MoldovAnn

Last night I had fabulous Middle Eastern food – baba ganoush, hummus, fallafel, tabouleh – oh my! You’d never guess a place called “Pizza Express” would have such a menu, but in addition to their pizza, it turns out it’s also a halal restaurant. The clientele was impressively diverse, the waitresses polite, attentive and friendly even. We chatted with the manager and he even sold us a jar of tahini from his own stock! I told him it’s a pity there’s no store in Kyiv with these kinds of foods, and he said he’s thinking to open a little shop next to the restaurant, since so many people ask him for this stuff. Hurrah!!

After such a culinary feast last night, still on my “hummus high”, I stopped by a cafe this morning for a quick bite. Can you believe how shocked I was to see – can it be? – BAGELS on the menu? Oh my god, when did this happen? I also heard there’s a shop making fresh bagels now in Kyiv. Will the madness never end?

I am so buying a toaster today. And then hunting down the bagel shop. And then I’ll pay $10 for the imported tub of Philadelphia cream cheese and throwing myself a party.

It just keeps getting better and better.