Posts Tagged ‘Local Products’
Stadt, Land, Fluss
Giulia Pines is impressed by a new Berlin restaurant that's anti-'bio' - but pro-locally sourced food. Martin Görlitz doesn't like the word 'bio'. True, it has a certain appeal in some ways, but even dedicated bio-product buyers have to admit the original idea has been somewhat obscured in a tsunami of over-priced products, frenzied officialdom and related terminologies like 'organic', 'Demeter' and others in the last few years. “Bio is a word that the government stamps on [...]
The Barn
A chic and health-conscious Slow Food hub in the heart of Berlin Mitte… The Barn isn’t a difficult place to find if you’re strolling along pretty Grosse Hamburger Strasse. Just look out for the bales of hay outside - a somewhat incongruous sight in this trendy downtown part of Berlin Mitte. The hay is symbolic as well as ornamental. As befits a place called The Barn located purposefully in the middle of a modern city, this small café – which opened just a few weeks ago - does a [...]
Sgaminegg
A neighbourhood café with a naturally slow vibe and fantastic home made lunches... There’s something immediately agreeable about Sgaminegg, an unassuming sanctuary of Slow located a few minutes stroll from Schoenhauser Allee’s bustling U-Bahn station. Maybe it’s the way the light floats gently through the two large windows, bouncing off the large floor and splashing across the simple green tables. Perhaps it’s the liminal hum of alternative music, always set at just the right [...]
