Well,you could have a week where the managment are all german,then one where they are all russian,then the following week have the local russian steak house take over by force ...........
Seriously though,expand your thoughts a tad mate. So this place is going to be aimed at British nationals living in Sheffield that want a taste of Poland. A sort of Murphski's theme place? Traditionaly Polish,a toughy,depends on peoples tastes really,bars,cafes etc are many and varied in Poland as are traditions and styles.
The restaurant will be based in Sheffield, UK, and the aim of the restaurant is to give brits an understanding of polish traditions and culture
I think that this will be difficult to do on a daily basis. I think that the most you can hope for is to cook traditional Polish dishes daily.
There are, of course many traditions and customs but I don't think you can apply them to daily living. More likely that they would be "special occasions".
However, plenty threads here about culture and of course, recipes.
lots of rich southern students with naff all to spend daddies money on? Seriously,Go to the consulate,I think its up near the SU,might be the road the english lit dept has lots of buildings in.....definatly online anyway,Im sure they will help you.
It is not (at least yet) a British thing to eat Polish food. Not that I'm aware of. Such tastes need to be nurtured - start small would be my advice.
If there is something that could be prepared and sold from a market stall - nice foody smells wafting through the marketplace - that must be the best way to get people to give it a try.
Firstly, it is self-advertising - the sight, the smell, seeing people outside eating the stuff. Secondly, it is a lot less expensive than a permenant building which is a much higher risk. Thirdly, it is the sort of thing that can be easily aimed at anyone.
But you would need to find the right kind of Polish food that can be sold in this way. Actually, this sounds like too good an idea to give away, especially after the Chinese noodle stall disappeared from my local market.
another one in Sheffield where will this one be located ?
the restaurant won't actually be build its my final major project for university. but i am pretending that the restaurant will be on west st in the city center because there are already a number of bars and restaurants in this area and the transport links are really good.
it is becoming more popular, but thats mostly amongst those who have some Polish connections and the more adventurous types. Its never gonna take over Fish n Chips or Doner Kebabs as the staple diet. :) All the Polish restaurants Ive been to here seem to serve up the same type of food that you can get in jars in the supermarkets, such as Bigos, Golabki etc.. I dont think much of it is freshly made here.
That's good stuff. I just started eating it here. We have a new Indian rest. and it's so good.
I'm sure if a PL restaurant would open in the UK you can find a few good homestyle cooks. I think it would get business especially from the PL ppl and like sapphire say's ppl with PL interests.
curry is fantastic food - i once blagged free curries in paris's best curry houses thanks to a bbc card - all for research purposes you understand ;-)
ive thought about openning a peirogi restaurant where they are served with different sauces from all over the world - a combination of culinary cultures... obviously curry would be on the menu...
The only problem I have about a Polish restaurant in a foreign country that relies on its polish community for success is that the average polish family eats in more than they eat out.
Hopefully your community is into cultural foods, otherwise it’s a tough business to get into, I know 2 or 3 small polish restaurants that failed in my city… Mind you it’s a city of only 100,000 people.
