In October 2006, the Royal Thai Cuisine restaurant "Blue Elephant Moscow" celebrated its first anniversary. Enjoying the unique cuisine and interior that makes you feel like you are in a tropical jungle with the sound of the waterfall and aroma of orchids, it is difficult to believe that Moscow used to get along without this restaurant.

It all began with the idea of astonishing Moscow. The owner of the restaurant Milka Kresoja, Serbian by birth and a diplomat by profession, met the representatives of the world-known chain Blue Elephant in London. As a result the project was launched.

"According to Thai philosophy, the elephant is the protector of science, culture and art," says Milka. "And blue is the color of Royal Thai family. Blue Elephant Moscow is the 13th restaurant of Blue Elephant franchise. This year we have done a lot. With the support of the Russian Ministry of Culture, the restaurant held the Days of Thai culture and we were one of the sponsors of The Golden Mask festival. The famous pianist Denis Matsuev presented his album in our restaurant. Andris Liepa and the Bolshoi Theatre together with Anita Tsoi gave an unforgettable performance. The pianist Mikhail Pletnev, conductors Valery Gergiev and Konstantin Orbelyan, singer Maria Gulegina and many high-ranked politicians often visit us. We conducted Russia's first 'female rally' in old cars. Andrei Konchalovsky chose the Blue Elephant restaurant as the location for the closing scene of his latest movie Glamour. On December 5, the restaurant, together with the Embassy of Thailand and Novinsky Passage organized a diplomatic reception for 700 people on the National holiday of the Kingdom of Thailand.

"Several words about Royal Thai cuisine. It is a completely new approach to cooking and a healthy lifestyle in general. Over the centuries of development of Siam's culinary art, the Thai have discovered the secrets of food's influence on a person's body. The restaurant's chefs studied in a special school-Bangkok Cooking School 'Blue Elephant' and have mastered all the intricacies of Thai cuisine.

"It is very nice to be the only such restaurant in Moscow, Russia and even Eastern Europe.

"We have big plans for the future. Please, be prepared to be astonished!"