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Schwammerl: It’s German Food… But Better

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You know on Trainspotting when Ewan McGregor sinks into the carpet? That happened to me the other day… but I wasn’t shooting up on a dirty apartment floor, I was tasting Spargelsuppe at Bavarian/Austrian restaurant, Schwammerl, in Weichselstrasse, Neukölln. After just one spoonful, I was plunged head-first into a swimming pool of it, drowning in … Read more Schwammerl: It’s German Food… But Better

Neukölln’s Fellfisch Café & Schmuck has the finer things in life

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During mid-afternoon on a sunny day, warm light streams through the glass windows of Emser Straße’s Fellfisch Café. Purple and aching-yellow flowers decorate each wooden table, and a Bob Dylan-Laura Marling-folk soundtrack breathes from the corner speaker. The occasional antique chair; the rodent-bone collection, tapped in a frame against the eggshell blue wall; the cookies … Read more Neukölln’s Fellfisch Café & Schmuck has the finer things in life

Back to the roots with natural wine at JAJA Berlin

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First of May was a small glimpse into what summer will offer us (kids take your sunblock with you, I totally underestimated German sun last Sunday!), and for those who enjoy a sunny afternoon with an Apéritif in hands, newly open JAJA Berlin is a good choice. Founded by French-German crowd Julia and Etienne, the … Read more Back to the roots with natural wine at JAJA Berlin

(Ex)Change Your Wardrobe! The Loppis Clothing Swap at Neukölln Shopping Nacht

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Neukölln Shopping Nacht is around the corner and more exciting things are about to come, like the clothing swap promoted by pop up shop Loppis. The concept of swapping clothes is not new and recently has gained the attention of many, as it’s a cool way to renew your closet without having to dig for … Read more (Ex)Change Your Wardrobe! The Loppis Clothing Swap at Neukölln Shopping Nacht

Berlin Sewing Salon: Learn to Nip-And-Tuck your way to better fashion

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Berlin is reinvention; it’s stitching and patching your life together into something else—something uniquely you. And, wandering the hazy Berlin streets this summer, you’ll want to present this creativity—based first and foremost in your fashion—to the world. And you’re not going to do that going to H&M and Zara. Professional seamstress and costume designer Mariya … Read more Berlin Sewing Salon: Learn to Nip-And-Tuck your way to better fashion

Burned Out in Berlin? SOULMATES for Hire

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Have the Berlin-blues finally gotten to you? Do you struggle with that lost feeling when the club-bubble pops at six in the morning, when you scoop the leftover pieces of yourself under your (or someone else’s) blanket? Are you caught in this search for escapism, unable to care or seize opportunities? For those of you … Read more Burned Out in Berlin? SOULMATES for Hire

Hear the BIG CITY HOWL with Georgie Fisher @ Prachtwerk

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From Sydney, over to London, then finally Berlin, Georgie Fisher has taken root here and is dropping a new album that details her experience in the city. Big City Howl is Georgie’s second studio release following her 2013 EP, Playground. The album is a culmination of her two years in Berlin, a reflection of sorts, that … Read more Hear the BIG CITY HOWL with Georgie Fisher @ Prachtwerk

The pursuit of happiness in Neukölln, with artist Chaveli Sifre

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What’s happiness? Do you know? Does anybody know? These are the questionings that artist Chaveli Sifre is trying to answer, or at least trying to propose in the new gallery space HOLZ KOHLEN KOKS (HKK). Chaveli is originally from San Juan, Puerto Rico, where she graduated in fine arts at La Escuela de Artes Plasticas … Read more The pursuit of happiness in Neukölln, with artist Chaveli Sifre

Connecting Dots in Neukölln

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Dots Café wasn’t really hard to find. You can easily identify the place by the dots on the walls… dots that I thought were put there because of the café’s name. “Actually, we kept this old graffiti while we were renovating the whole space, that’s why we called it Dots. But, unfortunately, the building administrator wants … Read more Connecting Dots in Neukölln

Au Revoir and Arigatō – the Tokyo-Paris connection from Two and Two

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Yesterday I dropped by at Two and Two, a very charming café in Pannierstrasse, owned by French-Japanese duo Tose and Eri. Tose, who greeted me for the interview, right away explained to me the origin of the name: “Two and Two is because we are two and from two different countries. I am half French … Read more Au Revoir and Arigatō – the Tokyo-Paris connection from Two and Two

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