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Archive for October, 2008

31 Oct, 2008

How to survive winter?

Posted by: Michał In: feeeed me!| p for press

The Independent seems to know the answer – eat Polish food. Quite a nice article on rustic Polish food, with a couple of recipes thrown in for good measure.
Clare Rudebeck tries her hand at pierogi and herring salad and seems to be fascinated by a spicy dish called ‘leczo’. I was surprised to see that [...]

30 Oct, 2008

Fact or myth? Dubbing on Polish TV

Posted by: Michał In: fact or myth?

Is Carrie Bradshaw from “Sex and the City” a man? Does Ugly Betty speak like a middle-aged, slightly bored and cynical man? Yes. And yes. If you are in Poland, that is. Let me explain.
I’ve been asked a few times – and heard people talk about – the fact that Polish TV airs foreign shows [...]

28 Oct, 2008

The Daily Telegraph and me

Posted by: Michał In: links| p for press

thePOLSKIblog got a brief mention in the Daily Telegraph – see here. Thanks! Guess I should behave now.
(BTW, Harry de Quetteville writes a good blog there – Global London – devoted to the issue of migration and in this context bemoans – well, almost – the fact that the Polish community might soon shrink rapidly [...]

24 Oct, 2008

Pierogi!!

Posted by: Michał In: feeeed me!

Yum! Probably one of the most popular Polish foods, pierogi is a kind of stuffed pasta, where the stuffing ranges from cottage cheese and spices to mince meat and onions. I was just browsing through my old pictures and came across this one, from a restaurantin Warsaw specialising in traditional Polish fare:

The beverage in the [...]

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23 Oct, 2008

Londyńczycy – EastEnders come to Poland

Posted by: Michał In: p for press

This is supposed to be the biggest production to hit Polish TV in ages. Or possibly ever. “Londyńczycy” (Londoners) is a new soap which debuts on TVP1 (Polish equivalent of BBC1) tonight. It has been heavily promoted all over the country with massive billboards and – judging by how many UK papers have picked up [...]

23 Oct, 2008

The London Meme

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs

I was tagged in Sylwia’s The London Meme post, which means I now need to answer three simple (?) questions, just like many bloggers in London have done before me. So here they come:
1. Top three non-work websites:

Flickr – feeds my photo addiction
DPChallenge – feeds my photo addiction even more
Netvibes.com – not so much a [...]

22 Oct, 2008

Lost in translation

Posted by: Michał In: it's a sign!

I popped into my corner shop the other day on the way back from work and – as my neighbour friend was with me there – I decided to show him the tiny Polish ’section’ there. (Actually, it’s growing fast – they already have three shelves full of Polish food there).
So here we are, standing [...]

21 Oct, 2008

Frieze frame

Posted by: Michał In: bits and bobs| it's a sign!

I went to Frieze Art Fair in Regent’s Park last Saturday and it was quite fun – as always with such things, a bit of a mind-blowing experience. But that’s to be expected from Frieze. What I didn’t expect to see was a Polish newspaper turned into a piece of art.
I came across this piece [...]



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