Pumpkin and Halloween are inextricably linked things. But we thought: why on this holiday everyone carves only scary faces from a pumpkin, if you can cook so many delicious dishes from it? It’s not just us, but Moscow restaurateurs who have prepared themed events and pumpkin special offers for All Saints Day. Get our list!
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Institutions dressed up for Halloween and created a special menu so that anything scary turned out sweet. For example, this menu includes gossamer and spider okonomiyaki, black noodles, ghost kanele, which have already become guests’ favourites. Of course, they didn’t forget about the pumpkin either: they serve pumpkin canes from the Zhirnova bakery – this is pumpkin cheesecake spiced with curd cream pumpkin puree and spices, garnished with freeze-dried pumpkin. And you can wash it down with a greenish sour zucchini sauce. By the way, until October 31, every visitor is given terribly beautiful stickers!
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Touch of Matcha
Flexiterian Matcha Bar invites you to celebrate by ordering a spicy Halloween Matcha mix with pumpkin and pineapple puree. With a surprise: a Jack-O-Lantern – decorated with a chocolate pumpkin. Get a spicy mousse for a couple: it consists of baked pumpkin, pear dessert and honey biscuit.
Address: Presnenskaya emb., 10, building 2
“People”
On October 30, thematic “horror stories” will be shown all day in honor of All Saints’ Day in the second hall of the “Publica” cafe. To make guests feel like they’re in a real movie theater, the organizers put together a special set: pumpkin popcorn and spiced coke. And one more thing: You can even come with a suit!
Address: Staraya Basmannaya, 18, p. four
lure me
The restaurant in the historical mansion above the Patriarch also decided to organize mystical movie screenings. They will run a cartoon and a movie a day for three days (October 29, 30 and 31) on the third floor of the mansion, which will turn into a gastro-cinema this time. For example, you can watch Corpse Bride and Edward Scissorhands on October 30. Spectators will be treated to fragrant pumpkin cinnamon buns and a warm carrot-raspberry non-alcoholic punch with airy protein caps. There will also be a 20% discount on your favorite dishes and sparkling wine, all of which can be ordered directly to the makeshift movie theater.
Address: st. Malaya Bronnaya, 19
Drinks@Dinners
If you’re a picky eater, Drinks@Dinners has a few pumpkin dishes. For example, you can take onion bruschetta as a filling, which chef Evgeny Mikhailov “rhymes” with chanterelles and pumpkin. Or try a salad with pickled zucchini, fresh avocado, cilantro, and spinach. But the most fall and Halloween dessert has been pumpkin pie, with a melty porous texture served with cream cheese, pears, and vanilla ice cream.
Address: Pyatnitskaya street, 46, p. a
megobari
The Georgian wine bar has decided not to limit itself to one week: a five-course pumpkin special menu is valid until the end of November. For starters, Chef Boris Georgberidze offers his guests a salad of baked pumpkin, orange, chanakh cheese, lettuce leaves and pumpkin seeds flavored with olive oil and lemon juice. Then – pumpkin cream soup with smoked suluguni, orange zest and seeds. For the main course – ojakhuri from fried pumpkin with chicken, bell pepper, onions, garlic and Georgian spices. And of course, there was the traditional seasonal khinkali for Megobari with pumpkin, suluguni, tarragon and chili peppers. Those who have been waiting for them since last fall, you can try again now! And yes, don’t forget dessert—pumpkin cake with fresh dates, coconut, and cinnamon.
Address: Maroseyka, 15
Bamboo Bar
We found the most Halloween version of the soup at the Bamboo.Bar restaurant in Moscow City. Purely vegan pumpkin soup with seeds and coconut milk served in a small pumpkin lying directly on a straw. As you can imagine, it is very popular on social media. Perfect for Halloween dinner!
Address: Moscow City, City of Capitals tower, 1st floor
Bonus: Ginza Project Cooking School Master Class
You can learn how to cook pumpkin dishes in honor of Halloween.
The Ginza Project culinary school on the Danilovsky market will hold themed master classes on October 29 and 30. Adults are invited to make Scary Tasty Pumpkin Risotto and kids are invited to bake Sinister Muffins. Question from the editors: why are only children given sinister cakes? We want it too!
If you want to take part in this culinary “bacchanalia”, you must make a reservation in advance to attend master classes.
Address: st. Mitnaya, 74
Source: People Talk
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