To launch the summer issue of Where.ge, the team and around 100 specially invited guests took to the beautiful new Old Tbilisi restaurant of Meama, just up the hill from Meidan Square and set on three cozy but spaciously designed floors in a converted house.
High quality Chelty wine was served alongside everyone's favorite, Teliani Valley, and a delicious Georgian buffet was prepared by Chef Levan Kobiashvili.
"I would like to thank our partners, readers, guest columnists for spending time with us at a wonderful restaurant Meama," said George Sharashidze, WHERE.ge publisher. "Thanks to Meama, we all had the privilege to taste a unique food selection – one of the best Georgian fusions in town! I am really happy that two years since launching, WHERE.ge has become an established brand acknowledged for the most comprehensive, trustful and updated travel tips for tourists, of course thanks to our editorial team! I would like to thank our invited columnists who share their personal travel recommendations to Where.ge readers and make the publication so unique. I also want to express my gratitude to the Georgian National Tourism Administration and Mr. George Chogovadze for the continuous support from the very first issue, and I can promise that we will keep doing our best to provide tourists with the most useful information – be it 8 million or even more!"
After the welcoming speeches and time to eat and mingle, guests were treated to an exclusive raffle with generous prizes provided by sponsors Regus, Voyage tours Georgia, Hotel Porta Caucasus Kazbegi, Bluebird Travel, Sachkhere Gardens Hotel Complex, Erekle II Hotel Kazbegi, Lopota Spa and Resort, Chronograph and he host restaurant, Meama. Prizes ranged from discounts on travel, overnight stays, dinners for two and special gifts.
GEORGIA TODAY spoke to Gary Dunkley, Owners' Representative at the Government of Ras al Khaimah, and Andreas Heidingsfelder, General manager at Sheraton Grand Tbilisi Metechi Palace, to get their take on Where.ge.
“It really hits what is required by the visiting tourists and really gives an insight into Georgia, its culture and everything,” Dunkley told us. “If I was a tourist coming to Georgia, it would be the best magazine to teach me where to go!”
“The fact the magazine comes out every two months is perfect,” Heidingsfelder said. “Whenever I have visitors, I hand them some editions of the magazine and they can find out where they want to go and what they want to see.”
“Where.ge is a central item for us to gift our business delegations and VIP guests with when they arrive to Georgia,” Oliver Regner, Managing Director of DWV (the German Business Association) noted.
Attendees got to enjoy the dulcit tones of the Rustavi 2 "Only Georgian" mega project singing contest winner, Sopho Batilashvili on the roof terrace of Meama. The terrace overlooks the most stunning part of the city, with the Holy Trinity Cathedral and the President's Palace lit up in the distance and the cable car and Mother of Georgia overhead. Unbeatable for a night out!
The restaurant, a combination of European standards and that exotic European-Asian-unique Georgian mix, is now all set to delight guests with their dishes prepared with love and a respect for the historical significance of the setting. And Where.ge is set to keep you informed of where to Go, Stay, Eat, Drink and Buy year-round. Grab YOUR magazine now or keep exploring Where.ge and choose Where You Want to Go Next...
By Katie Ruth Davies