Foods I Look Forward to Eating in Poland

Mom's Pickles. She pickles so many things. Cucumbers are my favorite.

















Golabki filled with buckwheat, meat and rice and steamed until cabbage leaves fully cling onto the filling. Eaten with cream sauce.







Home Smoked Meats














Boiled Beets. Last year we boiled several kilos. Mom makes two kinds of salad with them.












Potatoes Pancakes. These were made by Dad.













Mom's Apple Cake











Smoked Mackerel. You just peel the meat right off and eat it like a snack.













Pączki sometimes known as Polish donuts. Filled with fruits or cheese.














Pierogi. These were filled with meats.

in addition to the Fête des Lumières

You should check out the Biennale d'Art Contemporain, which will end on the 3rd of January!

For 12 euros you get access to all the Biennale sites throughout Lyon, notably le Musée d'Art Contemporain and La Sucrière. You can start at le Musée, then take a ferry down the Rhône to Bellecour. La Sucrière is within walking distance from Bellecour.

The best thing about d'art contemporain is that sometimes you wind up getting all inspired to "do" something artsy yourself (like posing under a big question mark) :-)

Bizarre...

...is how I would describe last week.

Monday on my way to Part Dieu, a black woman asked me, as we waited for the crossing light, if I was from Madagascar. Her question came so out of the blue that I just had to laugh.

I have been told that I look Latina and Asian before, but never African. I guess her question is understable though...given that she was talking about Madagascar.


On Friday I went to the Noel marché by Perrache with Kendra and Kari and le petit Evan.

We passed by Brasserie George, one of Lyon's landmarks and most loved restaurants. Kari and I talked a bit about it and I remember thinking to myself that I would probably never eat there. I get suspicious of overly-popular establishments (and Kari's experience at BG backs my suspicion).



Well...I found myself sitting at a table at Brasserie George the next day, Saturday night to be exact.

The dinner was a birthday surprise for me from Józef and our Polish-French friends. Four of us got choucroute, Brasserie George's specialty; two got fish. The choucroute and meats were delicious. Can't say the same for the fish.

There was a live band but their music kept on being interrupted. Each time a waiter brought out a dessert with sparking firework for the birthday person the band would switch to Happy Birthday.

At least 20 other people were there celebrating their birthdays. I also got a song and a deliciously creamy crême brulée. MIAM.