Shabbat dinner: The flavors of Old Warsaw
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What dishes did the residents of prewar Warsaw eat? What flavors did dominate in people’s homes, restaurants and cafés? Discover the culinary heritage of Old Warsaw and listen to family stories.
- 16 May (Friday), 8PM, BUY A TICKET →
- Venue: POLIN Museum main hall
- Ticket price: 330 PLN
- Tickets available at the POLIN Museum ticket desk or online
- Limited space: 50 guests
- No translation from Polish provided in the course of the evening
The evening at POLIN Museum is an invitation to a world that is no more—to Old Warsaw whose flavors have not entirely disappeared, kept alive in family stories and recipes. Dishes inspired by prewar recipes, forming a bridge between tradition and modern-day interpretation, will be served at the Shabbat table. The menu will be available in both meat and vegetarian versions. The food will be accompanied by wine, also alcohol-free, selected by sommelier Katarzyna Federowicz.
Imagine Warsaw where kitchen was at every home’s heart, and smells and flavors formed a record of everyday life. Restaurants, cafés and people’s apartments were bustling with social life and a Shabbat table was not just a place to share a meal but also a space to tell stories about the family, the world and people’s dreams.
Let us travel back in time and recreate the ambience of prewar Jewish Warsaw. What flavors and aromas are associated with prewar cuisine? Nela Rubinstein and Batsheva Singer will be our guides in this journey in time.
Nela, wife of the great pianist Artur Rubinstein, was the author of legendary recipes, and above all a master in recreating flavors of prewar Warsaw. We owe it to her that the cuisine of Old Warsaw is more than mere memory—it has turned into a tale which you can experience with all your senses.
Batsheva, mother of Nobel-winning Yiddish writer Isaac Bashevis Singer, ruled in the kitchen at the family home on Krochmalna Street—a safe haven for the family, a place of meetings and lively conversations at the Shabbat table.
Nela’s and Batsheva’s family tales revolving around cuisine will be retold by Katarzyna Jankowska, an expert in Jewish cuisine and history.
At the end of the meal, each guest will receive a surprise gift thanks to which the joy of Shabbat dinner will continue long into the evening.
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