NOURISH | feature
Moscow NEW OLD
WORDS KSENIIA SPODYNEIKO | IMAGES ALEX SPODYNEIKO
It’s the same question every time I mention my recent trip to Moscow — ‘Was it dangerous?’ To be honest, exploring this dazzling megalopolis with art galleries, fancy fitness studios, rooftop sushi bars and free Wi-Fi in parks was the opposite of dangerous. Modern Moscow is welcoming, openminded and definitely worth dumping the outdated image of KGB agents stalking innocent tourists.
The largest city in Europe is experiencing a rebirth. Moscow today is a quirky mix of New York City vibes and European architecture, where the history and the future are living side by side. Hipster entrepreneurs complete with beards (for the guys that is) and MacBooks sip on Starbuck’s iced lattes on their way to co-working spaces located in seventeenth century mansions; this is the new reality of Russia’s capital. The food is no exception. Local restaurants are proudly going back to traditional recipes, neglected for years in favour of pasta, burgers and sashimi. Russians’ once simple, hearty and fatty food has been refined and elevated to Michelin-star worthy dishes. While an elusive star is yet to be won by a
