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Chayham Vostok owner Rustam Lyukhay was born and spent most of his life in Kazakhstan, which borders Uzbekistan to the north. After he moved to Sarasota from Oregon last year, Lyukhay was struck by a lack of restaurants that specialize in central Asian food. He had to drive to Miami to find the Uzbek cuisine he enjoyed. Lyukhay says there s a sizable population of people from Uzbekistan and nearby countries who now live in Sarasota and want to eat the region s cuisine. But the dishes can be complex and difficult for home cooks to get right. That s what prompted him to open the restaurant, which uses family recipes. Lyukhay says many people from the former Soviet Union, Russia and eastern Europe have been coming into the restaurant to try it out. ....