Berlin on My Mind
Today is The Cheese-Hater’s first day of preschool here in New York. Those of you who have been reading for a while may remember my posts about some of the things that went on at his fantastic school in Berlin, which we all loved. I’m pretty sure we’re going to love his new school, too. [...]
The Friday food writers are packed….
….and so I will not be providing you with the usual dose of literary/culinary philosophy today. All of our books are in boxes, waiting to board their Lufthansa flight back to New York. I thought of googling for something, but it seemed (as googling so often does) like cheating. So instead I’ll provide you with [...]
School lunch in Berlin
There’s been a lot of chatter (okay, Tweeting) lately on Twitter about school lunches in the US and around the world thanks to a few different blogs that have posted pictures of them (why does everyone use those horrible divided trays??). Go to this one, which is purely recreational and checks out lunches from Japan [...]
Local favorites: Spargel (with recipe)!
It is Spargel season in Germany. “Spargel”, though it just means “asparagus”, tends to refer to white asparagus that are thicker and sweeter than the green ones we usually eat in the US and are much-revered in these parts. At this time of year, there’s as much Spargel here as there is cheese in the [...]
