Br(u)no: Cooking Czech Food
Cookbooks come in all shapes and sizes and styles. But YouTube videos, like those created by former Brno-resident Simon Miller, may give you the confidence to actually cook a favorite…
Czech AnecJoetal: Buy & Tell!
Among the many delights of Brno-based social media you can find numerous groups devoted to the sale of second-hand stuff. The beauty of second-hand shopping is that every item has…
Brno Chef Lifts Top Vegan Food Award
Pavla Drlíková from the Die Küche Restaurant in Brno has won the CZK 50 000 prize for the tastiest plant based dish 2020. Second place was taken by Růžena Smolenová…
Br(u)no: So What is Your (Conspiracy) Theory?
So What is Your (Conspiracy) Theory? Title image: Stock image / Freepik. This week has seen the tightening of restrictions to slow the spread of the coronavirus. First they came…
Br(u)no: The Start of Three (Difficult) Weeks
Photo: A week's worth of shopping. Credit: KB / BD. If you are like me then, while you wait in the supermarket checkout line, you surreptitiously check what the shopper…
Four of the Best Taquerias in Brno
There’s no need to wait to visit Mexico before having your first taco experience, they are right here under your nose! Mexican restaurants have taken Brno by storm with their…
Br(u)no: State of Emergency X Pandemic Fatigue
Photo credit: Freepik / For illustrative purposes. My friend recently told me a funny story. A friendly couple whom he had never met came up to him and stuck out…
Czech AnecJoetal: How I Didn’t Learn Czech
As most expats in the Czech Republic soon realise, picking up the local language is no walk in the park, with fiendishly complex grammar and seemingly unpronounceable letters lurking around…
Br(u)no: The Sequel Has Begun
Photo credit: KJB / Brno Daily. I am generally a positive person. People tell me that I look annoyed most of the time but, inside, I am usually thinking about…
Five of the Best Pizzerias in Brno
There are not so many places to get the true taste of Italian pizza in Brno. If you have been missing great pizza, that may just be because you haven’t…