Here's a list of where to get the best food in Berlin – according to? Me!

A list of BIPOC owned places not represented on Instagram

While supporting small local businesses is important, we need to keep an eye out for those, who are even more affected by the current pandemic and are too often ignored in the urge to help.

Hope you’re all holding up okay. This is a really, really hard time, and there are so many questions around. Here are my four encouragements specifically for gastronomy owners…

Verzeihung, das hier ist kein Rant. Denn natürlich gibt es jede Menge gutes Essen in Berlin. Aber…

You donated double the amount from last year so we collected over 780 pieces of clothing as well as 113 pairs of shoes!

If you came here expecting a rant, I must disappoint you. I very much believe that there is a ton of great food in Berlin. But…

We're collecting winter warmers for people in need!

After breakfast in the lovely Forsthaus Strelitz, I continued my late-summer road trip north heading towards Rügen, the giant island with the stunning cliffs…

I love me an Ausflug. Especially to this exquisite destination: a family-run restaurant and farm business in Mecklenburg, close to Neustrelitz.

Over 160 trans and cis, and non-binary owned places on a handy map!

Years ago, I entertained myself with the idea of opening my own bistro where everything would be served in bowls…

Ooooh, Paris! I have not spent enough time in Paris, a day here, a day there, mostly just as a stop-over when going some other place, really. This time, we were staying for almost 4 days, we were going to eat all the things!

When Breakfast in Grunewald feels like you went on a weekend trip (with the M29 bus), and dining in Charlottenburg feels like dining in another city.

Lucky me, I was invited to join the annual Terroir Symposium in Toronto, Canada! In my free time, I ate.

It was my very first time in Shanghai, China and it couldn't have been better: we did a ton of walks through the districts, marvelled at the many pink and white magnolia flowers that had just bloomed, and planned our days around where we would eat for lunch and dinner.  We ate so much and we ate so well! Mostly at places serving various Chinese cuisines, so we could enjoy the many very seasonal vegetables and dishes only available in the weeks of early spring. We've also visited the Jing'An temple, the Yayoi Kusama exhibition, the Arts & Crafts museum (where I should've bought that glass statuette of my Chinese zodiac sign), wandered through gardens and roamed many, many, many malls. Mainly to walk off the last meal and create space for the next…

Are you frolicking in the sun while reading this? Reveling in the great expectation that is a long, free weekend with tons of sunshine and warm weather? Ohh, me too! Nothing quite like Berlin awakening from six months of depressing grey and remodeling itself into the green oasis we all love and need. After ten days in Shanghai, where I ate excellent food from morning till night (guide still to come), I'm readjusting to the local circumstances by being extra careful where to exchange money for food. So this one's mostly old faves (plus a new highlight all the way at the end of the post). Starting today, I'll be on the lookout for new food spots, and will let you know about the success of my discoveries asap, hopefully. Until then, enjoy the weekend!