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Santa Cantina Lays Mexican Food Clichés to Rest (in a doorway, under a sombrero)

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¡Dios mío! With restaurants like Santa Cantina, Mexican food in Berlin is entering Phase Three of its evolution. Bye-bye burrito! Your carb-on-carb, I-suddenly-need-to-fall-asleep kiss will be missed. The complacency of international Mexican food, and its reliance on the ‘stick something in a tortilla and call it Mexican’ model has long been a fly in my … Read more Santa Cantina Lays Mexican Food Clichés to Rest (in a doorway, under a sombrero)

How to be German in 50 New Steps by Adam Fletcher Digs Deep into the Quarky-Goodness of Being German

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In new book How to be German – Part 2, Adam Fletcher manages to steer the reader as far away from stale cliché as a German would a room that hasn’t been correctly ventilated. This is no “Step 1: The Goose-Step” book. Instead, Adam gets us deep into the Quarky-goodness of the German national psyche, … Read more How to be German in 50 New Steps by Adam Fletcher Digs Deep into the Quarky-Goodness of Being German

Akemi: It’s a Taste of Asia. All of it.

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Flanked by a Thai restaurant and a Tibetan/Indian restaurant, plus many other places up and down the street, Akemi’s spot is hardly lacking in the Asian food options department. So, how does Akemi distinguish itself? Well, its sign for a start. Walking into Akemi feels like walking into an expensive hotel. And, once inside, Akemi is … Read more Akemi: It’s a Taste of Asia. All of it.

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

Santa María Eastside: Organic, Handmade Tortillas and Premium Mezcal Setting a New Standard for Mexican Restaurants in Berlin

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My search for an authentic mexican restaurant in Berlin has been a hard one, so when my flatmate first told me about a new mexican restaurant opening just two blocks away from my place, I couldn’t help but picturing the usual bean/rice burrito joint that dares to call itself authentic. However, when he told me … Read more Santa María Eastside: Organic, Handmade Tortillas and Premium Mezcal Setting a New Standard for Mexican Restaurants in Berlin

Die wunderbare Welt der Schokolade

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„Freunde der Schokolade, ich will euch Phänomenales verkünden“, schießt es mir an der Kuchenvitrine des Atelier Cacao durch den Kopf und ich bestelle – wie sollte es anders sein? – ein Stück Schokoladentorte, die Haustorte höchstpersönlich. Hier in der Linienstraße 139/140, am Rande des Scheunenviertels nahe dem Oranienburger Tor, dreht sich alles um Schokolade. Wenn … Read more Die wunderbare Welt der Schokolade

Nalu Diner: Come for the breakfast, stay for the burger

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Just climbed off the M10 at Husemannstraße and we’re walking up Dunckerstraße in search of Nalu Diner. We pass countless polished and sophisticated bars, restaurants and cafes with their outdoor seating full of young families, laughing kids and women with dogs (hey, it is Prenzlauer Berg), looking at the immaculate signs and menus to see … Read more Nalu Diner: Come for the breakfast, stay for the burger

The burger at Hans im Glück: worth trading your gold for?

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The Hans im Glück guys have very little to worry about from this review. Situated where they are, next door to the Admiralspalast on Friedrichstrasse and 30 metres away from one of Berlin’s busiest S-Bahn stations, business isn’t likely to falter off the back of one review. Instead, they’re likely to continue enduring the daily … Read more The burger at Hans im Glück: worth trading your gold for?

Rembrandt Burger – A Taste of the ‘Dam in the ‘Hain

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What Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo did for the popularity of pizzas, now Rembrandt and the Dutch artists are doing for burgers (although, as a crime-fighting unit, I think the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles would be more effective than their new Dutch counterparts, what with Van Gogh accidentally slicing off his own ear each time … Read more Rembrandt Burger – A Taste of the ‘Dam in the ‘Hain

Tommi’s Burger Joint – Berlin’s No-Nonsense Burger

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The arrival of Tommi’s Burger Joint has been much anticipated. Since we first heard they were coming to Berlin we had been waiting patiently – but after their planned November opening was postponed and they’d been battling red-tape issues since, our patience began to run out. Then, last Friday, their grand opening surprised us all. … Read more Tommi’s Burger Joint – Berlin’s No-Nonsense Burger

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