Mob Appétit!

Mob Appétit!

Louis „Pretty“ Amberg, a Jewish gangster of the Kosher Nostra, used to enjoy Pastrami and salted pickles with his cronies at the Deli in the early 1930’s. Down-to-earth food for hard-working bandits. Even though Louis met his end in a quite barbaric manner shortly afterwards (we’ll spare you the details),  the new Jewish-American deli cuisine was born. This very traditional, albeit not kosher, cuisine has further developed and matured to this day and reaches it’s newest highlight with the „Louis Pretty“ in Kreuzberg. Oskar Melzer, co-founder of Mogg & Melzer, teamed up with James and David Ardinast, who he met as a teenager at summer camp, to fiddle about with the cured, smoked, cooked and marinated brisket of beef. The result is Pastrami at its finest. And the Berlin version of an authentically American Deli. With Joey Pasarella (that even sounds like he could be one of the good fellas) the kitchen remains in New Yorker hands – the interior decoration, however, has taken a trip down south: you can now enjoy the perfect Pastrami recipe surrounded by a colourful Palm Springs flair. Have you ever sat on a swimming pool? In the Ritterstrasse, you can. The tables have crystal-clear pool images printed on them, flamingo-pink chairs clash with the luscious orange walls. Those afraid this might be too much for their eyes can get their Pastrami variations, salads or soups to go. We think this splash of colour is just what the Rittertrasse needed. And are ready to fill up on filtered coffee, American Diner style. No matter whether it’s breakfast, lunch or dinner. Bete’avon!
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Louis Pretty | Ritterstraße 2, 10969 Berlin | 11.30am – 10pm | www.louispretty.com |

Photo: Steve Herud

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Kategorien: Places | Autor: | Datum: 02. März 2016 | Tags: , , , Keine Kommentare

Mio Animo!

Mio Animo!

Hello glamour, hello drama – Fashion Week is on! Till the weekend, it’s all about exploring new looks, fabrics, and patterns. But even when the hustle and bustle is over, Berlin still struts in style. The city is bursting with countless talented designers and exciting, fresh labels. Just around the corner from us on Rykestraße is a perfect example: This is where our friends from MIO ANIMO have set up shop. The colourful feminine jersey-designs from local production not only please our heart but also our conscience. In one of our first 2-minute interviews, label founder Anne-Kristin Gückel mentioned that some day, she’d like to design a dress for herself. Head on over to Prenzlauer Berg for the shop opening this Saturday and find out whether she’s been able to accomplish that yet. Enjoy a glass of bubbly and pick out a little something for yourself.
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MIO ANIMO Shop Opening | Rykestraße 48, 10405 Berlin | Sat, 23.1.16, 1 to 8pm | mioanimo.de

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Kategorien: Places | Autor: | Datum: 20. Januar 2016 | Tags: , , , , Keine Kommentare

Real wild child

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Real wild child

If you’re a regular visitor to the city’s street food markets or the party series Burgers and Hip Hop at Prince Charles (Berlin’s HOTTEST way of celebrating the art of patty grilling) you will most definitely have met our friends from Hirsch & Eber. The three brothers Sebastian, Jasper and Matthias come from a family of hunters and with their food truck they have conquered the hearts (and tummies) of foodies in Berlin and beyond. On November 14th, they opened their first joint in Prenzlauerberg. The menu at Hirsch & Eber offers the best of venison and game meats in form of burgers, sous-vide dishes and traditional Currywurst. The meat is sourced from regional forests and from trusted traders only. Appropriate and free-range livestock keeping, fair production methods and sustainability are imperative criteria. All further ingredients are acquired from regional and organic production. Buns and sauces are all homemade. The Classic Burger, for example, comes with 100% wild boar, a home made bun, cranberry-mustard sauce, onions cooked in port wine, Emmentaler and beetroot sprouts. The Gourmet Burger is served with Cumberland sauce, slices of fresh pear, candied walnuts and mild goat’s cheese. The vegetarian version comes with Portobello mushrooms or baked sheep’s cheese. Sides that are not really sides are absolutely delicious, for example the excellent sea salt and thyme fries. The Hirsch & Eber food truck is still going strong and in December, it will be stopping at the Lucia Christmas Market on the grounds of the Kulturbrauerei, too. Hail to the chiefs of meat!
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Hirsch & Eber Wild-Grill | daily from 5.30 pm–11 pm| Kollwitzstr. 87, 10435 Berlin | hirschundeber.com | Facebook

 

Kategorien: Events | Autor: | Datum: 18. November 2015 | Tags: , , , Keine Kommentare