From a small kitchen to a beloved institution
It all began in 1992 in Ustronie Morskie. That was when a married couple – Józef and Danuta Szpak – set out to build, from the ground up, a place that would in time become one of the best-loved spots on our town's culinary map. From day one they had a single goal: to serve food straight from the heart, based on real, home-made recipes.
The secret lies in the generations
At the heart of our kitchen are the recipes created by Józef and his mother, Zofia. Józef was a passionate, self-taught cook. From an early age he watched his mother closely at the stove, and later tested and tried new combinations himself. Tellingly, Józef never wrote his recipes down. He cooked by instinct, “by eye”, balancing everything so perfectly that every dish carried that one unforgettable taste.
A tradition that lives on
Today the second generation proudly continues the Kabaczek story – daughter Jowita together with her husband Jerzy. Jerzy learned to cook in exactly the same way: at Józef's side, watching him work and taking on his feel for flavour and the secret of home cooking. That is why time has stood still at Kabaczek – we still keep to the same recipes and principles, making sure every plate tastes as special as it did years ago.