The world-renowned Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart visited Schwetzingen three times during his short life – in 1763 as a seven-year-old child prodigy, and later in 1777 and 1790 as a musician and a conductor. On September 1, 2018, the city acquires another Austrian connection – “Genuss x Zeit – Die österreichische Botschaft“. Some of …
The technique for ice rolls originated from Southeast Asia, and it’s been rolling into Europe and the Americas over the past few years. In Thailand, it’s known as stir-fried ice cream, “I-Tim-Pad”. Here in the Rhine-Neckar region, you can enjoy the spectacle of ice rolls in Speyer, at Eismanufaktur Englert. The store has been open for …
“Smell, take a bite, look at the filling, close your eyes and let it melt on your tongue – this is how our chocolates taste best!” ~ Isabelle Wagner About Chocami Isabelle Wagner is the creative genius behind Chocami. While growing up, she took it upon herself to single-handedly decorate her mother’s home-baked cakes so …
It’s lunchtime in Heidelberg, and you’re craving some soul-warming Indian food? Head over to Masala in Weststadt, a Indian grocery store which also serves lunch. About Masala Masala is owned and run by Usha Middlemas, who hails from Bangalore in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. She came to Germany in the late 1970s to …
In 2016, the weekly Hamburg-based newspaper “Zeit Magazin” wanted to know where one could get good ice-cream in Germany. Over 33,000 readers nationwide responded, nominating their favorite ice-cream parlors. The top 15 are compiled in this map below: Lucky for us based in the Rhine-Neckar region, 2 of the 15 are located close by: Vannini in Worms, and Zeitgeist …
In 2016, the weekly Hamburg-based newspaper “Zeit Magazin” wanted to know where one could get good ice-cream in Germany. Over 33,000 readers nationwide responded, nominating their favorite ice cream parlors. The top 15 are compiled in this map below: Lucky for us based in the Rhine-Neckar region, 2 of the 15 are located close by: Vannini in Worms, and …
“Home of Happy Cows” is a dairy farm owned by the Großhans family in Weinheim, and they boast of a 24/7 “Milchtankstelle” (literally, milk filling station) supplying fresh milk at the press of a button! Located along the road leading to the Miramar water park in Weinheim, the Milchtankstelle is easily accessible by foot, bicycle or car. You could …
Heidelberg has a second Persian food shop! “Pars” opened its doors for business in March 2017 in the suburb of Rohrbach. The shop itself is not that big, but one can find a good range of Persian food items on the shelves, including good quality Persian rice, precious saffron strands and various floral and herbal distillates …
by Faeimm Tang Have you ever wondered what happens to packets of fresh, ready-to-eat leafy salads in supermarkets if they are not sold by their “Verbrauchsdatum” (use by date)? What about tubs of ready-made potato salads? Dairy products? Breads and rolls from the bakeries? Where do foods sold in supermarkets go if no one buys …
Food bridges cultural divides – and there’s no time more relevant than now. I interviewed Juliah Rais-Morres – mother of two, freelance landscape architect, caterer, Malaysian-Asian cooking instructor, and founder of “Cooking for HOPE“, a project to aid refugees, specifically teenagers who arrive in Germany on their own, without their parents or families. Juliah was …
