24 February 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESLent: Between the hell and the heaven Monika Brzywczy Magnus Nilsson is one of top representatives of the young generation of Scandinavian chefs, accomplice in the current culinary upheaval which turned all eyes of the gastronomy world to the far North. What is the taste of the North according to his palate? We had a pleasure to ask him in an interview for the new USTA issue. Today his restaurant – Fäviken – has received two Michelin stars, according to the newly published guide dedicated to Scandinavia.
22 February 201612 July 2019 PLACESCoffee on the Swallow’s Tail Monika Brzywczy Watch out! A new café has just opened in Żoliborz! The name of the place “Jaskółka” (English: Swallow) was inspired by the past. For many years a famous barber from Żoliborz, named Jaskółka had his barbershop in the very same location. The interior was designed by the ceramics duo Fenek Kaktus.
15 February 201617 July 2019 PLACES(Polski) USTA na Śląsku Monika Brzywczy “Is Katowice located in a factory? Do polar bears roam the streets?”* We went to see it in the flesh! We discovered a region in the process of transformation, with enormous number of new buildings – massive, institutional, just commissioned. The situation of local gastronomy is also changing dynamically. A half of the places we describe did not exist two years ago. Still, remember that in Silesia sometimes it is just worth to eat in a miners’ cantina.
22 January 201612 July 2019 PEOPLE, PLACESGirls, root and star Monika Brzywczy Once upon a time there were two girls – Elise and Anna. They met, they fell in love, they moved in together and they engaged. They were so wrapped up in their jobs that they did not see each other often, therefore they decided to set up a business together. This is how their restaurant was born and one year later a Michelin star appeared.
17 December 2015 PLACES, EVENTSAcephala Concept Store Monika Brzywczy Is a hybrid of Acephala flagship store, concept boutique carrying meticuosly curated selection of high-end brands and contemporary art gallery.
05 December 201512 July 2019 PLACESBaszta – for the love of veggies Monika Brzywczy Baszta is one of vegetarian restaurants in the centre of Wrocław. In the centre, yet hidden in the courtyard of Market Hall. This quiet place with great ambience was opened one year ago by Jarka Kawałko.
25 September 201512 July 2019 PLACES, EVENTSEat… Silesia! Monika Brzywczy Zjedz sobie Katowice and Zjedz sobie Śląsk are a genuine, sweet guidebooks. In the shape they refer to a box of chocolates. The uniqueness is based not only on the inside. It is a thoughtful composition, designed in every detail.
13 August 2015 PLACESGODny Luj Monika Brzywczy You won’t find here the usual bread, no baguettes, rolls, no cookies or croissants. Nobody cuts here bread on request or sells by weight. But you will learn here the natural and very tasty types: Czeslaw, Luj the first and the second. We visited the bakery studio GODny in Poznan’s Wilda.
21 July 2015 PLACES, EVENTSAUTOGRAPH IN A BOTTLE Monika Brzywczy The combination of beer and coffee is a fashionable trend of modern brewing. Wroclaw’s Browar Stu Mostów just released ART Coffee Milk Dark Lager. Light, refreshing, great beer for the summer, created with an addition of Peruvian Arabica provided by baristas from Czarny Deszcz.
04 July 201512 July 2019 PLACESTri-City GUIDE Monika Brzywczy Instead of going with the crowd of tourists and holidaymakers to chain cafés or restaurants serving fish straight from the freezer, turn your steps to places known only to the insiders. We visited the Tri-City before the season to ask the artist Anna Królikiewicz and other friendly insiders, where you should go - not only for culinary purposes. You can find the whole list in the paper version of our magazine, here only a few places to awake your appetite.
