Vietzahn Revisited

Thursday, August 14th, 2008 Posted in Around Berlin, Restaurant reviews | No Comments »

Since the last visit to the Dong Xuan Center, the mammoth Vietnamese shopping mall/wholesale outlet/grocery center, was culinarily unsatisfactory, and since we found several other places to eat after we'd ... Read more..

Vietzahn

Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Around Berlin, Fruits and Veggies, Market reports, Places, Recommended stores, Restaurant reviews | 14 Comments »

We'd been hearing about it for years: a huge Vietnamese market somewhere in the deep east, where the freshest herbs and vegetables you could want for your Chinese, Thai, and ... 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 | 7 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..

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..

The Museum Of Meat And Fish

Friday, November 16th, 2007 Posted in Recommended stores | 2 Comments »

A few years ago, a friend who was writing a novel asked me what Americans eat at Christmas. I told her it was much like Thanksgiving, with turkey often the ... Read more..

Auf ins Vergnügen!!!

Sunday, July 1st, 2007 Posted in Around Berlin | No Comments »

So, you're living in Berlin and you like to cook? Well, so do we. And, as we're sure you have or will experience, finding ingredients, knowing German equivalents, and a ... Read more..