It is true that the State Department begged U.S. citizens to avoid traveling abroad because of the overall effect on COVID-19. So what can you do instead?
My recommendation is to make a stop at Little Poland in New Britain, Connecticut. If you live in New England, for example, you can drive smoothly to and from the state of Connecticut, and “Little Poland” can offer you the European vibe you might not find anywhere else. (For a list of state citizens who cannot enter Connecticut, click this site 🙂
(Total transparency: my first call is Karpowicz, I am completely of Polish origin and I have never met a pirogi that I liked).
Bill Moore, president and CEO of the British Chamber of Commerce, gently presented me with an exclusive interview for Forbes.com on “Little Poland,” a special domain of New Britain, which geographically includes about a square mile. “It’s a small, eclectic neighborhood,” Moore said. “It’s full of restaurants, churches, delicatessens and shops,” he said. “It’s a gem in the center of New Britain … It’s a day of laughter.”
Indeed, you will also find jewelry stores, travel agencies, and even a barber.
A small context: in the late 19th century, Polish immigrants prepared to reach New Britain in large numbers to start a new life through the city’s many factories. As a result, in 1930, a quarter of the population of the city of Polish descent. Most settled in and around the Broad Street neighborhood near the Sacred Heart Church and created homes and businesses that created a strong cultural, social, and devoted community.
In fact, the domain is famous. President Reagan visited him in 1988, and last fall, Polish President Andrzej Duda visited him in September 2019, and “another 4,000 people came here to welcome him,” Moore said.
In 2008, new Britain officially designated Broad Street as Little Poland. Residents feel that this small component of the United States is like in Europe. Today, New Britain has the largest Polish population of all Connecticut cities, and Little Poland is a bustling ethnic enclave that welcomes visitors to Connecticut and elsewhere.
Little Poland makes sure to keep Old World culture alive while following existing trends. He even keeps his own Facebook page and Twitter account.
I recently had the thrill of visiting one of little Poland’s most important places: the Roly Poly bakery, where you can find almost everything Polish, from mythical Polish dill pickles to paczki (donuts). The owner, Remi Szupryczynski, gave me an exclusive interview, in which he told me about everything-Roly-Poly.
First, “roly poly” is a British word that applies to stuffed cakes, in the United States it may refer to slightly obese people. Mr. Szupryczynski laughed and told me. “We paczki every day with seven other flavors, for $1.60 each.” I find it very difficult to maintain my form, when every thing is so fresh. You just can’t go without biting. “
And he praises the bakery’s homemade rye bread, which is one of its best sellers: “You can eat part of a loaf of bread alone without problems.” It’s paradise … The bakery and rye bread are what attracts consumers to the store. »»
Roly Poly, an on-site bakery, offers a wide variety of other products. You can buy products, beer, groceries, cosmetics, cold cuts, hot dishes, family products and dairy products, as well as baked goods, and all from Poland. “We are the largest Polish store on the East Coast,” he told me. “We new York vendors care about everything.” In fact, the shop is a real lollapalooza, or deserve to say, “Poland-palooza” of everything that is Polish.
But it is the award-winning bakery that brings Polish and non-Polish back to the region. Paczki (pronounced “punch-ki”) comes in seven other flavors, such as apricot pudding, rose (a classic Polish ingredient), blackcurrant, strawberry, raspberry, plum and nature. There are a multitude of hot dishes almost as big as Krakow itself: you can enjoy pierogi (cheese, cranberry, sauerkraut and potato and cheese), as well as golabki (meat combined with rice and wrapped in cabbage), salads (10 on weekends), soups like potato and chicken, and this family favorite, the bortsch.
Whatever you do, get a bottle of the remarkable Bacik dill and garlic pickles for $3.29 consistent with the pot. “They’re the best,” Szupryczynski says.
You can also locate a multitude of Polish cosmetics that are so affordable.
There is also a small café so you can buy your food on site.
After that, you move on to the award-winning Staropolska restaurant, which received excellent reviews at the New York Times in 2013. At the time, his writer, Rand Richards Cooper, called the restaurant “a Polish home-cooked dinner.” costs that defy all competition, “and it was observed that “the amounts are huge.” The place to eat belongs to Margaret Malinowski and her husband Bogdan (who is the chef), and she told me that Staropolska has won several kinds of honors and awards. One of the most popular dishes is the Polish dish of cabbage stuffed with $22, bipass (stew), kielbasa, potato pancakes and pirogi, with a wonderful salad. You can also locate a multitude of delicious Polish soups, such as classic cooled beetroot, barley, cucumber and cold fruit if it is European. On Saturdays, the place to eat offers pickle soup, which is also very popular. Malinowski also urges consumers to take a look at sorrel soup, which she says is very popular. Staropolska means ‘old Poland’ and its motto is, in English, ‘You come here like at Mom’s house’.
In fact, on June 19, Michelin published its 39th edition of “The Major Cities of Europe” and, for the first time, a place to eat in the country, Krakow, Poland, received a star. His call is Bottiglieria 1881. Actually, it will be crowded when Poland opens its tourism to the United States. As indicated in Eater.com.
Wherever you dine, in authentic Poland or in Little Poland, it should be “pyszne”, delicious.
And it’s up to you if you ever take part in a paczki contest. (Registration according to Thrillist is 23 cakes in 15 minutes).
Na Zdrowie! (For your health!)
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Debbi K. Kickham is the former editor-in-chief of Robb Report mag magazine – “The Millionaire’s Magazine” – and has largely covered the luxury market, writing mostly
Debbi K. Kickham is the former editor-in-chief of Robb Report magazine, “The Millionaire’s Magazine,” and has largely covered the position of the luxury market, writing about everything from Asprey to Zegna. In addition, she has been a professional luxury journalist for 25 years, from all over the world from Boston to Bora Bora. Debbi covers the hotel and hotel industry, luxury cruises, spas, style, good looks and wellness, airlines, recommendations and more, and has also written a great-selling and good-looking eBook called The Globetrotter’s Get-Gorgeous Guide, www.gorgeousGlobetrotter. Com. He has given the impression in publications as varied as USA Today, CBS This Morning, Shape Magazine and PeterGreenberg.com. As a professional communicator, Debbi also co-wrote the Boston Globe’s sales success, Off The Wall Marketing Ideas, which teaches him everything he has learned at Harvard Business School. Debbi writes for national and foreign magazines, newspapers and internet sites around the world. She is world in her Capri Canfora sandals, with her beautiful carry-on luggage, her Jet Set Candy charm bracelet and satin pillowcase, and she has never met a bungalow on stilts she didn’t like. However, her favorite position to make a stop is in her husband Bill’s inner embrace. You can send an email to Debbi to [email protected]. Follow her on Twitter on @SATWgal. Your FB page is Globetrotter’s Get-Gorgeous guide.