Old Town and Beyond: A Tbilisi Silk Road Feast

On our Tbilisi food tour we'll start with a cup of expertly brewed tea before making our way to a shop selling  artesanal products straight from Orthodox monasteries, where we will sample stunning honeys and fresh matsoni, Georgia’s take on yogurt. After a tasting of cheeses at a local grocery, we’ll stop for a plate of handmade khinkali, the utterly addictive dumpling considered Georgia’s national dish. At a charming café we will taste of wide range of flavorful walnut-based spreads and unusual pickles. From there, after popping into the national gallery to get a visual introduction to the Georgian art of feasting, we’ll settle into the quiet courtyard of a hidden restaurant for a belt-popping feast – or supra – of our own, with sizzling and garlicky chicken shkmeruli as the centerpiece. Finally, we will enjoy a tasting of natural kvevri wines (aged in clay vessels), made by a passionate new generation of winemakers deeply respectful of the ancient methods of Georgian winemaking.