I had three generations living under one roof and cooking for me. That gave me first-hand experience of almost 100 years of Eastern European history, all of which was represented in different dishes.

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Chicken soup, ginger tea, mustard plasters. And for those with family roots in Eastern Europe – a drink known as gogl-mogl.

Scott Zwiezen says he wanted to open an Eastern European cafe and bar since his 20s, inspired by his own family recipes and the years he’d lived in Prague during the late ’90s.