Our Artisan Brigade

ByBarbara Scrivens

On one side of the marble table, Bronia Brooks crimped pierogi with her usual artistic perfection. Next to her, Janek Lis proved he is indeed a master of the pierogi production line. On the other side of the table, our two pasta rollers, Anna Swain and our kitchen leader, Anna Biegańska, prepared the first batches…

Housekeeping in Poland

ByBarbara Scrivens

(from the Sun newspaper in Auckland, 27 July 1927, author unnamed.) A Polish woman is more than a cook. She is a born connoisseur of good foods, a “gastronome” in the truest sense of the word. If she lives in the country, she scorns shops and stores—they are good for providing raw materials only. The…