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Andrew Cottrill

Writes about food, drink, life, bullshit, and anything else he wants to get off his mind. For Andy, Berlin is like a huge playground for adults – somewhere you can do what you want without having to turn into a real grown-up. His first Berlin Loves You experience was over a $1 kebab and a 50¢ Sterni. ac@berlinlovesyou.com

kreuz + kümmel Proves Indians Do It Better

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kreuz + kümmel is an Indian-Italian-world food mash-up that feels somehow… authentic? In a world that feels like it’s becoming more dishonest, I’ve always thought that cooks are the last incorruptibles. You can’t fake a taste, or that someone’s slaved away for 14 hours a day in a hot, dark room to make it. That … Read more kreuz + kümmel Proves Indians Do It Better

Are You Your Dating App Selfie? Does That Make You Happy?

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Is your dating app profile really you? Would you even want it to be? The dating agency video was the mainstay of ’80s and ’90s sit-coms – a black VHS tape nervously shoved into the player would project a grey, noise-speckled image of their possible dream date onto the TV screen. Nervous under the camera … Read more Are You Your Dating App Selfie? Does That Make You Happy?

Bombay Cafe Bunty’s Brings 5* Indian Food to Berlin

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Bombay Cafe Bunty’s is the real thing: real Indian food direct from India. Indian food in Berlin is often a game of pretenders, dishing out balti bowls of Indian-seeming stuff that sometimes satisfies on a ‘Well, it *reminds* me of Indian food’ level. Bombay Cafe Bunty’s changes this game. It’s a well-oiled operation lifted directly … Read more Bombay Cafe Bunty’s Brings 5* Indian Food to Berlin

METRO Shows us the #Chefdays of our Lives

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Living the Chefdays of our lives with the help of METRO. #Bloggerlife certainly has its perks – from the giddy highs of deleting negative comments left by trolls to the swirling lows of reviewing new restaurants, things can be alright. And recently we were invited to spend the day with gastronomic wholesaler METRO, where things … Read more METRO Shows us the #Chefdays of our Lives

Riccardo Simonetti’s Priceless Tour of Berlin

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Riccardo Simonetti and Mastercard take us on a Priceless tour of the city. Fashion blogger, TV personality and Jesus look-a-like Riccardo Simonetti takes us on a Hot Rod tour of Berlin to promote Mastercard’s Priceless Cities service. Check out the video here: ***Video won’t display if you’re using AdBlocker*** Riccardo Simonetti, of The Fabulous Life … Read more Riccardo Simonetti’s Priceless Tour of Berlin

Europe’s Street Food Champion is Decided this Saturday

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Berlin History Archive: This article previews the European Street Food Awards final at Malzfabrik in September 2018. That competition, programme and visitor information have ended; the text is preserved as Berlin street-food history. The European Street Food Awards 2018 winners will be decided this Saturday at Malzfabrik. Throughout the summer, heats of the European Street … Read more Europe’s Street Food Champion is Decided this Saturday

Hirsch & Hase Shows Us What’s Beneath Its Kilt

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Hirsch & Hase Gastro-Pub brings legitimacy to Scottish food in Berlin. “I used to work round here. There’s nothing to eat here”, our photographer Tom told me as we exited Voltastrasse U-bahn. And he’s right: that part of Brunnenstrasse is still an old-Berlin oasis of döner ladens and pan-Asian noodle-boxes. Weird, considering how many huge … Read more Hirsch & Hase Shows Us What’s Beneath Its Kilt

Skadi Frozen Cocktails for Ice-Cold Public Drunkenness

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Berlin History Archive: This article documents Skadi Frozen Cocktails in 2018. It is no longer presented as a current Berlin recommendation and is preserved as drinks, food and nightlife history. If Berlin is a playground for adults, then we should all be licking alcoholic popsicles. Skadi is a group of young Berliners with an idea … Read more Skadi Frozen Cocktails for Ice-Cold Public Drunkenness

Beck’s New Ad Unleashes Our Inner David Guettas

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Beck’s Legendary Billboard advert proves we can all be as good as David Guetta. You enter the stage, you press the big green button on the decks and BOOM! Music, lasers, balloons… and the crowd goes mental. David Guetta’s luscious golden locks had nothing to do with it all along – we, each of us, … Read more Beck’s New Ad Unleashes Our Inner David Guettas

TwinPigs’ New Menu Goes Nose-to-Tail (and Doesn’t Skip the Brain)

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Berlin History Archive: This article documents TwinPigs in 2018. It is no longer presented as a current Berlin recommendation and is preserved as drinks, food and nightlife history. We went to try TwinPigs’ new nose-to-tail menu, but our meeting got off to an unexpected start. “I accidentally burnt his nightclub down”, TwinPigs owner Pär says … Read more TwinPigs’ New Menu Goes Nose-to-Tail (and Doesn’t Skip the Brain)

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