Our Restaurant
The History is a forthcoming cultural-gastronomic venue in Midtown Manhattan that reframesthree millennia of Georgian food heritage within a contemporary New York context.
Operating asa fusion kitchen, the restaurant will apply modern culinary science and local sourcing toreinterpret canonical Georgian techniques and dishes, thereby demonstrating the interaction ofcontinuity and innovation in a thoughtfully curated cultural and educational environment.
The interior functions as an instructive gallery. Portrait engravings of major Georgian
monarchs—Tamar, David IV, Giorgi V, and others—are integrated into wall panels executed with
archival pigments. A back-lit topographic map of Georgia occupies the east wall, providing spatial
and historical orientation. Accurate replicas of royal and noble garments are presented in
freestanding vitrines, each accompanied by bilingual explanatory labels that summarize period,
material, and ceremonial use. Three historical iterations of the Georgian alphabet—Asomtavruli,
Nuskhuri, and Mkhedruli—are rendered in metal inlay along a feature wall and across the bar
counter, establishing a visual chronology of linguistic development. Additional walls display
high-delity reproductions of signi cant museum artifacts; public-friendly and informative
captions outline provenance, era, and cultural relevance. Tableware extends the didactic program:
porcelain plates are laser-inscribed with aphorisms from The Knight in the Panther Skin,
integrating literary heritage into the dining sequence.