Skip to main content Skip to accessibility help Bruce by Bruce Oldfield Collection WEEKEND by John Lewis Damsel in a dress Helene For Denim Wardrobe Kin by John Lewis Phase Eight Collection 8 Somerset by Alice TemperleyWhen Andrzej Pastuszak left Poland to seek his fortune in Britain, he could only dream of a job as head chef in a restaurant where film stars were regulars.But thanks to a surge in the popularity of Polish cuisine, Mr Pastuszak has achieved his ambition at Wodka, where diners including the actors Ralph Fiennes and Ian Holm flock to sample his bigos - a hunter's stew - and golabki - cabbage leaves filled with pork or veal.The Polish food revolution has arrived, and not just in fashionable London restaurants and among the 600,000 Poles who have settled in the UK since Poland joined the European Union in 2004. The trend has reached the high street.Since Tesco, the supermarket giant, began selling Polish food six months ago, the demand for tinned borsch, pickled vegetables and salty bread sticks has increased tenfold.

This week, the range will be extended to 250 supermarkets, with Polish bread, juniper sausages and goulash among the products available in one in six of its stores.Other supermarkets have followed suit with Sainsbury's and Asda recently launching Polish ranges of food and drink. Polish food shops are also growing in popularity: there are now about 30 specialist- stores in London, triple the number of two years ago. curtains cataclysms and constellationsA new crop of Polish bakeries and delicatessens has recently opened across the country. curtains rayners laneAnd Britain's biggest importer of Polish beer, BDD, reports that sales of Polish beers and spirits in pubs, clubs and restaurants have increased by 200 per cent in just one year. jcpenney thermal pinch pleated drapes

"Demand for Polish food and drink has been so overwhelming that it has become the fastest growing ethnic food range ever launched in Britain," said Elena Connell, the ethnic foods buying manager at Tesco. "But it's not only our Polish customers who are buying these - certain lines such as soft drinks, sweet delicacies and beer have become very popular with non-Poles," she added."rioma curtainsThe British have become much more open to our culture," explained Mr Pastuszak, 33, who has been the head chef at Wodka in Kensington, London, for five years. made to measure curtains surbiton"They are increasingly interested in our cuisine. vip curtains gs300The food is very healthy and tasty: lots of fresh vegetables and lean meat. flamenco shower curtain anthropologie

And we have learnt how to improve the presentation of our food so we can do traditional dishes in a contemporary way."I think that Polish cuisine can now compete with the very best French and Asian food in the top restaurants."Jan Woroniecki, the owner of Wodka and its sister restaurant, the Baltic, in south London, where regulars include the television presenter Graham Norton, said that Polish food was finally "emerging from behind the Iron Curtain. For a long time, Polish food was a victim of the eastern European caricature, with people thinking it was nothing but soggy cabbage and sausages," he said. "Now they are recognising the quality of the food, which, with its strong flavours and rustic nature, is quite similar to some traditional British cooking. And, of course, there is always the vodka to accompany the food, which helps.""Cheers", it would seem, may soon be replaced by the famous Polish toast: "Jedzcie, pijcie i popuszczajcie pasa" - that is "eat, drink and loosen your belt".

Christmas can be a very expensive time for many families. Photograph: Gail Shumway/Photographer's Choice The familiar message from the church about the real meaning of Christmas is that it has nothing to do with rammed high streets and frenzied shopping trips. This year, however, even the Church of England seems to be acknowledging the fact that, for most families, the festive season means a spending spree so big it will land many in debt. This week it launched the first in a series of online videos called Wishing you an affordable Christmas. The video, which makes no reference to mangers or stables, let alone baby Jesus, features Dr John Preston, the CofE's resources and stewardship officer, offering money saving tips to help consumers limit the cost of Christmas. To help people avoid "panic shopping", Preston has set up a downloadable budgeting spreadsheet designed to help you plan your spending on gifts, food, travel and Christmas trees. Money saving tips include comparing prices online before purchasing and using cash instead of plastic when buying on the high street.

"When we pay with pound notes we really get a good idea of how much it's costing. Whether we spend £10 or £1,000 on a credit card it's one slip and one signature, whereas with cash you really feel the difference," Preston says. It's not the most engaging of videos – Preston sitting in a small office looking at a laptop – but the tips are sound and he may reach an audience who would never normally read about personal finance. But by making the video is the CofE admitting that Christmas is now more a festival of consumerism than a religious celebration? And is it its job to offer financial advice? & FREE Delivery in the UK. Order within and choose at checkout. Dispatched and sold by Amazon in certified Frustration-Free Packaging. This item's packaging will indicate what is inside.Dispatch in Amazon box JVL Thin Velvet Touch Space Saving Non-Slip Coat Hangers, Black, Pack of 100 FREE Delivery in the UK. DetailsH & L Russel Velvet Slack Racks with Hanging Bars, Black, Set of 4 FREE Delivery on orders over .

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