This is Dmitri caught in mid-laugh, which is apparently quite a common expression. He’s very shrewd, yet also open and expressive; In the background is the bottle of vodka. Blame that bottle and the 16 hours or so on airlines for any and all misspellings on this site…
Poor Olga barely got to take a bite of lettuce at the dinner. We kept her busy attempting to translate all the chatter back and forth … and also please excuse the “Quick Fix” on the photo that has left the frame a little overexposed.
Anyway, this was a wonderful restaurant – one that dates back to the Napoleonic occupation, and generally regarded as one of the best restaurants in Moscow. The elevator in this place is only 50 years younger than the U.S., according to Dmitri.
They know how to do duck well in this place. Highly recommended.