Many restaurants are making the most of the season, as described in this week’s rundown of fall menus and events around town. The Festival of Tastes, organized by Alakarte.cz, is also celebrating fall flavors, for the second year in a row. Starting yesterday and running through Nov. 20, restaurants in Prague, Brno, Liberec and Mariánské [...]
As if the town of Mělník, the beautiful, wine-producing regional capital for Central Bohemia, needed much more going for it. Just an hour north of Prague, the town is a great day trip, is the gateway to the stunningly beautiful Kokořin National Park, and now it has Buffalo American Restaurant, a friendly place just off [...]
This should be the last post about pizza for a while, as much as I love it. Although it’s also about pasta. After hearing about Pepe Nero’s pizza party, I thought I’d check it out for a review. And here are the pictures. In this week’s issue, I review the new Brevnov branch of Pepe [...]
People often joke about how difficult it is to be a vegetarian in Prague, but if that’s the case, it must seem even harder to be a vegan here in meat lover’s paradise. Thankfully, times are changing, dining and shopping options are expanding, and now, thanks to Prague-based writer Martina Čermáková, there’s a new cookbook [...]
As Drew Barrymore’s character in the film “Donnie Darko” explains to the titular character, the phrase “cellar door” is considered to be one of the most beautiful constructions in the English language, due to its lovely sound. Well, I would put forth another one that rings like magic to my ears: pizza party. I love [...]
There are certainly specific smells that permeate the city come summer, and most of them are not nice. Granted, we’ve had a bit of a cool patch recently, but there’s still hope yet for a return to seasonal temperatures, and hopefully nothing too far above that. It may be easy to grumble about these dark, [...]
I’d been meaning to visit Artisan for ages. It opened in Mala Strana just over two years ago, and since then I’ve read a multitude of praise about the restaurant. I found myself in its Ujezd neighborhood recently to review Cafe Lounge, and I remembered that I must make another trip over specifically to go [...]
A country’s street meats are a good testament to the quality of its cuisine, and Czech street meats have made leaps and bounds in recent years. Before, all one could hope to find at a festival or a park were gristly, greasy sausages of perhaps several variations, and although it’s possible to feel a certain [...]
Sbarro’s, Top of Tesco and a new French bakery.
Smoothies are a great invention. They are a fast way to get a dose of energy-boosting sugar and a quick fix for those relentless, scorching-hot days in Prague that are bound to be upon us soon, the type of day where the juxtaposition of cobblestones and close building fronts makes for a veritable kiln experience. [...]