Czech Stuffed Potato Dumplings
Stuffed dumplings are another variety of delicious Czech savory dumplings and they're a real soul food. Let's learn how to make them, recipe included! (more…)
Author: Petra
Unusual Beer in Prague – Gose, Lambic, Berliner Weisse…
One of the reasons why the Czech Republic is a popular tourist destination is its beer. There are many brands and the beverage is usually cheap. You might know famous Czech beer brands and maybe…
Hrusice, the village from drawings by Josef Lada
Just 22 km southeast from Prague there's a village that could be like thousand other small sleepy villages. Except it's not. It's Hrusice, the birthplace of the legendary Czech illustrator and writer Josef Lada. Several…
Legendary Czech Actresses, vol. 1
They were the stars of Czech cinematography, they enchanted everyone with their talent and beauty. Although they are gone, their names will be well-known to generations after them. Here are some of the legendary Czech…
Večerníček – Czech bedtime stories
Večerníček is one of the most famous Czech TV characters. This little guy has been helping kids with their evening routine for generations. (more…)
Czech Humor – How to Enjoy and Survive It
Czech humor is limitless. Czechs laugh at anything and like there's no tomorrow. Their unique and often ironic sense of humor helped them survive very dark periods of their history. So come and have a…
Játrové knedlíčky – liver dumplings
Liver dumplings or in Czech játrové knedlíčky are an essential for a delicious Czech beef broth (hovězí vývar). Learn to make the best ones and bring your broths to another level. (more…)
Cheese Dumplings with Mashed Strawberries
I believe that almost every Czech person who used to visit their grandma in chalupa (house in the countryside) has nostalgic memories of this meal. Many of us know the fruit dumplings of our grandmothers and…
Unique Postcards to Fund Museum of Alfons Mucha
Ivančice, the hometown of the world-renown Art Nouveau painter Alfons (Alphonse) Mucha decided to fund the reconstruction of Mucha's memorial museum with unusual scratch-off postcards. (more…)
On this day in 1621: Old Town Square Execution
It was the 21st June of 1621 and the 27 leaders of the Bohemian Revolt against Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor (house of Habsburg) were awaiting their execution at the Old Town Square of Prague.…