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In this insightful gem, journalist and life coach Wanda Hennig writes wisely, hilariously and sometimes poignantly about sex and food; living for three-and-a-half years at the San Francisco Zen Center; moving solo from one continent to another; meditation; creative mindfulness strategies and more. Cravings: A Zen-inspired memoir about sensual pleasures, freedom from dark places, and living and eating with abandon (Say Yes Press). Edition Two (Mouth Orgasm edition) published August 2017 (ISBN 9780996820523 paperback; ISBN 9780996820523 eBook).

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Assignation with An Assassination

August 5, 2018 – 2:20 am
Pod Baranem berry mousse cheesecake, vodkas

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Life’s a FroBlog for Warsaw Foodie blogger Joanna Mroz

November 12, 2017 – 12:57 pm
At Kieliszki na Próżnej wine kitchen in Warsaw with Joanna Mróz.

Warsaw is rich in culinary luminaries. One of them is Joanna Mróz, prolific founder-author of Poland’s popular food blog, FroBlog, “FRO” being the acronym for Fine Restaurants Only. She is also co-founder of Warsaw Foodie, which follows and comments on Warsaw’s culinary scene. We nibbled on small plates and swilled some good wine with Poland’s top restaurant blogger at Warsaw wine kitchen Kieliszki na Próżnej where she shared stories of food trends, changes, successes and more.

Elixir Dom Wodki pairs vodka and Polish nouvelle cuisine

September 27, 2017 – 6:27 am
Art on a plate.

Vodka is the most popular drink in Poland. Twenty years ago (during and immediately after the Soviet era) people were drinking shots, to get drunk. Now, they’re back to vodka for flavor, appreciation and enjoyment, says Pawel Matczak, our host at Dom Wódki in Warsaw, the first restaurant in the world to do menu pairings with vodka.

Poland: a six-day culinary-cultural study tour

September 26, 2017 – 7:19 am
Łazienki Park Warsaw

Would I like to join a study tour of Poland in the event of their being one? “Is the Pope a Catholic?” pops, appropriately I would say, to mind. A couple of months later the formal invite comes via a heavily accented voice on my cellphone. The itinerary is still being planned but she can tell me the duration of the tour will be six days. In October, same month as my previous visit. “Poland’s golden autumn.”

Travel to Poland: Krakow, Chef Adam and Ed Red

November 22, 2015 – 12:08 pm
Chef Adam Chrząstowski

Chef Adam Chrząstowski is reviving Polish culinary traditions at Ed Red restaurant in Krakow. “We try to respect the whole animal. Our restaurant is dedicated to meat,” he told the author. Ed Red was the first restaurant in Poland to dry-age their steaks, all the meat comes within 100km. Local products and reeducating palates are among the charming and well-traveled chef’s culinary passions.

Travel to Poland: 7 Krakow culinary highlights

October 23, 2015 – 10:36 pm
Winemaker Gorscy raises a toast to the fledgling Polish wine industry.

Poland is enjoying a culinary renaissance. Krakow is Poland’s favorite destination with tourists. Travel writer Wanda Hennig meets top Polish chef Adam Chrząstowski, is introduced to Poland’s fledgling wine industry and lists 7 Krakow culinary highlights including the legendary Pod Baranem restaurant, the Benedictine Abbey in Tyniec, lovely Lanckorona, Carp Valley and lunch in the Wieliczka Salt Mine.

Travel to Poland: Gravely Grajewo

July 3, 2015 – 8:25 am
Grajewo cemetery.

Wanda Hennig blogs about her month-long ‘roots’ trip to Poland.
Positively Poland: Two
“We should take early breakfast and drive to Grajewo …

Travel to Poland: Welcome to Warsaw

January 4, 2015 – 8:06 am
Warsaw Old Town and the iconic mermaid.

Culinary travel and feature writer Wanda Hennig, the daughter of a Pole, goes to Poland to explore her roots. She starts her trip and her blog in Warsaw.