Eating for exams!

Eating for exams!

This title is taken from article read on BBC. The exams are nearer and nearer. In the past, particularly I remember my first session. It was so stressful. I was sitting at the desk till 3 am. I was drinking another cup of coffee or energeticist. After couple of days I was a wreck. Over time I learned that it's not good way, especially for my body and mind also. I'm the type of person who likes to sleep, otherwise I'm nervous. Now, I try to sleep at least 7 hours, this also applies to the time of exams. I drink Yerba Mate and eat nuts. :)
A few days ago I came across nice article.  It presents some useful advices during exams. 10 top products for four brain: wholegrains, oily fish, blueberries, tomatoes, pumpkin seeds, broccoli, sage and nuts.


I f you want read more, there are more useful information about every single product:

http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/10-foods-boost-your-brainpower
http://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/eating-exams

The Hundred-Foot Journey

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Another film I ve'seen during the holidays is The Hundred-Foot Journey. It's a little in similar topic as the previous film. Cultural differences and transcultural understanding... I think it's great family movie solution. Idealistic, but very funny and pleasant. For me, it was important that Helen Mirren played the main role, wonderful actress with so many faces. Besides, theme of the kitchen is always attracting, so it was a lot of fun watching this film. 

Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?

Hi,

Happy new year!

During the holidays, I always forget about such mundane matters as the blog. :)

I was eating, resting and watching movies! Today I would recommend you one.

If you haven't seen it, you have to do it soon.

I'm talking about : ''Serial (Bad) Weddings'' ( french: ''Qu'est-ce qu'on a fait au Bon Dieu?'' ).

Firstly, film gained enormous fame in France. The film attracted over 200,000 viewers just on the first day! In France...ok, in other European countries also, but there's one problem. UK doesn't belong to them. To say nothing about USA...The film has been rejected by film distributors (american and british) who deem it politically incorrect and possibly racist!

I've watched it and I can say that I don't see there nothing extreme. But, maybe you have a different opinion? Watch and tell me.  

interview

There is a fragment of interwiev with W.M. Amaro. Seems to me very intriguing. Maybe you want to read?


Describe your culinary philosophy in 5 words...
Nature, science, seasonality, creativity, honesty

How did you feel when you were awarded your first Michelin star?

It was a dream come true, after 22 years of working in the kitchen, as well as being a historical moment, as it was Poland's first Michelin star. Most importantly, Polish cuisine joined the family of great cuisines around the world and a new era was begun for Polish chefs...

What is your greatest insipiration?
Naturs in my major inspiration. I go foraging, hunting and fishing, as they allow me to have my mind and senses open to absorb as much as possible - I call it the art of observing nature. My food tells the whole story about what I observe.

What three things would you take to a desert island?
Knife, a fishing rod and a Bible


from: http://www.four-magazine.com/articles/139/modest-amaro

Wojciech Modest Amaro

This post will be dedicated to Wojciech Modest Amaro once again. But this time I will presente some facts about his person, his life and career.

Amaro is, next to Kurt Scheller, world-renowned polish chef and restaurateur. He was born 12 February in 1972 in Sosnowiec. He has graduated electronic technical school. However, he went to Great Britain and got a job in a restaurant. He practiced with chefs such as Alain Ducasse, Yannick AllenAbout, Ferran Adrià. In 2008, awarded by the International Academy of Culinary title "Chef de L'Avenir".

Then in 2011, he opened a restaurant Atelier Amaro in Warsaw, who in 2013 as the first restaurant in Poland, has been awarded a famous Michelin star. For this moment, this is the only polish restaurant to boast such an accomplishment. Amaro is more and more known in the world. He gets numerous invitations from whole world.

He is the author of two books: Nature and Polish cuisine Polish and Cuisine twenty-first century, which in 2010 was awarded the Grand Prix at the International Academy of Gastronomy in Paris.

I have both of them. Ofcourse they are special and traditional, but many products are almost unknown for me. However the beautiful edition of these books (photography, styling, wheel, paper) compensates me this difficulty. That's more album than a book from which I draw my daily inspiration.

In next post I'll tell a little about Amaro's philosophy. Why he cooks, where he searches ideas etc.

   

Let's eat an apple!

Let's eat an apple!

Apples are full of benefits. I love this fruit. We are lucky beggar, because Poland is capital of this plant. We have so many varieties of this fruit. Every Saturday, when I go on the market I can't control my desire to buy a few kilos. Immediately I have multitude of ideas how to prepare something delicious. I bake them with raisins and nuts. And I don't have any remorse, because it's healthy, full of vitamins, pectins and antioxidants.

In the margin, have you ever heard about that proverbe "An apple a day keeps the doctor away"?