Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Around Berlin, Recommended stores | No Comments »
Seen at Bonanza Coffee Heroes, where they make a rich, flavorful brew with geopolitical relevance. And as a side note, they're roasting their own beans now. Two hearty thumbs up, even ... Read more..Saturday, November 1st, 2008 Posted in Fruits and Veggies, Ingredients explained, Market reports, Recommended stores | No Comments »
A few days ago, our local Extra started carrying a type of citrus I'd never seen. Green, the size and shape of a grapefruit, they carried stickers proclaiming them as ... Read more..Sunday, September 21st, 2008 Posted in Fruits and Veggies, Market reports | 3 Comments »
A quick Kollwitzplatz market spotting yesterday: The dark, sweet muscat grapes are here, which make my eyes light up like a kid's with candy. Because they are essentially candy. I ... Read more..Sunday, September 7th, 2008 Posted in Booze and Bevvies, Recommended stores | 4 Comments »
I've had a tough time finding coffee beans I like in Berlin. It's not that I'm one of the aficionados who can tell an Ethiopian bean from a Colombian shade-grown. ... Read more..Thursday, June 5th, 2008 Posted in Booze and Bevvies, Events | No Comments »
You'd never expect a good micro-brewery and ersatz biergarten to be tucked away behind a few looming Neubauen in Wedding. But it's there, the Eschenbräu, big brass tanks gleaming in ... Read more..Sunday, May 4th, 2008 Posted in Bread and baking, Ingredients explained, Recipes, Spices and flavors | 5 Comments »
I'll just start off by saying: Aimee's carnitas are good. There's maybe nothing I miss more than a basic hot fried pork burrito in San Francisco. It's terrible for you. ... Read more..Wednesday, March 26th, 2008 Posted in Events, People | No Comments »
The fact that ice balls have been falling from the sky for the last week only makes me hungrier for food that implies sun. Cheeses, olives, pasta, tomatoes… you know. ... Read more..Thursday, January 24th, 2008 Posted in Around Berlin, Events | 1 Comment »
Crowds are not my thing. Eating in the company of tens of thousands of other people confuses me; I get wide-eyed, the old fight-or-flee kicks in, and since neither alternative ... Read more..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..Friday, November 30th, 2007 Posted in Recommended stores, Spices and flavors | 2 Comments »
I like the spice. Interpret that how you will; but in this case, I'm talking about Thai curries. I'm a fan of the green, not the hottest, often rich and ... Read more..