The Train Back to Berlin
In the midst of that bun is a hot dog, this was at a fast food place at the Prague Train station – something about the excess of all that cheese on white bread with a hot dog buried deep … Continue...
View ArticleMy Last Night in Berlin
I had gone to see the Boros Collection, a contemporary,mostly German art collection housed in a redone old bunker. Then I met up with my friend Keith and went for a walk about in Kreuzberg which is...
View ArticleA Tale of Two Buffets
This past Sunday I flew to Berlin via Brussels and was very lucky to be upgraded on Brussels Airlines (which uses the Lufthansa Lounge at JFK for their Business Class passengers). Over the years I have...
View ArticleMarkthalle Neun: Street Food Thursday
The last time I was in Berlin in 2011 I wrote about Markethalle Neun which is this amazing old market hall that was being revived by young local chefs and food artisans who had taken it over and...
View ArticleMae Charoen Thai-Imbiss Berlin
My friends Harald and Keith (pictured) took me to a small Thai Imbiss around the corner from their apartment yesterday called Mae Charoen. A small, cheery place run by two women from Chiang Mai (in...
View ArticleDrinking Beer at the Esso Station
In über hip Neukölln my friends Keith and Harald have a boundless selection of places to hang out: Tapas bars, Bavarian hipster joints, Turkish Imbiss’, Wine Bars and Ficken 3000 (it’s gay bar with a...
View ArticleStreet Art in Berlin
Just a small sampling of the incredible street art seen all over Berlin – this is just what caught my eye as I was walking about. Given how reasonable Berlin is to live in, compared to other European...
View ArticleDrinking on the Subway, And Well, Anywhere in Berlin
In Berlin you can walk around with a bottle of beer or Cava or wine or well you get the picture anything drinking it freely without fear or anxiety of the police fining you (like here in NYC). On the...
View ArticleCrazy Gelato at Karstadt
Given the extreme heat NYC has been having these last few weeks and that greeted me as I got off the plane from very lovely cool Berlin and Brussels I thought some Gelato porn was in order. This...
View ArticleVietnam in Berlin: Dong Xuan Market
My friends Keith and Harald took me on a bike ride to the edge of Berlin (well to be more precise: Lichtenberg) to go visit Dong Xuan Market. A group of 3 (or was it 4) airplane hangar size …...
View ArticleBudapest, Berlin and Vienna
It seems to have become a tradition like going to your beach house every summer (for those lucky enough to have a beach house) that I go to Berlin every year. Besides loving Berlin, it’s vibrancy,...
View ArticleA Mexican Feast at a Cottage in Berlin
Wednesday night I flew to Berlin to begin a 2 week European jaunt. My favorite thing about Berlin is getting to hang out with my friends. In addition to Keith, Harald and Malka who live in Berlin my...
View ArticleAccordion Playing Unicorn and Other European Silliness
Traveling is exhausting! Yesterday I flew Air Berlin from Budapest back to Berlin, an hour flight that took 8 hours to complete door to door. It’s great to be back in Berlin, by far my favorite city...
View ArticleWhy Are the Germans Always Yelling at Me?
They have a very odd sense of customer relations in Berlin. Basically, what I found in Berlin this trip was if you wanted to buy something, say a cup of coffee, some fresh cherries, or maybe a bottle...
View ArticleApricot Cherry Galette: Berlin Cottage vs NYC Apartment
It’s not often that I cook somewhere other than my own kitchen. If I know I am going to be somewhere like, say, a beach house for a week, I totally micro manage the experience by packing suitcases of...
View ArticleThai Food in Preussen Park and Street Food in Berlin
On Sundays in Preussen park the Thai community of Berlin hang out, along with a couple of hundred friends and foodies who know if they want good Thai food this is the place to get it.The feel is of one...
View ArticlePoliticians Discussing Global Warming
Issac Cordal’s sculpture: Politician’s Discussing Global Warming was too good not to share. I was not familiar with Mr Cordal’s work until I saw this posted on Facebook, his work is definitely worth...
View ArticleThe Brandenburg Gate in Marzipan and Other German Food Fun
When I first saw these Bradenburg Gates at the escalator of KaDeWe I thought: white chocolate? But of course this being Germany when I go closer I saw that, but of course: it was Marzipan. Niedergger...
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