Archive for December, 2007

Berlin Supermarket Bubbly: A Two-Minute Primer

Sunday, December 30th, 2007 Posted in Around Berlin, Booze and Bevvies, Ingredients explained, Places | 3 Comments »

The kids at HIB have been hibernating following the holiday snack fest (My house made chicken-shrimp gumbo; I'm gonna bet we were the only ones in Berlin-Brandenburg, however...what did you ... Read more..

Party Time: Buying Big

Thursday, December 20th, 2007 Posted in Around Berlin, Places, Recommended stores, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »

Who doesn't want a Parma ham for the holidays? (Vegetarians, put your hands down.) I came across this great spread of hanging hocks at Frische Paradies, a wholesale/retail gourmet outlet ... Read more..

Weihnachtsmärkte: Make My Holiday Deep-fried

Wednesday, December 12th, 2007 Posted in Around Berlin, Events, Ingredients explained, Places, Rants and raves | 8 Comments »

It's that time of year. A time where any hungry Berliner can waltz down to practically any corner of the city and be assaulted with Christmas celebrations—and of course, ... Read more..

Elsewhere in Germany…

Tuesday, December 11th, 2007 Posted in Places, Recommended stores | 10 Comments »

In two weeks, I've had the opportunity to visit Germany's other two big towns - Munich and Hamburg. While in each I discovered some cooking-related treasures. For the locals in ... Read more..

Shopping and Cooking, Brazilian Style

Friday, December 7th, 2007 Posted in Recommended stores | 1 Comment »

This post is in response to a question from a reader. If you have other questions, let us know, and we'll do our best to track down the answers. Berlin ... Read more..

Gourds and Leaves: The Real Yerba Mate

Tuesday, December 4th, 2007 Posted in Booze and Bevvies, Ingredients explained | 1 Comment »

Some say the world can be split into tea drinkers and coffee drinkers, like cat people and dog people. I say no – not only because I consume copious quantities ... Read more..