#FOOD
Did you already try W-Zka (wuzetka), Warsaw’s signature cake?
Like Vienna or New York, the city of Warsaw also has its own “official cake”. According to an urban legend, the W-Zka is supposed to honor the East-West (Wschód-Zachód, or W-Z) route which you now use to get from subway station Ratusz Arsenał to the Old Town (Stare Miasto). The fact is that wuzetka (voo-zet-kah) was invented at the time of construction of the W-Z Route. After World War II, Poland was a communist state. The new government, which by definition was against religion, aimed to create new, secular rituals that would counterbalance the existing Catholic traditions – so to have a cake to commemorate a road opening did not seem the least bit bizarre at the time! So what is Wuzetka? Andrzej Blikle, owner of the oldest patisserie in Warsaw, explains: It’s sponge-cake that has been seeped in chocolate, covered with chocolate icing with a layer of whipped cream inside. Be sure to try it yourself. Below is the address our favorite pastry shop (run by the daughter-in-law of Poland’s ice-cream tycoon) where they seem to be the biggest and tastiest. Smacznego!
Where: Cukiernia Marta Grycan (Marta Grycan’s Pastryshop), ul. Nowolipki 12
Map: click to open
When: daily, 10AM-7PM
How much: 5,50 PLN for a wuzetka
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#EXHIBITION
Photographic tale about polish gentry of the Second Polish Republic
50 photograph’s displayed at The History Meeting House comes from the private collecton of Adam and Jadwiga Czartoryski’s. Family portrait’s, landscapes, photostories depicts the atmosphere of high aristocracy’s life of the prewar period. In the Second Polish Republic gentry had a strong position and great parts of the country were owned by noble families. It has changed mainly as the result of the land reform carried out by the communist government- the land were parceled and members of gentry impoverished or decided to leave the country. See the images of the last generation of people raised in the realities of the old world.
Where: The History Meeting House, ul. Karowa 20
Map: click to open
When: Tue-Fri 10am-8pm Sat-Sun 11am-8pm
How much: Free admission
Details: click here
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#CONCERT
Hip Bach
Marcin Masecki could arguably be considered a punk of the piano – his unconventional playing yielded him quite a following among Warsaw’s young and hip. Tonight, he pairs up with Mikołaj Pałosz to play the most classic composer of them all – Johann Sebastian Bach. Listen to his Gamba Sonatas in the city’s quirkiest building. Highly recommended!
Where: Cafe Kulturalna to the left of the main entrance to the Palace of Culture and Science
Map: click to open
When: 9 PM on Tuesday, February 24th
How much: 20 PLN
Details: click here
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