Korchma Taras Bulba

Korchma Taras Bulba – the chain of restaurants which was developed by Juriy Beloivan in 1999.

History
The first tavern “Korchma Taras Bulba” in Moscow was opened on 25 March 1999 at 30/7 Petrovka Str. At the present time the chain of restaurants is presented in Moscow (16 restaurnats) and Kiev (1 restaurant). The opening of “Korchma Taras Bulba” in New-York is planned for 2013. “Korchma Taras Bulba” is specialized in traditional Ukrainian cuisine. The interior design of the restaurants also represents traditional Ukrainian tavern.

Interior
For the interior of “Korchma Taras Bulba” designers used wooden furniture, embroidered towels, homespun carpets and runners, tablecloths and valances, as well as elements of dead hedge, greybeards, rouses and other items which are typical for Ukrainian rural huts. The interior decoration was designed by Konstantin Lavrov, the honored artist of Ukraine and prize winner after Lesya Ukrainka and T. G. Shevchenko.

Menu
The menu represents traditional Ukrainian cuisine dishes: nourishing borshch with pampushki (garlic donuts), dumplings, pancakes with various fillings, chicken Kiev (cutlets a-la Kiev). “Korchma Taras Bulba” offers homemade potions and wines, liqueurs, Russian vodka or Ukrainian gorilka. There is a special "express menu".

Interesting to know

 * All agricultural products for “Korchma Taras Bulba” are grown at own farm “”Kazachie” Ltd., situated in Ryazan Region.
 * “Korchma Taras Bulba” actively promotes books for children issued by Ukrainian publishing house A-ba-ba-ga-la-ma-ga, providing all organization and financing the Moscow representative office of the publishing house.
 * Marathon club “Korchma Taras Bulba” was founded in 2004.
 * Vladimir Putin visited “Korchma Taras Bulba” in Moscow in 2013. When leaving he did not refuse to drink one for the road (in Russian – “na pososhok”, in Ukrainian “na konya”).

Resources

 * official website
 * nymag
 * expat
 * moscow-life
 * New York Times
 * newyork grubstreet
 * way to russia
 * Frommer’s
 * complex cty-guide
 * menu.ru
 * irecommend.ru
 * restoran.ua
 * Gazeta.ua