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Bully Beef Sandwich: A Memory Rebuilt
At Criss Studio, we often begin with something familiar — then take it apart, question it, and build it again in our own language. The Bully Beef Sandwich is one of those dishes. In Jamaica, bully beef — canned corned beef — is more than a product. It belongs to everyday cooking, quick meals, family kitchens, late-night hunger, childhood memories and moments when food needs to be simple, generous and immediate. It is not luxurious in the classical sense. But it carries someth
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Why We Cook Twelve Courses
Twelve courses are not a number for us. They are a rhythm. A long menu is often misunderstood. Many people think first of quantity, luxury, formality, or an evening designed to impress. For us, a 12-course menu means something else. It is not a demonstration of excess. It is a way of building an idea slowly. At Criss Studio, we do not cook twelve courses because twelve is a particularly grand or representative number. We cook them because some stories need space. Because a si
May 75 min read


Signature Jamaican Żurek: When a Soup Carries a Name
Żurek is one of Poland’s most iconic soups. It is also Mateusz’s last name. At Criss Studio, this became the beginning of a personal signature dish — reimagined with fermented rye, coconut milk, Scotch Bonnet, allspice, smoked butter, and Jamaican coco-bread.
May 52 min read
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