It's now headed by Lucy Boyd (daughter of the late Rose Gray of the River Cafe), who has been integral to its success since the beginning.

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No matter that it wasn't authentic, as I later discovered on the banks of the Aragvi River, in a small cafe in Mtskheta, Georgia, where I finally tasted chicken tabaka in its original form.

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Heading west from the park, pick up afternoon treats at New York iconic Zabar's food market (2245 Broadway), and later, as dusk unfolds, meander the serene firefly-flecked Riverside Park amid the Upper West Side's manifold joggers, strollers and dog owners, to the stunning outdoor 79th Street Boat Basin Cafe (W 79th St at the Hudson River) for a huckleberry vodka nightcap.

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