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Berlin on a Platter
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Japanese Imbiss Heno Heno

Yes, folks, another day, another lunch spot on Kantstraße. I can't help it! It's my little Asiatown. Actually, Heno Heno is also open for dinner. It's a little sliver of a Japanese Imb...

04 nov 11 1 person likes this

Tandur Oven Bread at Lasan

At Kottbusser Tor, there's a hideous block of apartment buildings built over Adalbertstraße. Tucked underneath the apartment block is a Kurdish Iraqi restaurant called Lasan that boasts an authe...

27 oct 11 1 person likes this

Central and Latin American Delights at Aqui España

The other day, on the way to lunch, I stopped in at Aqui España on Kantstraße, just because I was feeling curious. Imagine my delight at finding all sorts of Central and Latin American treats therein...

26 oct 11 1 person likes this

Luxas Hot Sauce

Have you been to Luxa on Torstraße at Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz? You need to go, if only for the hot sauce. The hot sauce, people. The hot sauce. It is good enough to eat with a spoon. It is good enough t...

26 oct 11 1 person likes this

Classic French at Le Piaf

Readers, I'm sorry for the long silence. Finishing the manuscript for my book consumed my August, our honeymoon blessedly took us far away in September and now in October, I've been waiting...

25 oct 11

Tapas at Bar Raval

Any place that serves sparkling wine in a coupe instead of a flute automatically shoots to the top of my list. It's a silly little detail, sure, but drinking out of a coupe feels special and a l...

15 aug 11

Brot & Butters Quarkstulle

The fact that this slice of bread, moist and sour and sporting the thickest, crispiest crust, spread with butter and a half-centimeter of Joghurtquark flavored with chives and seasoned with salt, cos...

09 aug 11

Chinese Broccoli, My Love

Every so often, I wake up and think, "Today I need some Chinese food." And then, if I don't immediately go and eat some steamed dumplings or hot-and-sour soup, I spend the rest of the ...

02 aug 11

Americana at Aldi

Aldi has a special "US" section going on right now, featuring products from Trader Joe's (not the dried fruit and nuts from Trader Joe's that Aldi carries all year round) emblazon...

01 aug 11

Sunday Brunch at Café Aroma

The sacred weekend brunch buffet is an institution in Berlin. And though it can be tempting to try out a different café each weekend, trekking across the city in search of 5 euro, all-you-can-eat, gr...

31 may 11 2 people like this

Celebrating Asian Tapas at Transit

Oh, how I have despaired over the state of Asian food in Berlin. There are a few gems here and there, but for the most part it's a sad state of affairs - sticky-sweet sauces, deep-fried foods, &...

26 may 11

Barbaras Kaffeetafel - Lunch at the Market

These past few weeks have been of the magical Berlin sort. You know, the kind where you walk outside your front door and are sort of overwhelmed with the loveliness of Berlin. Or is it just me? In an...

16 may 11 1 person likes this

Burrito Bowls at Dolores

I'd heard about Mission-style burritos being served at a Mexican joint in Mitte called Dolores for a while. I wasn't all that eager to get there, since burritos had never really been my thi...

12 may 11

The Best Ice Cream in Berlin

I was first introduced to Vanille-Marille last summer, by a dear friend who lives near the tiny, pink Steglitz location of this homemade ice cream manufactory. We were gathered around her dining tabl...

19 apr 11

TU Cafeteria Lunch with a View

When my father moved to Berlin 40 (!) years ago, he had an office in the Telefunken Haus on Ernst-Reuter-Platz. Whenever I pass it, which is all the time, it makes me think of him. Imagine my delight...

14 apr 11

Meierei

The Kaspressknödel (cheese dumpling) floating in that plate was pretty heavenly, all gooey and chunky and wonderful, but the broth is what really got me. I have yet to master a good beef broth and th...

12 apr 11

Wasabi Macadamia Nuts

I cannot take any credit at all for this discovery, it was my friend Anna who introduced me to these fantastic things. I don't even like macadamia nuts, for Pete's sake. Or at least I didn&...

31 mar 11

Tacos Berlin

As anyone will tell you, New York may have Jean-Georges and Mario Batali, more than one Chinatown and the Tavern on the Green, but good Mexican food is few and far between. That coupled with my age-o...

28 mar 11 1 person likes this

Berkis at Winterfeldtplatz

I almost don't want to write about Berkis, because it's already hard enough to get a seat in this place. But I like it so much that I can't keep it a secret. The first time I went to B...

28 mar 11 1 person likes this

Bibimbap on Bundesallee

Just behind the bus stop on Bundesallee where I used to stand as a shrimpy 6th grader, waiting for the city bus that would take me to Fehrbelliner Platz, where the school bus would be waiting to take...

16 mar 11 1 person likes this

Buchteln at Backwerk

I'm lucky enough to live within walking distance of several bakeries that still do all their own baking in-house. One of them is Bäckerei Hutzelmann that specializes in Silesian baked goods (the...

14 mar 11

Taqueria TaCabrón

Any out-of-work taqueros in Berlin looking for a job? Taqueria Ta'Cabrón is hiring and, from the looks of it, the kitchen seems like a nice place to work. The other day at lunchtime, there were ...

11 mar 11

Furious at Angry Chicken

The next time it's 3:00 am and you're drunk and hungry after a night out in Kreuzberg, I know just the thing: scoot over to Angry Chicken at Görlitzer Bahnhof for a serving of Korean fried ...

11 mar 11

Hudsons: Cakes, Soups and Sandwiches

Hudson's, a new café on Boppstrasse, straddling the border between Kreuzberg and Neukölln, already has done one thing to win my heart and that is to offer bottles of tap water and glasses on eve...

27 feb 11

Udagawa on Kantstrasse

I like to think of Kantstrasse as my canteen - I can stroll there on my lunch break and then take my pick. What will it be today: Northern Chinese dumplings? Vegetarian soup noodles? Roast duck buns?...

17 feb 11 1 person likes this

Little Otik

I had such a good dinner on Friday night. Imagine: A pickle plate. Mussels. Brussels sprouts and bacon. Bread charred over an open flame. The perfect blood orange drizzled with honey. A bunch of girl...

13 feb 11

Brockensplitter

There I was last week at Rewe, zoning out in the candy aisle while Max tried to get some checkout girl to answer his question about the pots he's become obsessed with when my eyes caught a row o...

12 feb 11

A Hamburger at the Grand Hyatt

The Berlin International Film Festival is off and running, so for any of you on the hunt for something good to eat while strolling around Potsdamer Platz - or, rather, exiting a movie theater bleary-...

08 feb 11

The Canteen of the Nordic Embassies

I have a soft spot for German cafeteria food, having had the very good fortune of having been fed good food at school, from Kohlrouladen to Milchreis to Sauerbraten. So when Berlin Reified, ever the ...

31 jan 11

Lunch at Chipps

Ask me how hard it is to get a well-dressed salad at a restaurant - any restaurant, in any city - and I'll tell you: hard. Greens too wilted, dressing too thick, ratio of bitter to soft lettuces...

30 jan 11

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