Posts Tagged ‘Food & Drink’
Fassbender & Rausch
Aarti Mehta-Kroll finds a chocolate Reichstag and a charming cafe at one of Berlin's oldest chocolate shops... It was back in 1863 that Heinrich Fassbender opened a confectionery store at Mohrenstrasse 10, whose chocolates would eventually be regarded as fine enough to supply the royal court. In 1918, Wilhelm Rausch, the son of a chocolatier, also set up a shop in Berlin that was so successful that he opened seven more - the business was later managed by his three children. In 1999, [...]
Seasonal Recipes: January 2013
Thyme Supperclub offers a light seasonal recipe to balance all the post-Christmas feasting... After the excess of the Christmas feasts, January calls for food that is healing and cleansing. For me, this means dishes sharp with citrus flavours, fragrant with herbs, and perhaps a little kick of chilli. Asian food hits the spot perfectly, particularly Thai or Japanese-influenced dishes. They feel so clean. I don’t just mean that they are healthy, although of course many of them are. But [...]
Berlin’s Best Curry Houses
Itay Lotem takes on Berlin's "Mission Impossible" and goes on a hunt for a decent curry in Berlin... As a concept, ‘curry’ is a matter of definition. The word ‘curry’ is an anglicised version of the Tamil word ‘kari’ meaning sauce. When English speakers say ‘curry’, they allude to a generic description of dishes from either the Subcontinent or South-East Asia. Germans, however, think primarily of yellow curry powder. A basic commodity in Germany, curry shakers are [...]
Berlin’s Xmas-friendly Food Shops
Molly Hannon presents a Christmas-friendly selection of Berlin food shops, covering sweet treats and spicy cured meats, eye-opening espresso and domestic and imported libations... Kadó Licorice: it's an acquired taste. A relative of aniseed and fennel, it's touted for its health benefits and benevolence towards the digestive tract. Its distinct flavor and somewhat odd appearance make it a peculiar confection, but one with a seductive and dark allure. Located on Grafestrasse is Kadó - [...]
The Shy Chef
A slightly disappointing date with Berlin's underground dining scene... I first heard about Berlin’s Shy Chef around a year ago, when a friend enthused about an incredible, intimate dinner party they’d been to, where they met all these lovely people and ate really exquisite food...“all in the chef’s own lounge!" Even then the idea of ‘underground’ or ‘guerilla’ dining wasn't so new, nor was there a dearth of it in Berlin. For visitors or incoming residents to the city, [...]
Q&A: Cynthia Barcomi
A Q&A with Berlin 'Baking Queen' Cynthia Barcomi American ex-pat Cynthia Barcomi moved to Berlin in 1985 as a professional dancer. She opened up her first cafe - Barcomi’s - in Kreuzberg's Bergmannstrasse in 1994, which sold her own roasted coffee blend and home made cakes. A few years later she followed up with her Mitte branch, set in a beautiful ivy-covered courtyard close to Hackeschermarkt. Cynthia has also written three cookbooks full of her wonderful baking recipes... Where [...]
Mein Haus am See
An imaginative new Mitte café-bar with a homey feel and lots of great furniture to lounge on… Contrary to its name, Mein Haus am See is neither a house, nor on the sea. It’s a former bookshop and warehouse space located just off busy Rosenthaler Strasse in Mitte - about as far from the seaside as you can get – that's been renovated into a funky new bar and café. But this is Berlin, where fantasy reigns and one person's innercity hangout can easily be another's beach-side dream. [...]
G Wie Goulasch
Simple, home made goulash served in an intimate “living room” environment… Blink and you’ll miss G Wie Goulasch, an itsy eaterie on Chamissoplatz, the quiet square that lies around the corner from bustling Bergmannstrasse. Occupying a small house on the corner of Arndtstrasse, it’s run by Andre Schmermbeck, whose simple business idea was to create a place that serves up hearty, home-made goulash. You know - the kind you get at grandma’s house. It feels a bit like you’re [...]
Paasburg’s Weinhandlung
An unpretentious and well-priced wine warehouse hidden in Kreuzberg 61... Despite taking up a healthy 350 square meters of an old brewery in the heart of Kreuzberg 61, you’re unlikely to come across Paasburg unless you’re heading specifically for it. A mere thespian-lob from the excellent English Theatre on Fidicinstrasse, this low-key Weinhandlung is tucked away in a trade area behind the street's attractive Altbauten. Inside lie a wealth of wines and spirits from over 600 [...]
Knilchbar
The latest venue in Berlin's burgeoning kindercafe scene, Knilchbar ups the game with some serious designer credentials... The last couple of years have seen Kindercafes spring up all over Berlin, catering to an increasing demand from young (and young-ish) parents for a combination of funky, 'adult style' cafes and indoor children's play areas. One of the most recent openings is Knilchbar, near Friedrichshain’s buzzing Boxhagener Platz. Run by friendly young couple Annika and Daniel, [...]
