Archive for the 'Berlin' Category
Friday, February 5th, 2010
Here are some of our favorites. Please leave a comment below and share yours. Cheers!
Maria Peligro (Mexican)
Dolores Burrito (one at Rosa Luxembourgplatz and one at Wittenbergplatz)
Cafe do Brasil (the have the best buffet I’ve ever had…in my life! Tues-Thurs?)
SUMO (Japanese)
3 MOMS (Vietnamese)
Ixthy’s (Korean Imbiss in overwhelmingly religious environment)
Madang (Tasty Korean without all the Jesus propaganda)
Ron Telesky’s Canadian Pizza
Bejte Ethiopia
Le Cochon Bourgeois (Though prohibitively expensive French fare, the best food I’ve had in Berlin)
Le Cocotte (very good, affordable French food)
Ousies (tasty Greek fare, lively environment)
Weinstein (best German cuisine I’ve had?)
Italian Resaturants:
Bar Centrale
Knofi (also has a cute market across the street)
Osteria No. 1 (pretty garden in rear that backs up to Viktoria Park)
Posted in Berlin | 5 Comments »
Monday, February 1st, 2010
This is far from an exhaustive list, but after a couple of years here, I figure that I should at least begin to compile a list [for Andrea]. These are some of the MySpace pages of some Berlin-based artists that I’ve seen and liked:
If you’ve found a Berlin-based artist that you recommend, please post a comment below.
17 Hippies (mostly acoustic French-American-German neo-folk something or other)
Pescadores de Ventanas (all over the place)
Eb Davis Band (blues and soul. Bobby Bland style)
Terrence Bowery Band (soul)
Reggie Moore (jazz piano)
Mike Russell (hollow-body, G. Benson guitar jazz-soul)
Tom Blacksmith & The Soulminers (poppy, playful blues)
DJ Mark Hype (spins old soul records)
Posted in Berlin | 3 Comments »
Wednesday, July 25th, 2007
At over 200 events in 13 days, audiences will have the chance to get to know internationally renowned authors, in addition to discovering new voices from contemporary literature.
Pulitzer Prize-winners Paul Muldoon (GB) and Jorie Graham (USA), celebrated French novelist Jean Rouaud and best-selling Canadian writer Jane Urquhart are among the 22 authors nominated by the Literatures of the World jury.
Writers who will read from their works in the Kaleidoscope section of the festival include Nobel Prize laureate Wole Soyinka (Nigeria/USA), the winner of the 2007 Büchner-Prize, Martin Mosebach (Germany), the author of the best-selling Fight Club, Chuck Palahniuk (USA), along with Roberto Saviano (Italy), Antonio Lobo Antunes (Portugal), Isabel Allende (Chile/USA), Mario Vargas Llosa (Peru), Aharon Appelfeld (Israel), Wladimir Kaminer (Germany), Elif Shafak (Turkey), Julia Franck (Germany), A.L. Kennedy (GB), Michael Ondaatje (Canada) and Nicholas Shakespeare (GB).
Read more here
Posted in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Here is a list of German periodicals, some of which are available in English
Speigel International in English
Official news from Die Bundesregierung
Selected stories concerning Germany from MyExpatica
Deutschland Online
The American Institute for Contemporary German Studies from The Johns Hopkins University
Posted in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Soon enough I will be able to make recommendations based on my dining experiences. Until then, here are some guides to dining in Berlin:
Fodor Picks
Frommer Picks
Yahoo! has a decent guide where you can sort by cuisine, neighborhood or atmosphere
New Berlin Magazine
Time Out highly recommends Malatesta for (and here are “The Ten Best” Italian Restaurants)
Where to brunch
Seven exotic restaurants
Sumo is highly recommended Japanese food (and affordable)
Get your California Burritos here
I don’t know if the Bangkok Restaurant is good. However, I do know that it is in my hood and cheap.
Here are some more dining establishments in my hood. These are in Freidrichshain and these are in Kreuzberg. Any recommendations for me?
I know that my grandma would recommend these kosher places.
Posted in Berlin | 3 Comments »
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
The jazz scene in Berlin is rumored to be hot. Here are a few club listings.
Take the A-Trane
B-Flat
Be-Bop Bar
Quasimodo
JazzKeller 69
A list of 20 Jazz Clubs (please tell me which ones I should visit)
Berlin Jazz Fest 2007!!!
Again, PLEASE leave a post if you recommend a particular club or artist.
Posted in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Synopsis of alternatives from howtogermany.com
Third Part Search Engines:
edreams
Kayak
German Companies
German Wings
Air Berlin
TUIfly
Condor
British Companies
Clickair
Ryan Air
Easy Jet
Of course you can always take the train
Posted in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
If you need a simple escape (which you might use as an excuse to foster your German language acquisition) lose yourself in original version films:
A list of original version theatres
Show times are listed here
Enjoy open air cinema while it lasts
Posted in Berlin | No Comments »
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007
Neither do I. Here are some Flea Markets to peruse. Get some kitsch
Here are six markets from berlininfo.com
Five more markets here (with concise descriptions)
Since I am coming to Berlin following a few years in Barcelona I have high hopes for this Mediterranean Market (if for no other reason than because I will miss my beloved Spanish wines)
Posted in Berlin | No Comments »