Places to go in Krakow #6: Caffe 4D

7 05 2011

Formerly known as Italia Lody Caffe, the owners have seemingly picked up the current craze in the film and TV world for all things 3D and taken the logically sound, but ultimately nonsensical, step of adopting 4D as part of the name of their cafe.

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Places to go in Krakow #4: Cafe Bambus

29 04 2011

Ever since I discovered the Zupa Bambusowa (a kind of Thai-style spicy soup with chicken and veg), I’ve been a regular visitor to Bambus for both day or evening occasions, for which it serves equally well.

How Bambus looks on a busy day in the Market Square

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Places to go in Krakow #3: Prowincja

24 04 2011

A true Krakow icon, Prowincja and its offshoot next door Nowa Prowincja, have been providing locals and tourists with light lunches, coffee, cake, hot chocolate (the ultra-thick variety seemingly designed to make you more thirsty) and the occasional alcoholic beverage for many a year now and the appeal shows no sign of lessening. They are the twin cylinders of the ul. Bracka coffeehouse engine.

Two peas in a pod- Prowincja nearest the camera, and Nowa Prowincja the other side of the doorway to Cafe Bracka and Pergamin

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Recipe: Chocolate Tiffin

22 02 2011

Chocolate tiffin may be more familiar to you under the less illustrious, but admirably explanatory, names of  ’Chocolate biscuit cake’ or ‘Chocolate fridge cake’.

Just one more piece...

The return of a childhood favourite- a chocolate cake so quick and simple to make it’s untrue, and you don’t even need an oven. What you do need is:

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