15 February 2018 PLACESA HOME WITH NO ADDRESS Monika Brzywczy Witkacy had portrayed many of our ancestors. Actually, he used to run his portrait company from here. Our grandparents had multiple artistic connections, mostly with the Sopot artistic environment. The first logo of the shelter was designed by Józefa Wnukowa, the lecturer at the Gdańsk Academy of Fine Arts. Musicians, painters, writers, used to visit the shelter. Dolina Pięciu Stawów (Eng. Five Lakes Valley) inspired numerous works of art. The song by Czesław Niemen „Domek bez adresu” (Eng. “A Home with no Address”) is about our hut, say Marycha and Marta Krzeptowska in an interview for USTA Magazine. Their family for many years had been running Pięć Stawów, the highest-situated mountain shelter in Poland.
04 February 201812 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESJUGGLER, COFFEE, AND KLAUS Monika Brzywczy Żonglerka (eng. Juggler) is a newly opened bistro bar in Krakow’s Salwator district. It is located in a cosy, angular space of a former grocery store. When Julia and Szymon were opening the bistro, they had good wine, good coffee, and slow Saturday breakfast in their minds. They also wanted to revive the social and cultural life of their quarter and do something for their neighbours.
17 January 2018 PEOPLE, PLACESConcrete and absolute Monika Brzywczy End of September. Still intense sunlight is reflected from the Gulf of Angelica. We are staying in Nice to visit the Chanel flower plantations and chat with the brand's nose, Oliver Polge.
30 December 201713 April 2021 PEOPLE, PLACESWARSAW TOP 5 COCKTAIL BARS Monika Brzywczy What makes a good cocktail bar? Serving a good drink is not enough today. The atmosphere, the interior design, the concept and the approach towards the product count as well. We tested a dozen or so Warsaw cocktail bars and we chose five, which stand out from the crowd. Let’s have a drink!
18 December 201717 July 2019 PLACESHarnaś is only one Monika Brzywczy Highly sophisticated, unique flavours of fusion cuisine, highlander's hospitality, and a view behind the window that is breathtaking. Get to know the hotel Harnaś in Bukowina Tatrzańska.
20 November 201712 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESRoyal Stoneware Monika Brzywczy Who knows them knows that Kasia is a master of healthy cocktails, and Marzena believes that porridge is a medicine for all evil. Now the girls decided to join forces and that's how Good Start Deli was created. A tiny place on Poznan Street in Warsaw, which operates from dawn until early afternoon and serves breakfast menu.
04 October 201712 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESTHE ICEMAN DANCES Monika Brzywczy He opened his first restaurant already at the age of 21. René Redzepi and Heston Blumenthal used to cook there. He became a television celebrity, but after few years he resigned. Luckily, he discovered cooking over a fire, which marked his personal style and earned him the Michelin star. USTA paid a visit to Niklas Ekstedt in his restairant in Stockholm.
21 August 201712 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESCOFFEE, PLANTS, AND SPORT Monika Brzywczy This cafe is soaking in flowers. Plants are on the floor and in the windows. Just at the entrance, there is a little jungle with two armchairs hidden inside. You can hide in this green enclave to drink a perfect espresso or an aromatic drip, eat a home-made cake, freshly-baked pain au chocolat or a delicate cheesecake. Or, you can just sit down and read or contemplate. You will also meet there Ani and Kuba – the super-friendly owners of the café. More about USTA's visit to Piece of Cake cafe below.
04 August 201712 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESVegan summer Monika Brzywczy Marysia Przybyszewska, our regular contributor, worshipper of plant-based cuisine, famous for her excellent breakfasts and tales from her internship at Noma has just taken over Youmiko, Warsaw's vegan sushi restaurant. USTA magazine interviewed her about the novelties she plans to introduce in Youmiko's menu.
27 July 201712 July 2019 PLACESDancing anchor Monika Brzywczy There is a new restaurant in Gdańsk! Dancing Anchor is a spacious place, beautifully designed by London’s DeSallesFlint studio, which has just opened in Granary Island.