I was working in the Helmsley Building, a 35-story Beaux-Arts building towering over Grand Central Station. Every morning I’d get off the subway, head straight to the bagel shop for a cinnamon-raisin bagel (with butter) and eat it at my desk with a cup of bad coffee. So, when I … [Read more...]
THE WORLD FARE (CityBeat): Pierogi Truck hauls Polish food to San Diegans
Pierogi Truck is not only the best Polish restaurant in San Diego—it's the only one. There are Russian and Ukrainian restaurants in town, but if you want Polish food and left your matka at home, Pierogi Truck is the only option (for current location see pierogitruck.com). Even if … [Read more...]
CHRISTMAS EVE “WIGILIA:" Pierogi, Golabki and Borscht
It has been said that when a man marries a woman he marries her family too. Less well-recognized is the fact that with her family comes her family's culture. What that has meant for me, perhaps more visibly than anything else, is our annual celebration of the "Wigilia" – Polish … [Read more...]