rethought home-made recipes for Mediterranean cuisine. The Happiness Restaurant on Chistye Prudy is the author's project of the Global Point Family group of companies, and D. Reshetnikov is his brand chef.
What is a brand chef
This profession is not taught anywhere, but in one article it is said that a brand chef is a cook, chemist, psychologist, supervisor, accountant, merchandiser - all in one. And he is responsible for the final execution of dishes.
Confectionery delights of the Happiness restaurant are very popular in
Moscow - the most unusual tastes of chocolates, home-made milk toffee, cookies according to home recipes and cakes. At the opening of the restaurant, guests were served a 15-kilogram luxurious Tiramisu cake. There are exquisite jams and homemade preserves, fruits candied and cooked according to special recipes by the pastry chef. All this can be packed and carried away with you.
The restaurant’s interior is decorated in joyful tones - white skin, light wood and everywhere the embodiment of happiness - angels. On various surfaces there are many quotes about happiness. The restaurant certainly has its own face.
Oriental tale
It has other similar institutions that make Chistye Prudy attractive. The restaurant on the water is called "Tent", recognized by ratings of 2003 as the most exquisite summer terrace of Moscow. To the credit of this institution: there is a constant monitoring of the condition of the water in the pond and its regular cleaning and tidying. Famous restaurateurs R. Rozhnikovsky and I. Bukharov have created a unique project that personifies the East. Neither the interior nor the kitchen represent any eastern country specifically. Here everything that is connected in human understanding with this part of the world is present - carved benches and chests, pillows and bright carpets, in the water of fish, on the water of swans. Each season, the interior is updated with new beads, draperies, spider lamps, characteristic plants and other oriental attributes. "Tent" works around the clock and is good at any time. The kitchen is able to satisfy the most refined taste - Chinese, Japanese, European.
Cozy corner
A convenient, welcoming place is the restaurant "Compot" on Chistye Prudy. Located in the center of the capital, the restaurant, whose interior is made in the style of "Provence", is decorated with expensive dishes. The institution has well-trained staff, the director goes to the guests to inquire with them if they like everything. Located at the intersection of Pokrovka and Chistoprudny Boulevard, it was created for business lunches with colleagues. A distinctive feature is the extraordinary range of bakery products. The warm atmosphere of the restaurant is noted by absolutely all visitors. Cuisine, like many modern institutions, for all tastes - Russian, Thai, Chinese, Caucasian, etc.
The highlight of the Georgian restaurant
Of all the establishments located in this area, the Khachapuri restaurant on Chistye Prudy stands out for its specific
Georgian cuisine . He is famous for his democratic lunches held from 12 to 16 hours - “a salad of
baked eggplant with salted mushrooms, green
nettle and sorrel
soup , a stewed duck in sweet tkemali and compote for 500 rubles.” Opened in December 2010 in Krivokolenny Lane, the restaurant meets all modern requirements. It is located next to a similar institution, Odessa-Mama, has a common open veranda with it. A characteristic feature is a large open kitchen, the dimensions of which allowed to put a real Georgian oven “Tone”, in which real shoti bread is baked. All staff of the institution are Georgians.
Calm sophistication
I would like to mention the Nostalgie restaurant on Chistye Prudy separately, because it is the only one of the above institutions located in a historic building built in 1928, which is one of several preserved monuments representing late constructivism, the Soviet avant-garde method in art 20-30 years. Naturally, the style of the building could not but reflect on its interior decoration, mixed with the “Stalinist” style and art deco (decorative art is the name of the French exhibition of 1925). The restaurant has become elite and entered the top ten most sophisticated institutions of the capital, united by ilovecafe network, which is called the territory of fashionable food. These restaurants have different types of cuisines - Chinese, mixed, European, etc. What unites all the establishments of the network is always only high-quality, tasty and fresh food.