Affogato al café
If the misery of recent weather puts you on the brink of a coma, a simple remedy is within reach:
- On another wet afternoon, when you seem to be mentally and physically at your lowest ebb, head straight for the Wedel place next to Akcent bookshop.
- You don’t want to have any of those fancy desserts laced with chocolate.
- Pick a knowledgeably looking member of staff to speak to (the tall girl with glasses is really professional) and explain in plain Polish what you need.
- Ask her to place a scoop of vanilla ice-cream into a coffee cup, then pour two cups of strongest, freshly made espresso coffee over the ice, and serve it immediately. If not sooner.
- Sip your coffee slowly and spoon the melting ice-cream. From your seat by the window watch the building/excavation site in Rynek, waiting for the caffeine to enter your system.
- When you feel power run back into your limbs, leave the table and go singing in the rain.
