Windowsill gardening Berlin is the city of techno parties, döners, hipsters, vegans, start-ups... However, in those two years that I have been living here, there has been something else I always noticed as well: the "Kleingartens". Those are basically pieces of land that are subdivided into small gardens people can rent. Of course, this is … Continue reading Vegetarian Quiche
Bangkok The first things I noticed when getting out of the metro were the humid heat and the amount of people on the street and in the traffic, buzzing around in an unstoppable flow. The second thing, following closely after the first observation, all the people selling food on the street. After a bit of … Continue reading Green Curry
Slovenian holidays Enjoying a plate of good seafood - some grilled sea bass, langoustines, and small octopus - while watching the sailing boats in the small harbour slowly move along with the waves. For me, this is one of the perfect moments in life. (Of course, I understand this might be different in case you … Continue reading Rolled dumplings with pumpkin seed pesto
Lago di Como The one reason for which I never mind getting up early on a Saturday morning is, maybe quite obviously, having to catch a plane (or a train or bus) to some nice location. So taking a flight to Milan at 7.15 am on a Saturday morning in May was not really a … Continue reading Brioche with Jam Filling
Spargelzeit (Asparagus time) Finally, it is spring again! Although all seasons have their advantages, spring might be my favourite because of many small reasons: The first days of going outside without a coat, enjoying the first warm rays of sunshine. The birds singing in the tree in front of my house when I wake up. … Continue reading Asparagus tortellini in ginger broth
Kebab capitalI have to admit, I never did any proper research on it. But when you walk through Berlin, it does feel like there is a kebab place more or less every 200 meters in this city. Although the origins of those restaurants might not be completely German, the first kebab place in Berlin already … Continue reading Falafel sandwich with baba ganoush
Baking and bakeries There are two things that come to my mind immediately when I think about Germany and food. One of those is the type of food you can find in the breweries and traditional restaurants: often a lot of pork meat, potato or bread dumplings, sausages... Basically all those dishes that are heavy … Continue reading Blueberry Banana Cake
Dumplings and dirty kitchens Small cockroaches were crawling over the kitchen table. They were also hanging out in the three microwaves, of which I am sure at most one was working. So before starting to cook, I had to clean the table first. No, this was not in a hostel, but in my own place. … Continue reading Pork and Leek Potstickers
The city of pizza Quite a long time ago already, the train from Rome to Naples slowly entered its end station on a warm and sunny summer day. We were on an Interrail trip through Italy and had just left the pretty cities in the north behind us to visit the south, a part of … Continue reading Pizza (dough)
The mountain of the gods Years ago I went with my parents to Greece for the summer holidays. I had been studying ancient Greek for quite some time in high school. Translating the old texts always seemed to me like a puzzle, with a nice story as an outcome. So after years of learning about … Continue reading Chicken, olive and feta empanadas
The roaming chilli 