Zhiva Authentica

28/07/2026

12/05/2026

For centuries, Ukrainian women gathered after sundown.

Vechornytsi we call it

A house, a long table, women of all ages. The older ones brought wisdom. The younger ones brought questions. Hands stayed busy shaping dough, spinning thread, and in that rhythm, something passed between them. Knowledge. Stories. The kind of things that only travel from hand to hand.
We are bringing this tradition to Bridport this June.
Hand-made varenyky. A shared meal. Live cello music by Mykola Lysenko — the composer who believed a nation lives as long as its songs do.

And the feeling of being at a table where women are truly, fully present.

Meeting at fantastic atmospheric

📅 Friday 19 June · 7pm
📍 Bridport, Dorset
💷 £50 · horilka on arrival £10 (optional)
🎟 Link to book

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1989314691794?aff=oddtdtcreator

29/04/2026

.authentica is returning unique experience events.
Only 5 this season and we are looking for a photographer to collaborate with this summer — if authentic food, candlelight and live music is your kind of frame.

We're running a series of intimate Ukrainian cultural evenings and craft food workshops in Bridport. Small rooms, real process, nothing staged.

Full credit, portfolio access across the series, and a genuinely unusual visual world to work in.

DM if it speaks to you — or tag someone whose work belongs here.

15/04/2026

Mmmm... my lovely memories from Greece. Walking down the long coastal roads, here and there small bistro and café, only locals know them. Starting the day with a strong coffee and serious slice of so traditional. So many layers thin as to***co sheets filo dough wrapping braised spinach and creamy sheep feta cheese.

You just cannot not give it your ♥️

Have you tried it?

11/04/2026

It's always the right time for soulful food, would you agree?

And with products it is a always a win!

09/04/2026

Hey!

Who knows what's inside?