{"id":6529,"date":"2021-08-05T10:45:03","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T16:45:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/?p=6529"},"modified":"2025-10-08T09:22:44","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T14:22:44","slug":"vuelve-la-hora-del-te-de-los-bucles-rusos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/es\/2021\/08\/05\/the-loops-russian-tea-time-is-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Vuelve la hora del t\u00e9 ruso del Loop"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f4dd367aed3\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>It\u2019s no ordinary Chicago restaurant: the servers speak Russian, Soviet-era propaganda posters hang on the walls, and there\u2019s a collection of large silver samovary, or tea urns, on display. In fact, Russian Tea Time, in the heart of the Loop, is one of the city\u2019s few Russian restaurants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2021\/08\/09\/russian-tea-time-ubicado-en-la-calle-loop-ha-vuelto\/\"><strong><span style=\"color: #800000;\">Leer en espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"templatera_shortcode\">\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f4dd367cdd6\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle small\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_color_909090 border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f4dd367d8ff\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle large top_margin_20px bottom_margin_20px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"true\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row-bg-overlay row-bg-layer\" style=\"background: #FFFFFF; background: linear-gradient(90deg,#FFFFFF 0%,#FFFFFF 100%);  opacity: 1; \"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent force-phone-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone border_top_desktop_1px border_bottom_desktop_1px border_color_FFFFFF border_style_solid \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f4dd367df5f\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-7 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<h4 id=\"news-that-puts-power-under-the-spotlight-and-communities-at-the-center\"><strong>News that puts power under the spotlight and communities at the center.<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Sign up for our free newsletter and get updates twice a week.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div style=\"margin-top: -20px; \" class=\"vc_col-sm-5 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column neg-marg no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_raw_code wpb_raw_html wpb_content_element\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"_form_1\"><\/div><script src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.bluelena.io\/f\/embed.php?id=1\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>The culinary landmark was founded in 1993 by Ukrainian chef Klara Muchnik, who sold it to new leadership in 2018. The current co-owners are Altyn and Enesh Mantyyeva, sisters who were born and raised in the city of Mary in Turkmenistan. Enesh Mantyyeva first came to Chicago in 2012 to improve her English language skills. Her sister and their two brothers followed several years later.<\/p>\n<p>The Mantyyeva sisters say they bring the same love for Russian cuisine that Muchnik brought to Chicago nearly 30 years ago, when she and her family immigrated from Uzbekistan, where they lived for many years. Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, both former Soviet republics in Central Asia, share deep historical and cultural ties, as well as a border that stretches for over 1,000 miles.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f4dd367fa90\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CF_BM_RussianTT-8.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Soviet propaganda posters line the walls of one of two dining halls in the Loop&#039;s Russian Tea Time on July 20, 2021 in Chicago, Ill. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo by Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f4dd368076f\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>The COVID-19 pandemic struck Chicago right when the Mantyyevas had finished an eight-month renovation of the restaurant. Though they applied for Paycheck Protection Program loans three times during the city-mandated lockdown, they were denied due to bureautic issues stemming from the change in ownership, the sisters say. After nearly two years in limbo, Russian Tea Time officially reopened for business this spring.<\/p>\n<p>As part of our <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/category\/chicagos-immigrant-restaurants-during-covid-19\/\">series on how immigrant restaurants have survived the pandemic<\/a>, Borderless Magazine spoke with Altyn and Enesh.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enesh:<\/strong> We actually stopped at the restaurant a couple of times once we moved to Chicago. When we saw the word \u201cRussian\u201d in the sign, we were like, \u201cOkay, we know this cuisine. Let\u2019s go and eat some blinchiki (crepes) or golubtsy (cabbage rolls).\u201d We stopped by and we loved it.<\/p>\n<p>A couple months later, my brother was like, \u201cOh, do you guys know this restaurant? It&#8217;s up for sale in downtown.\u201d We called and said we were interested in purchasing the business. We had the first meeting and we got very close, because they&#8217;re from Uzbekistan. We\u2019ve got this connection.<\/p>\n<p>Then we had a second meeting, and my dad suggested, instead of buying the whole business, since we&#8217;re new to the restaurant industry, that we buy 75 percent and the owners stay in 25 percent. He was like, \u201cWe can always buy you out. But initially, you have to teach us, and we want you to have skin in the game as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f4dd3681713\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row article-image\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" >\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CF_BM_RussianTT-4.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Black tea, served in extravagant vessels, is among the many traditional drinks offered during the tea service at Russian Tea Time at 77 E. Adams St. in Chicago, Ill. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">. Photo by Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f4dd368222c\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p>My dad is a true businessman. He cannot just relax. He always thinks about business. He owns several factories, including a meat factory. The main one is dairy. He was in production of ice cream, smetana (sour cream), and kefir (a fermented milk drink). My dad always says he has milk flowing in his veins instead of blood.<\/p>\n<p>So the food business was not completely new to us. But we&#8217;d never been in the restaurant industry.<\/p>\n<p>Buying a share of such a legendary place feels amazing. I&#8217;m very grateful. But when the business has been open for so long, it&#8217;s very difficult to make any changes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Altyn: <\/strong>It&#8217;s a lot of responsibility. Every step you do, every decision you make, it makes you think twice before doing it, before changing something.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"img-with-aniamtion-wrap center\" data-max-width=\"100%\" data-max-width-mobile=\"default\" data-shadow=\"none\" data-animation=\"fade-in\"  style=\"margin-top: 3%; margin-bottom: 3%; \">\r\n      <div class=\"inner\">\r\n        <div class=\"hover-wrap\"> \r\n          <div class=\"hover-wrap-inner\">\r\n            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"img-with-animation skip-lazy \" data-delay=\"0\" height=\"100\" width=\"100\" data-animation=\"fade-in\" src=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/CF_BM_RussianTT-15.jpg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n         <\/div>\r\n      <\/div><span class=\"vc_figure-caption ccfic-text media-caption\">Russian Tea Time&#039;s three-tiered tea service offers a wide range of appetizers, or &quot;beginnings,&quot; made fresh every day. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo by Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><strong>Enesh<\/strong> It&#8217;s not like opening a coffee shop. The menu is like a constitution that you need to modify or update with time but not completely change. Everything was personally created by Klara Muchnik. She used to have a catering business back in Uzbekistan. The menu was amazing, but it was like six pages long. So we cut it in half. We left the signature unique items that we couldn&#8217;t touch, and we added some.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Altyn:<\/strong> You can refresh it and develop it a little bit, but not to change.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enesh: <\/strong>And we didn&#8217;t want to change! We grew up eating golubtsy. 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So we decided that we\u2019re just going to close and remodel for three months. We started in July 2019. But of course in downtown Chicago, it doesn&#8217;t go so easily. It took us longer than anticipated. We went three times above our budget. And there was an issue with the pipes that belong to Panda Express but run through our ceilings. That&#8217;s why the city didn&#8217;t sign the certificate and the permits for us to reopen.<\/p>\n<p>The renovation ended in February 2020, and talk of the pandemic started that week, so we couldn&#8217;t open. It was a devastating time. It was very painful. The fact that we just remodeled and wanted to show everybody \u2026 For me and Altyn, it was as if we opened a new restaurant. We were scared that we were going to lose a lot of loyal clients, because we were closed for so long. 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But it was a little tricky because when we bought the restaurant, we had to change the business name to Russian Tea Time, LLC. But because Russian Tea Time, LLC was new, it didn&#8217;t have a credit history, it didn&#8217;t have any activity in the bank. Due to that small issue, we were denied the PPP loan three times. We also applied to <a href=\"https:\/\/borderlessmag.org\/2021\/07\/08\/as-chicago-reopens-immigrant-restaurateurs-reflect-on-an-unprecedented-year\/\">the Chicago Hospitality Grant Program <\/a>but we were denied that too.<\/p>\n<p>DoorDash had a program that was helping the small restaurants, and they gave us $10,000. But really, for us, we\u2019ve had to survive by ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Altyn: <\/strong>Our building was very helpful. We didn&#8217;t have to pay the rent for a couple months.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enesh:<\/strong> Maybe it was easier to overcome obstacles because the Muchnik family was able to create this family of employees. Our employees have been here for years. We all love each other, we care about each other. It came naturally because most of our staff, they&#8217;re also from post-Soviet countries, and we share the same background and experiences. At work, it&#8217;s like you&#8217;re coming from home, to home. 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Adams St. on July 20, 2021 in Chicago, Ill.. <\/span><span class=\"media-credit\">Photo by Camilla Forte\/Borderless Magazine<\/span><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_69f4dd3689b44\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-2 vc_hidden-sm vc_hidden-xs wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone \"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n<div class=\"wpb_text_column wpb_content_element \" >\n\t<p><strong>Altyn: <\/strong>They understand us. They know how hard it is sometimes. And we understand their position.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enesh:<\/strong> Owning this restaurant is a very unique experience. Vadim [Klara\u2019s son] would tell us stories about how Klara would come down and tell customers the history of the restaurant, what every meal on the menu means, where it comes from, how they cook it. That&#8217;s what me and Altyn did, too.<\/p>\n<p>We could understand the excitement and the love people have for this restaurant, because we love it, too. And buying it from the Central Asian immigrant family that we connected with, we share the same tastes, the same history, the same childhood memories.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Altyn <\/strong>It&#8217;s wonderful. And it&#8217;s amazing how food is something that unites people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Enesh<\/strong>: And it&#8217;s funny how the human brain works. Just the smell of different dishes, it brings up memories of exactly when and how we used to eat it, who made it.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s food. It&#8217;s a completely different language that unites people. If you eat borscht and I eat borscht, that&#8217;s something that we have in common.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>This story was reported with help from the Metro Media Lab, a project of the Medill School at Northwestern University aimed at strengthening journalism in Chicago. It is funded by the Robert R. 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