Before I trained as a chef I lived in Kraków, visiting the milk bars (bar mleczny) with my family and spending my holidays on babcia’s farm. This is the food I grew up on, so start here if you’re new to Polish cooking.
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Soft Polish chałka buns made with butter and full-fat milk, tied into knots, brushed with egg and scattered with sesame.

Radishes, carrots and beetroot from the allotment fermented in a 3.5% brine with garlic and ginger, in a Chinese water-seal jar. No…

Frozen blueberries, strawberries and blackberries under a sweet, crunchy topping, and a proper egg yolk custard to pour over the top.

Polish curd cheese from two ingredients and no rennet. Two litres of milk, a bottle of kefir, and the one temperature that…

Silky roasted butternut squash soup with deep, caramelised flavour. Easy, freezer-friendly and simple to make vegan.

Chelsea buns shaped the night before and left to prove in the fridge, so in the morning they only need to warm…
I grew up on Polish home cooking and never really left it behind. Here I share the dishes my family made (pierogi, żurek, kotlety, jars of ogórki kiszone) alongside the global flavours I’ve fallen for over the years.
Every recipe is tested in my own kitchen and written so you can actually cook it. No fuss, just good food to share.
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