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How the Coffeehouse Became Tashkent's New Chaikhana"In the East, in the East, what is life without a chaikhana?" goes a well-known song. Yet, as it turns out, even a cultural institution as enduring as the chaikhana can have its successor. After all, the chaikhana was never merely a place to eat and drink. It was a place for conversation, negotiation and community. And as generations change, so do the places where those conversations happen. This is the story of how, in little more than a decade, Tashkent went from instant coffee to specialty coffee... and to something much bigger.Cyrill Grishin#Gastronomy#Ideas & Analysis