Life At Bonnier - Andrey Zakharin

Russia Makes It to the Top 50 in Restaurants

Russia's Varvary restaurant has made it to the S. Pellegrino World's Top 50 Restaurants list, which is a huge step forward for restaurants and food appreciation in Russia says Gastronom's Andrey Zakharin, one of the judges.

Gastronom's Andrey Zakharin

For the first time ever, a Russian restaurant has made it into S. Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants list. Moscow's Varvary restaurant, with chef Anatolyi Komm, moved up to No. 48 from its previous position of No. 66. "Sure, he's only at No.

Gastronom: the Magazine, the Website, the School, the Brand

Russia's Gastronom is more than just a magazine. The brand includes a culinary school with 6,000 students, a website with 3.5 million page views, a photo archive of 50,000 stock photos, and more.

Russia's first glossy culinary magazine, Gastronom, which was launched in 2001, also happens to be the most treasured by Russians. According to a TNS Gallup Poll, it is No. 1 in its class in terms of readership in the Russian market.