On July 5, in Meșendorf – a Saxon village that is more than 703 years old, we are organizing a brunch that does not promise revelations, but offers peace, taste and jokes that do not spoil in the heat.
It is not a festival, nor a retreat. It is a real brunch, inside a fortified church, with old walls and towers, green grass, rare butterflies on the meadows and housewives who cook with more care than a food stylist in natural light.

What is there to eat? Food made by people, not trends.
🎶 A quintet of pies, with rare flours and generous fillings: greens, vegetables, cheeses, meat and offal (for those who grew up with "eat it all or dad comes!").
🌿 Three carefully accompanied sauces: yogurt with tarragon (a fine classic), nettle pesto (sincere green), and cherry sauce (for unexpected conversations).
🌿 Two quick salads, with carrot and cucumber, like an intermezzo.
🥩 A duet of cold meats – mutton pastrami and Saxon minced meat steak, unpretentious but with a reputation.
🥄 The intrigue: arpacaș with pălinca, bellows cheese and dried plums. It seems like a joke, but it has its fans. Like sleeping at lunch: at first it seems strange, then you don't understand how you lived without it.
🥣 A trio of soups, one of them according to a Saxon recipe that has survived not only generations, but also uninspired weekends. Learned from Mrs. Marianne, who never wrote it down on paper, but knows it with her eyes closed.
🍞 Separate chapter, on its merits:
– Homemade pita, baked in a wood-fired oven, with a serious crust and a core that doesn't need topping.
– Pituțe pe lespede, the Transylvanian version of flatbread, slowly leavened, posted nowhere.
🍰 Desserts modest in appearance, not in effect: poppy seed cake, walnut cake, plus liqueur, which needs no explanation.
🧀 And between courses, in courses, at the beginning, at the end and (for some) on the way: the matured cheese from Meșendorf. It doesn't scream, but it makes itself heard. Matured right in the village. In cellars with natural coolness and silence. Three types, in small editions, made with raw milk from here, patience and skill: simple, with hay flowers or with pomace and dried fruits. They don't resemble each other. And none of them resemble what you find in the store. They are like Meșendorf: without noise, but with identity.
☕ To drink: coffee without forced branding, freshly milked milk, herbal teas from the garden (with a dash of cumin, just enough to remind you of your childhood) and choclate with fine bubbles – neither too little, nor too much.
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And yet, it's not just about the food.
It's about how you feel when you get out of rhythm.
🌳 You walk through an old orchard, with apple and pear trees that know more history than textbooks and admire the village above (this thing is addictive, like a song that obsesses you, we can testify).
🏰 You visit a fortified church that has seen wars, storms and many generations of teenagers without a signal. You learn how the village was defended from invasions before there were antiviruses and electric fences.
🏡 You enter a Saxon household – with thick beams, painted cabinets and objects that have not been "reconditioned", just respected.
The guide will be Mrs. Hermine Antoni – 83 years old, a former teacher and an essential presence for the memory of the place, who has humor, grace and knows the village inside and out, more like Google Maps.
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We also have a workshop for children (and parents who don't mind the activities)
How do you make a good school bag with homemade cheese, local herbs, vegetables, fruits and love? Simple. You have your child make it, you pretend to help them and then you post it with a "natural" filter. A hands-on moment in which children create their own combinations, and parents feel remorse for not doing this more often.
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The event is organized by Meșendorf 65, with the help of the ladies from the Neighborhood of Meșendorf Village, hosted by HOG Meschendorf in the fortified church and with the extraordinary participation of Mrs. Hermine Antoni.
The price also includes a donation of 25 lei/person to the Fortified Churches Foundation for the preservation of historical monuments.