Idea of the day. Sunday brunch at the Metropol restaurant

Metropol has opened the brunch season. Now twice a month on Sundays from 13.00 to 17.00 you can go with the whole family for lunch in the historical hall, where Fyodor Chaliapin, Anna Pavlova, Pavel Ryabushinsky and Savva Morozov once dined. The buffet includes the famous kulebyaka a la “Metropol”, baked lamb with red wine and mint sauce, traditional cabbage soup made from stewed sauerkraut with baked pig and a signature honey cake. Brunch with alcohol will cost 4900 rubles, without alcohol - 3950 rubles. Price for children from 6 to 14 years old is 1600 rubles, babies are fed free of charge. And if you buy tickets in advance, they will give you a 20% discount.

Noodles and cocktails in

Black Thai has a lot of news. Firstly, a full-fledged noodle section has appeared here. Egg noodles are prepared with spicy pork belly, bok choy cabbage and green onions (490 rubles), wheat flour udon is served with king crab, seaweed and enoki mushrooms (640 rubles), homemade noodles are served with lamb and vegetables fried on wok with barbecue sauce (470 RUR), and pad Thai is made in accordance with tradition - with shrimp, egg, chicken and cashew nuts with tamarind sauce (490 RUR).

Secondly, head bartender Alexander Yesayan came up with several seasonal cocktails: Princess Of Siam - based on vanilla vodka, coconut milk, pineapple juice and fresh lychee (380 rubles), King Of Siam - a tart tropical mix with bourbon and passion fruit (460 rubles) RUR), Black Thai Autumn - with rum infused with Thai tamarind (450 RUR). And thirdly, we haven’t forgotten about those with a sweet tooth: the restaurant’s dessert menu includes two new items - chocolate cake with raspberries and chili peppers (350 rubles) and lime soufflé with Thai eggplant (290 rubles).

Fresh baked goods in

Just because it's cold outside doesn't mean you should forget about frozen yogurts until summer. Red Mango coffee shops offer new autumn flavors: salted caramel yogurt (size S - 270 rubles, M - 380 rubles, L - 430 rubles) and halva-flavored latte (320 rubles). Fresh baked goods have also appeared on the menu. They recommend starting the day with a freshly baked croissant (RUR 150) with organic coffee, and for lunch, have a snack with mushroom or bacon quiche (RUR 200), warm up with vitamin tea (RUR 260) with pistachio or vanilla eclair (RUR 150) and buy home muffins with blueberries or chocolate (120 RUR).

Arndt Heysen in

The updated Help welcomes its first guests. On October 23 and 24, the newly opened bar will be hosted by Arndt Heysen, head bartender of the Curtain Bar and Fragrances at The Ritz-Carlton Berlin and one of Germany's top mixologists. He believes that bartending is akin to perfumery, so he recreates the aroma of perfumes in cocktails using syrups, tinctures and liqueurs. Hasen has already managed to “light up” in Moscow, giving his friend and colleague Dmitry Sokolov a couple of his recipes with patchouli syrup. For visitors Mr. Help Secret Bar he will prepare four signature cocktails with vanilla and tonka bean syrup, orange blossom water, vetiver and white chocolate syrups, bergamot and cedar oil. The place should be booked in advance, the deposit will be 2500 rubles.

Babaganush in

Morad Rafaoui, who heads the kitchen at Marrone Pizza & Grill, has updated the menu to suit the season. Many interesting Italian dishes have appeared: traditional Tuscan mushroom soup (420 rubles), Florentine duck breast with carrot puree and caramelized chestnuts (920 rubles), beef with green pepper sauce (1140 rubles), white sea bass barramundi ( 1260 rub.). There is also news in the Moroccan part of the menu: here are the chef’s author’s variations on the theme of Arabic babaganoush (320 rubles), shawarma (420 rubles) and chicken kebab with a mixture of real Moroccan spices (460 rubles). The restaurant has also expanded its delivery zone: now you can place an order to any point within the perimeter from the Third Ring to Lobachevsky and Obruchev streets, from Vernadsky Avenue to Profsoyuznaya. When delivering, there is a discount using the Marrone Pizza & Grill card, and if you pick up the order yourself, it increases to 20%.

This year, Easter, like spring itself, was awaited for a long time. Traditionally, this holiday is celebrated on a grand scale, with loved ones, tasting all kinds of gastronomic delights. Today is the last day of Lent - it's time to choose a suitable place for a long Sunday meal. Harper's Bazaar has selected five restaurant Easter brunches that will delight you not only with amazingly beautiful Easter cakes and delicious chocolate eggs, but also with a special holiday menu.

Restaurant "Metropol"

“Metropol”, Teatralny proezd, 2, 1st floor of the “Metropol” hotel

Easter brunch at Metropol is perhaps the most festive in the capital. Sitting in the luxurious historical hall of the hotel under the sky-blue painted dome “Creation of the World”, guests will be able to feel all the magic of the holiday. Metropol brand chef Andrei Shmakov calls for a smooth transition from fasting to nutritious nutrition: the festive dinner will include a lot of fruits and vegetables. But lovers of rich protein foods will not be disappointed, because they promise to serve chicken wings, lamb, and the signature dish - baked salmon. In general, the Easter menu is designed to suit various gastronomic preferences - both traditional Russian treats and modern signature cuisine. If there is no room left for dessert, huge chocolate eggs and Easter cakes can be purchased at the Easter Fair in the Chaliapin bar. The festive feast will be accompanied by live jazz accompaniment and a fascinating excursion from the famous architectural critic Nikolai Malinin, who knows everything about Metropol. Children won't be bored either: there are quests and many other games for them.

Black Thai Restaurant

Black Thai, Bolshoi Putinkovsky lane, 5

Celebrating Easter with the whole family in a Thai restaurant is not at all forbidden nowadays, and in this case Black Thai will be an excellent choice. On May 1st, fluffy colorful rabbits, small ducklings and yellow spring chickens, recently hatched from eggs, will be brought to 5 Bolshoi Putinkovsky Lane on May 1st. While children are engaged in fascinating zoology and play with a motley Easter landing party, parents can properly “walk through” the menu of one of the best restaurants of Alexander Rappoport. In addition to the traditional Easter basket, all guests will be treated to holiday muffins decorated with pistachio cream and marzipan eggs: chocolate with raisins and dark rum and blackcurrant with citrus liqueur.

Restaurant "Turandot"

"Turandot", Tverskoy Boulevard, 26, building 3

The Turandot restaurant has been supporting the tradition of Sunday family dinners for many years, serving a generous buffet with cold and hot appetizers, Chinese, Japanese and Italian dishes, freshly squeezed juices and all kinds of desserts. The special Easter Brunch, which will take place from 1:00 pm to 5:30 pm, will also feature an open bar and buffet, plus traditional holiday dishes. If you have a big appetite, do not hesitate to order Le Grand Brunch - an extended brunch with elite types of alcohol, exotic fruits, oysters: in this case, you will be served by a waiter. At the festive brunch, they will try to please guests not only in terms of gastronomy: animators will organize an exciting Easter-themed master class for children.

Gastropub "Pub Lo Picasso"

“Pub Lo Picasso”, Slavyanskaya Square, 2/5/4 building 3

“Pub Lo Picasso” remains true to its roots and invites Muscovites to Easter in the Spanish style. Guests who miss meat dishes will be treated to steaks and tapas, and everything that those fasting throughout April have been missing. There will also be some sweet holiday compliments: the restaurant’s brand chef Roberto Jacomino Perez prepared Easter desserts “in Spanish.” We are sure that both children and adults will be delighted with the curd dessert in the form of a green meadow with chicken, almond financier cake with chocolate truffle egg and chocolate eggs. Felices Pascuas!

Grand Cafe "Dr. Zhivago"

"Dr. Zhivago", Mokhovaya st., 15/1, 1st floor of the National Hotel

To end Lent and dine with your family on the first floor of the National Hotel overlooking the Kremlin domes - it’s hard to imagine a more suitable setting for the holiday of Easter. Easter brunch at the luxurious Grand Cafe “Dr. Zhivago" will follow all the canons of the holiday. You can come to the restaurant immediately after the service and start your meal as expected - Easter cake and an Easter egg. Traditional Easter treats at Dr. Zhivago” began selling at the beginning of the week, and some Muscovites have already taken home delicious Russian Easter cakes with candied fruits, powdered sugar, icing and bright decorations.

In Europe, the tradition of brunch, that is, breakfast smoothly flowing into lunch, dates back more than a hundred years. British writer Guy Beringer first spoke about this phenomenon in detail in an essay "Brunch: Justification", published in 1895 in the magazine Hunter's Weekly. In particular, Beringer wondered why not replace England's traditional early Sunday dinners, that "post-church ordeal of heavy meats and savory pies," with a new meal served around noon and starting with tea, coffee, marmalade and other breakfast items. and then moves on to something more substantial. “Brunch is fun, sociable and exciting. It encourages communication, gives a good mood and a feeling of contentment with oneself and one’s loved ones, it sweeps away all the worries and intricacies of the work week,” wrote Guy Beringer. In the 1930s, thanks to the light hand of Hollywood stars, who were accustomed to getting up late after wild parties, brunches became popular in the United States. In Moscow, this format began to appear about ten years ago, but mainly in hotel restaurants - for example, in the restaurant "A park" hotel Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow brunches have been held since the mid-2000s. “For a long time, we were faced with the opinion that brunch, in general, is an exclusively Western European heritage, which is honored mainly by foreigners who moved with their families to Russia,” says the hotel’s general manager Stephen Ansell. “Now I can definitely say that brunch is a favorite format for long family feasts for many Muscovites.” Recently, brunches have begun to appear in many establishments - from Saxon+Parole And OliOli before Bao+Bar And Beer Happens. In some restaurants, these are simply separate menus for those who woke up at one o'clock in the afternoon and want to combine both breakfast and lunch, but do not want to cook. In others there are entire social events. But in any case, this format has already firmly taken root in Moscow: according to the general director "Turandot" Artem Sibiryakov, on average 400-450 people come to the restaurant for brunch over the weekend. Brunches in Ararat Park Hyatt Every Sunday about 100 guests visit, and the hotel "Metropol"— from 170 to 220 people. Anna Demyanova, head of F&B department "Metropol" notes that most visitors are not hotel guests, and only 25-30% of guests are foreigners.

"Southerners"

Time: Sundays from 12:00 to 17:00

The restaurant, which opened this summer on Academician Sakharov Avenue, serves brunch on a southern scale. Children are treated for free, and adults for 1,500 rubles. provide unlimited access to the brunch menu, which includes about 25 items: salads, appetizers, specially prepared pastries and hot dishes. In addition, every time the restaurant's chef Roman Shubin prepares a special menu: for example, fish and seafood, baked veal or suckling pig. This year, the last Sunday brunch will be held on December 4, as the remaining weekend is already booked for corporate events. And from January 2 to January 8, late breakfasts leading into lunches will be served daily to the delight of everyone who has already finished their homemade "Olivie". After which brunches will begin as usual.

It is not surprising that this format is growing in popularity. Firstly, residents of the metropolis wake up late after Saturday parties and go to breakfast around noon. Secondly, brunch is a good reason to go out with the whole family or meet with a large group if you don’t want to host friends at home. “In our restaurant, brunches are popular with guests of all ages, however, as a rule, these are still families with children,” says Artem Sibiryakov. “But this is not just a Sunday family trip to a restaurant, but an opportunity to taste the traditional restaurant menu in unlimited quantities for a fixed and affordable fee. And the availability of unlimited alcohol makes brunch a very popular format for birthday celebrations. In this case, you don’t need to worry about the final cost of the feast (it is known in advance), and you don’t have to burden yourself with finding animators to entertain the children.”

"Metropol"

Time: Sundays from 13:00 to 17:00

In a hotel "Metropol" They host, perhaps, the best brunches in Moscow. Firstly, there is a very large menu: you can start with traditional pancakes, continue with soups and all kinds of appetizers, including salad, which is close to the Russian heart and stomach "Metropolitan" and jellied meat, and persimmon with goat cheese, and finish with hot stuff - dumplings with pike or veal teriyaki. In addition, the menu is updated every week. Secondly, guests are not only fed, but also entertained: adults are given a tour of the hotel, and children are given interactive quests. Thirdly, a visitor celebrating a birthday at the brunch is given a selection of cakes made by the hotel's pastry chef Atilla Szabó. Fourthly, there is a system of discounts: if a guest prepays 7 days in advance, the discount is 7%, and if 14 days in advance, the discount is 14%. Children under 6 years old are treated free of charge. The cost of brunch with alcohol will be 5,400 rubles, without alcohol - 4,450 rubles, for children over 6 years old - 1,600 rubles. Brunch "Premium" with premium varieties of champagne, whiskey and cognac will cost 8,400 rubles.

Saxon+Parole

Time: every weekend from 10:00 to 16:00

IN Saxon+Parole There is a proper brunch menu: items for those who want to have breakfast are combined with appetizers, salads and main courses. There is no buffet system here: all dishes must be ordered separately. Which does not in any way detract from the merits of cheese pancakes with lemon sour cream (390 rubles), hummus with pickled sockeye salmon (390 rubles), pastrami with confit potatoes and eggs (490 rubles) and stewed beef cheeks with polenta and chimichurri sauce (750 rubles) . A hit in the soup section is Singapore laksa with rice noodles and Thai basil, the recipe of the brand chef Saxon+Parole Brad Farmer took from the menu of his New York restaurant Public(1*Michelin). Children are treated to burgers: Mac&Cheese with sauce of three types of cheese (330 rubles) and a mini version of the signature S+P burger with double cheese and fries (550 rub.). For fun, guests can create their own version of the famous cocktail "Bloody Mary": on a special stand Bloody Mary Bar They will make a base of vodka and tomato juice, to which you can add about 40 spices, as well as pickled and fresh vegetables.

"Turandot"

Time: every weekend from 13:00 to 17:30

The restaurant's traditional brunch menu includes cold and hot appetizers, Chinese, Japanese and Italian dishes and all kinds of desserts. Once a month, themed brunches are held: for example, oyster weekends or gastronomic tours of chefs from around the world. Young guests are entertained here with puppet shows and culinary master classes, so adults can calmly drink sparkling wine and enjoy small talk. The cost of brunch with alcohol is 5200 rubles, without alcohol - 4350 rubles, for children - 1450 rubles.

You will remember the amazing

new “philosophical” cuisine of the new F’n’B director
Stephen Quinn

Englishman Stephen Quinn moved to our not-too-sunny Moscow world from hot Thailand: such decisions are not made just like that. In Moscow, the new F’n’B director is going to create, if not a climatic, but a culinary paradise.

Together with the chefs of the Metropol, Stephen developed a new menu, which, focusing on modern European cuisine, retains both echoes of the Asian culinary tradition and features of the best restaurants around the world. And he knows a lot about both: already at the start of his career, Stephen worked in such five-star hotels in London and Hamburg as Hilton, Four Seasons, Kempinski, and as a chef at one of the most prestigious clubs in London, Brooks's, he served Margaret Thatcher, Her Majesty the Queen Mother Elizabeth and Sir Richard Branson.

Having conquered the social world of Great Britain, he first moved to the Philippines, where in Manila he took control of a chain of Chinese and Japanese restaurants for two years and participated in the opening of the popular Café Manila cafe, and then moved to Malaysia, accepting an offer to become an executive chef. five-star hotel complex on the island of Langkawi. Now in his hands is the historical Moscow Metropol...

“I was surprised to discover what a variety of products can be found in the gastronomic markets of Moscow! I was particularly impressed by the availability of excellent fish and other ingredients, which inspired me to create a new and varied menu.”

Among the new dishes of the restaurant are Orzo with Chorizo and shrimp, Sea bass with spinach and bell peppers with creamy sauce with chives, Veal fillet and thymus with a crispy crust, Apple pie Tatin, Fondant with warm chocolate filling and many other delicacies.

“My philosophy as a true restaurateur is not about me personally or my team, but about selecting products and ingredients, creating atmosphere and using our ability to fulfill the expectations of each guest.”

Today the restaurant invites us to Sunday brunch. On the days of Maslenitsa, Catholic and Orthodox Easter, a special menu is provided. And during Lent, the variety of delicious Lenten dishes would not leave indifferent even the vegetarian Bernard Shaw, who once also dined at the Metropol. For growing gourmets, a special children's menu and baked goods have been developed. While the children are distracted by professional animators, you can enjoy a leisurely meal to the sound of the harp.

Details from Posta-Magazine:
Brunches will be held at the Metropol restaurant every Sunday from 12:30 to 16:00 starting March 3, 2013.
The cost of brunch is 3200 rubles for adults, for children - 1500 rubles. Children under 6 years old are free, for groups of 6 adults and above there is a special price for corporate clients - 2900 rubles.
Book a table: +7 499 270 1061