Not just a business mixer

As I liquidise another batch of fruit, I can reveal that strawberries are one of the tastes from my childhood that have not changed. Unlike, for example, the modern tomato, with its plastic consistency and papery taste: how is this supposed to remind you of a sweet-smelling bulbous fruit, still warm from the sun and freshly plucked from the bush? Who wants horseradish on a filet of fish that doesn’t cause tears to stream out just by looking at it? Or garlic that doesn’t prompt the entire local insect population to leave the area when consumed? The examples of fruit and veg that are today devoid of all taste are endless, but I’m happy that future generations will at least know the taste of a real strawberry, which, when liquidised, sweetened and frozen, disappears from my household at an alarming rate, leaving this one-man fruit pulveriser with hardly enough time to bring in fresh punnets and process their contents. All those eco-sorbets and fruit mixes that hypermarkets have rediscovered and now advertise as something novel and exciting so they can be sold in micro-portions for non-micro prices just raise a wry smile with me. After all, our grandmothers were used to preparing fruit this way. Such homemade concoctions, sometimes sweetened with a pinch of sugar, were far superior to the ice cream sold in the communist era made from water and powdered milk. But a word of warning is necessary: the unchecked consumption of frozen strawberry pulp runs a high risk of indigestion and blowing up your food processor.

Such culinary nostalgia is, of course, my introduction to what you are about to read in the latest issue of Eurobuild – and the most relevant article would be the one about food courts in renovated historic buildings. Before we can dine on the delicious food in such places in good company, someone else has to put in a lot of work and invest quite a lot of money. And we should all have comfortable working conditions, which is why the main article of the issue is about neuroinclusivity in the office or, in other words, making the workplace suitable for the neuroatypical. The office market is also the basis for our interview with the CEO of Torus – the man staring at you from the front cover. We also check out what’s new when it comes to brownfield warehouse projects and take a look at the hotel investment sector. Along with this, we also cover the business breakfast we organised with the Bydgoszcz Regional Development Agency. And for the very first time we have a rather unusual interview. We consulted ChatGTP about the future of the real estate market. The responses given by one of our future AI overlords are somewhat… unnerving. Enjoy your read (preferably with a homemade strawberry smoothie)!