Archive for the ‘Beverages’ Category

Bambus in Tkalčićeva

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007

There might not be a better way to spend a night in Zagreb than by sitting in one of the many cafes of Tkalčićeva Ulica with a glass of bambus, lazily watching the beautiful people of Croatia's capital city stroll by. But what is "bambus", you ask? I'll get to ...

The Tart O’ The Bog

Tuesday, November 21st, 2006

When I decided that I did not, after all, feel compelled to make fresh cranberry and tangerine relish, I made fresh cranberry and tangerine juice instead. It's quite excellent to be reunited with my juicer; I've missed her so. The insistent centrifugal whir of her thousand tiny steel teeth stirs ...

On Sausage Pond

Saturday, September 23rd, 2006

Plant yourself at a table under a canopy of giant umbrellas in Zagreb's Cvjetni Trg on a cool, sunny Saturday afternoon and you'll understand why sitting and drinking coffee for hours is the national pastime in Croatia. The coffee is strong, the conversation is light and the people are beautiful. ...

Buffet Upstairs, Band in the Basement

Thursday, May 18th, 2006

After ice cream from Vincek, I walked with Kornelija to her hiking club’s weekly meeting. It was held on the second floor of a multi-purpose building near Glavni Kolodvor that operates as a sort of community center with two independently owned cafes on the first floor. There was some work ...