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..

Summer Green: Two Ideas

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..

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..

DIY Mexican: A Cinco de Mayo feast, part uno

Saturday, May 3rd, 2008 Posted in Events, Ingredients explained, Main courses, Meats and Dairy, Recipes, Uncategorized | 3 Comments »

As a native Californian, I speak culinary Spanish (with an emphasis on the Mexican dialect). Four years of college in San Diego proved that a person can gladly and happily ... Read more..

Spargel: The Green Way

Thursday, April 17th, 2008 Posted in Fruits and Veggies, Ingredients explained, Main courses, Recipes | 5 Comments »

For a very short time, it's asparagus season in Germany. No matter that asparagus fields will continue to produce into the early summer: local tradition decrees that it is over ... Read more..

A Different Asia

Wednesday, April 9th, 2008 Posted in Rants and raves, Restaurant reviews | 4 Comments »

I'm ashamed of myself. The first time I passed Omoni (Kopenhagener Str. 14, Prenzlauer Berg), I saw the sign announcing that it was a Korean/Japanese restaurant and mentally went "Yeah, ... Read more..

Cheating At Curry

Saturday, February 23rd, 2008 Posted in Recipes | 5 Comments »

Okay, I'll admit it: I'm a lazy cook a lot of the time. The main reason for this is that I'm nearly always cooking just for myself, but although I ... Read more..

Fresh Thai Curry: Handle With (Mouth-Watering) Care

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..

Purple Carrots, and the Political Origin of the Orange

Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 Posted in Fruits and Veggies | No Comments »

I thought it was a gimmick. A joke. Purple carrots, die neue Möhrensorte; just 99 cents a bag at our local Extra. Maybe they've even been there forever, and I ... Read more..

Our neighborhood favorites

Sunday, October 21st, 2007 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Shops, markets, restaurants, and other things that bring us back. If there's something you think should be on the list, let us know. Charlottenburg Centro Italia - Wholesale Italian groceries available to ... Read more..

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