Cuhnja
Cuhnja is a food project by Monika Varšavskaja.




EVENTS

01 Illit x Acne Studios
02 Amomento Summer
03 L'Artisan Parfumeur
04 Hèrmes Themes Dinner
05 ICICLE
06 Amomento Autumn
07 Aesop Via del Corso
08 Aesop Paris
09 Reform 3daysofdesign
10 Nike x Voo Store
11 Villa Medicis Orient Express
12 Le Fooding Plans de Table
13 Marfa Journal
14 Dover Street Market
STYLING

01 Hèrmes Sweet Wonders
02 L’Artisan Parfumeur
03 Bernadette Holiday
04 Elle France Tables d’Hotte
05 Maison Alaïa Gifting

OBJECTS / SHOP

01 Baranki  
02 Kukekomm
CULTURAL PROJECTS

01 Bar Romantika
02 Vilnele Canteen
03 Roots to Routes × Palette Kiosk Riga

EXHIBITIONS

01 Breathing Through the Eyes
02 Panal Mexico City

PRESSINFO

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01 Bar Romantika
February 2025, Paris 

in collaboration with Antanas Lučiūnas and Ieva Kabašinskaite

Creative direction
Curation
Menu creation
Food production

Photography Jacqueline de Gorter, Ieva Kabašinskaite



For the first edition of Ciné Baltique – the Baltic Film Festival in Paris, we curated Bar Romantika at the iconic Cinéma Arlequin. Inspired by Soviet era bars and lounges in Lithuania, Bar Romantika is a cross between a jazz bar and a theatre café—a place where you stay for the entertainment and a snack, and might find yourself in conversation with a stranger. The space offered a warm, informal setting for guests to pause between screenings. Alongside films from Estonian, Latvian, and Lithuanian directors, visitors could enjoy food and drink classics— potato salad, pickle brine martini, deviled eggs, sea buckthorn cocktail or a simply a whole homemade pickle—accompanied by live piano music. The project aimed to create a moment of calm, connection, and cultural exchange within the cinema experience.

Following its debut at Ciné Baltique, Bar Romantika continues as an evolving, ephemeral concept—bringing its blend of food, music,  design and culture to new spaces.