Wednesday, December 10th, 2008 Posted in Around Berlin, Events, Market reports, Places, Rants and raves | No Comments »
You don't need us to tell you that there's winter happening out there, which means you also don't need reminding that it's Christmas carnival season. I know I've read plenty ... Read more..Tuesday, November 25th, 2008 Posted in Around Berlin, Other Food Blogs, Places, Rants and raves, Recommended stores | 1 Comment »
Apropos of nothing much but what's in my inbox this morning. The kids over at Goldhahn and Sampson (Dunckerstr. 9, Heimholtzplatz) have a newsletter that's sent out about as often ... Read more..Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Around Berlin, Fruits and Veggies | No Comments »
(Above: "Steinpilze," aka porcini mushrooms; thanks treegrow) (This post was generously contributed by Rebecca F. Miller.) I’ve been looking for any excuse to be outside for the last few weeks, and my ... 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..Tuesday, October 28th, 2008 Posted in Around Berlin, Events, Meats and Dairy, Places, Uncategorized | 2 Comments »
It's a tad disturbing to be out of town for a good month and return to find our Hauptstadt trees in little but their birthday suits. I guess it's full-throttle ... 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..Thursday, September 11th, 2008 Posted in Places, Recommended stores | 4 Comments »
One of the better days of my gastronomic life here came when I was complaining about the difficulty of finding good Italian ingredients at my crappy local supermarket and a ... Read more..Thursday, August 7th, 2008 Posted in Around Berlin, People, Restaurant reviews | 4 Comments »
It started when they ran out of merguez at our local market stand. The surly sausage flipper gave the last sandwich to the person right in front of us, and ... Read more..Sunday, July 27th, 2008 Posted in Fruits and Veggies, Main courses, Market reports | 1 Comment »
This summer has seen an outpouring of fresh vegetables like I've never seen in 14 summers here. Not only that, the "bio" versions in the outdoor markets are no more ... Read more..Friday, July 4th, 2008 Posted in Ingredients explained, Rants and raves, Spices and flavors | No Comments »
A specter is looming over German cuisine: the specter of monosodium glutamate. Now, it's not my intention to get into the usual thrash about whether MSG is bad for you or ... Read more..