The 3rd year of the Prague Candy Festival will take place at Pragovka, from 10 to 19, near to the underground station Kolbenova (line B). You can taste chocolate, cakes, cupcakes, macarons, pralines, muffins, raw desserts, cake pops, biscuits, hot chocolate, ice cream, sweet drinks, coffee and other delicacies. In addition to that, you can be looking forward to accompanying programme, plenty of attractions for both kids and adults, live baking and cake decorating. There will be a unique festival currency, called kendíky („candies“). One kendík = CZK20. You can buy more kendíks at the venue. The entrance fee is CZK350 at pre-sale; CZK400 at the venue. The entrance ticket includes 10 kendíks, a raffle ticket, and the accompanying programme. Children smaller than 130 cm pay no entrance fee. Author: red
In the heart of Prague will appear a new cultural pop-up market called Manifesto, combining design boutiques, bookshops, street food stalls and more, created in the long-awaited space at Prague Masaryk Station. The site will open on June and will remain for about two years. Non-profit reSITE creators have been inspired by similar projects located in world capitals (such as Boxpark in London). Manifesto will feature hip bars, restaurants, ice cream stands, burger joints, as well as booksellers and a design boutique. The temporary market will also have an accompanying cultural program, including screenings, concerts, theatrical presentations, DJs, and more. “We think that Prague deserves a place similar to what you can find in London, Taipei, Lisbon and other big cities,” explains Martin Barry, chief of reSITE, the company behind the project. The main goal is to revitalize the area adjacent to Na Florenci street, close to Masaryk’s railway station. Temporary installation will be inside containers. The land, which now serves as a parking lot mainly for postal vehicles, was bought by Penta group from Czech Railways. Penta plans to build a hotel, which would then be connected to Na Florenci Street by way of planned roofing over Masarykovo nádraží where the main part of...
Spring is here at last and it’s time to get out in the sunshine and see what’s going on in town. The next couple of months have lots happening around the city, not least of which are a number of events of prime gastronomical significance to Prague’s cultural life. On 22 April, Streetfood Festival Holešovice will be held as always at Cross Club and promises to be a cross-continental celebration of international street food. You can taste foreign street food, for example, galettes and pancakes, meatloaf in a bun, hamburgers, pizza, tacos, falafel, sandwiches, soups, as well as sushi or Pho, or improving local street food. Entry is free and the myriad vendors have more-than-reasonable prices. More information on Facebook here Author: red
Paul McNulty, an American living in Divišov, about 40km southeast of Prague, is one of the most highly respected builders working today. Since 1998, more than 200 copies of fortepianos played by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, or Frederic Chopin have left the house in the village of Divišov. “Authenticity. There can be no other purpose in replicating these instruments,” said their builder, Paul McNulty, a 64-year-old American of Irish descent. The first pianos, made by Bartolomeo Cristofori about 300 years ago, were named pianoforte or fortepiano (soft-loud or loud-soft) because, unlike the harpsichord, they could play both soft and loud, with the dynamic controlled by the player’s touch. The only other keyboard instrument, with such touch control was the clavichord, whose overall sound was considered too soft for use in concert. His entire house is packed with copies of pianos originally made by Johann Andreas Stein, Jean-Louis Boisselot or Mozart’s piano builder, Anton Walter. McNulty produces between 10 and 15 pianos each year, spending 800 to 6,000 hours on each instrument, whose prices start at 30,000 euros (US$37,043) apiece, lifetime warranty included. McNulty moved to the Czech Republic in 1995 via the Netherlands, in search of quality spruce logs for his instruments....
The Letná Park will host this major beer event, featuring more than 150 different kinds of beer by large, midsize and small Czech breweries. Combine that with traditional Czech meats, charcuterie and freshly baked goods offered by smiling servers wearing traditional folk costumes – a veritable paradise of Bohemian pleasures. The atmosphere of the largest restaurant in Bohemia with 10,000 seats wouldn’t be complete without stylish service in Czech costumes. You will also be pleased by the music performances, weekend afterparty and a tent called Beer Diversity, offering tastes of foreign beers little known in the Czech Republic. The entrance fee to the festival is 100 CZK. The festival area is open every day from 12.00-24.00 and if you want to feel important you could consider a VIP ticket which costs 400 CZK. More info here
China has reclaimed top spot in real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield’s global ranking of the most attractive markets for manufacturing, confirming its status as the sector’s powerhouse. Lithuania is ranked as the world’s second-most attractive destination for manufacturers, a result of having the lowest European labour costs in Europe, standing at 14% below Poland and approximately 30% below Slovakia. The Czech Republic is the eighth most attractive country in the world for manufacturing. Whilst labour costs have increased in recent years, they are still below those further west. Historical ties to Germany and Austria, the region (particularly Czech Republic, Slovakia, and Poland) has maintained its role as a lower cost location for car manufacturing, which continues to integrate a growing degree of automation Cushman & Wakefield’s “Manufacturing Risk Index 2018” report ranks countries based on a range of risk and cost factors, including political and economic risk, market conditions and labour costs, to provide a comprehensive assessment of the attractiveness of 42 countries worldwide. Here’s the full report Author: red
Smoking-related illnesses have dropped since the smoking ban in bars and restaurants took effect at the end of May last year across the Czech Republic. The Institute of Health Information and Statistics (ÚZIS ČR) compared the number of hospitalizations for the first six months of the smoking ban in restaurants with the same period when they were still smoking. “In diseases such as heart attack, angina pectoris, coronary artery disease or asthma, limiting smoking can show effects almost immediately,” said Eva Králíková, chairwoman of the Society for the Treatment of Tobacco Dependence. Author: red
The Czech Republic has long been known for having the highest beer consumption per capita, but recently people have been trading quantity for quality. For the first time in history, sales of 11 degree and 12 degree have overtaken sales of over lower quality beers. Degrees refer to a beer’s density due to malt sugar content before brewing. This affects the alcohol content as well as the flavor and body of the beer. Ten degree and lower beers are considered by connoisseurs to be watery and less robust, but due to the lower alcohol content, more volume can be consumed at any one time. Read the full article here (Prague.tv)
MW is a Czech firm located an hour’s drive southwest of Prague that, this week, unveiled what it said on its website was, “Not a concept.” The car, they insist, is “real.” It’s an electric called the Luka EV. MW announced the car with a YouTube video posted on Monday. MW says it’s, “the first production car to use in-wheel hub motors.” MW—slogan “We challenge the norm”—also says on its website that the car will have a motor on each wheel making 66 horsepower. It also says the range will be 300 kilometers, or around 186 miles. The top speed is 90 mph. It goes zero to 60 in 9.6 seconds. The Luka EV seats two and is built on an aluminum frame, with composite materials used for the body. Power comes from four electric motors, which are positioned in each wheel hub. MW says development is ongoing so figures may differ once production starts. The company is in the process of having the car independently certified and crash tested and will reveal further details as development continues. The best part? MW estimates a starting price of 750,000 CZK. Author: red
“Stop Plastic” is the motto of the campaign launched by the Ministry of the Environment to reduce the amount of plastic used in restaurants and bars. The Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic started to negotiate with restaurants and fast food chains on possible ways to reduce the use of plastic plates and containers. “Through negotiations, we want to reach voluntary agreements with the companies. We are going to demand a drastic reduction in the use of plastic. It can be quite simple, it would be enough to replace it with paper, for example,” said Richard Brabec. Among the main proposals also discounts for customers who order coffee in their own cups. According to statistics, Europeans use around 725 million plastic cups for coffee every day. Minister Brabec added that it is very likely that the European Union will outline some regulations in this regard, and it is therefore appropriate to start as soon as possible. One of the first steps was the ban on free plastic bags in supermarkets, which has been in place in the Czech Republic since the beginning of this year. The reduction in the use of plastic is an inevitable trend, as the quantity...
Prague Drinks Wine will take place for the fifth consecutive year. One of the largest European wine festivals boasts authentic and natural wines. The festival, also called Praha pije víno, will take place at the New Town Hall at Karlovo náměstí on May 18 and 19. Visitors will be able to sample around wines from over 60 wineries from the Czech Republic as well as Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Slovenia, Italy and France. The accompanying festival program will focus on celebrating 100 years from the birth of Czechoslovakia. Read the full article here (Prague.tv)
Soup festival will take place at Smíchovská náplavka on April 14th. “Polívkování” (the name comes from Polívka = a soup) offers a huge variety of soups from around the world. Visitors can try typical Czech soups like potatoes, dill or tripe soup (bramboračka, kulajda or dršťkovka) but there will be also a wide selection of international soups like Russian borsch, Mexican chipotle, Malaysian laksa, French bouillabaisse, Vietnamese pho, Spanish cocido, Moroccan harira or Japanese ramen. Veggie lovers can look forward to vegetable soups and other vegetarian recipes. There will be an option to buy some freshly baked pastry and something to drink like hot ciders, wines and Czech beers. Admission: 50CZK Official event on Facebook Author: red
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