U Kucharzy

Restaurant

@. Ossolinskich 7

architect. Henryk and Leander Marconich

finished. 1878

I have to admit that I don't know who is responsible for the interior of U Kucharzy. Probably Magda Gessler, 'the' restauranteur of Warsaw. Henryk and Leander are responsible for the design of Hotel Europejski, and probably the design of the hotel's kitchens, in which the restaurant now functions. So I've give them partial credit for the interior of today's restaurant which opened a few years ago. It was a genius move to locate the restaurant here, it makes the experience of eating theatrical. You can watch your food being prepared. While it is an upscale restaurant you feel relaxed and at home, after all you are in the host's kitchen. There's a maze of rooms and a general chaos as dozens of chefs, apprentices and  waiters run around serving everyone. However the unfinished wood chairs and tables, the white linens and plates, the well-worn white tiles do calm down the rush of people, clanking of pots and haze of smells.