There’s a very nice Deli just beside Zeitenströmung, Dresden, Königsbrücker Straße 96. Recently I went there with a friend, and our mission “lunch” was a true success! I recommend you give it a try if you are in the area. The atmosphere is relaxed, food and wine delicious! If you happen to stand in front of the Elements Restaurant (hungry as we both were) looking for the Deli, just follow the street in direction of the […]
October 14th, 2011 the Museum of Military History has been reopened after 7 years of reconstruction and extension. Both, architecture (see my January post) and exhibition are breathtaking!
What sounds like the protagonist of a Japanese action movie or some blackish shimmering ornamental fish is actually the most delicious kind of pumpkin I had tried in a while. Last week Mr. Herzog, my regional vegetable provider, had recommended it to me. Pure chestnut, only smoother and less dry – and it combined so perfectly with the last field-grown tomatoes! Black Futsu with the last field-grown tomatoes Slice the pumpkin (2cm each slice) and […]
Figs in Germany?? “Too cold”, you may think. Well; Heidelberg, the city where I was born, makes a great exception. It lies in a valley, so the weather conditions are rather untypical: hot in summer, mild in winter and humid all year round! I came for a visit, right on time to help my mother with the figs. I spent a day on a ladder and another one in the kitchen making two types of […]