Food Explorers and Leonor Capristano from Leonor’s Sweet Creations got together on April 5, 2017 to present “The Great Food Explorers Bake Off”, an event inspired by the popular TV show “The Great British Bake Off”. Unlike the original show however, we were not looking to crown Food Explorers’ best baker. Instead, it was a friendly competition to come up …
Northern Thailand has retained much of its native Lanna culture, language and customs. Its cuisine is inspired by the foods and flavours of neighboring Myanmar, Laos and Yunnan Province in China. When I found out that Sunisa (owner of Sunisas Original Thai-Restaurant in Schwetzingen) is from Chiangmai, I knew I had to convince her to prepare a Northern Thai meal …
On my continuous search for a place serving good noodles, I discovered Mr Zhao Nudelshow in Heidelberg. Interesting name, what’s the “show”? This unassuming eatery has only 12 seats at the counter, so it’s “eat-and-go”, no time to linger. I’m guessing “Mr Zhao” is the noodle-cutting robot who prepares the 刀削面 (dāoxiāomiàn). The noodles are …
For those of you who are not familiar with this authentic Chinese meal – it’s a fun communal way of eating. A simmering metal pot of broth is placed at the center of the dining table, and it is heated throughout the meal. Various ingredients are placed into the pot and cooked at the table. …
Amar Palace was an “insider tip” from a few Indian folks I knew – it’s where they would go for an authentic meal when they didn’t feel like cooking at home. Sounds like a good destination for a Dinner Expedition for Indian food! Our meal started with crunchy appetisers – “Pakoras”, “Samosas” (the largest I’ve …
On January 24th 2017 Food Explorers organized a “Cook-and-Dine” session for Wirtschaftsjunioren Mannheim-Ludwigshafen. Who are they? The Wirtschaftsjunioren are a group of entrepreneurs and company executives under the age of 40 from the trade, industry and service sectors. They are organized on regional, state and national levels, and internationally under Junior Chamber International (JCI). The Wirtschaftsjunioren Mannheim-Ludwigshafen …
I first heard of Carosello from an Italian lady who waxed lyrical about it, ranking it as one of her favorite Italian restaurants in Heidelberg. This peaked my curiosity, and I simply had to learn more about it. Housed on the premises of a former cigar factory in Heidelberg, the venue has been given a …
It’s Britain of 1920s. The Food Explorers have been enlisted to help Chief Inspector Watson and his constable unravel the murder of the eccentric Lord Jeremiah Highgrove, an Englishman who made huge profits from investments in the arms industry. On the day of his death, he had wanted to announce a drastic change in his last Will, which …
Thai food is made up of 4 regional cuisines – the north, the northeast, the south and the central plains. Our Dinner Expedition took us to Schwetzingen, to “Sunisa’s Original Thaifood” for a specially-curated menu of 8 dishes from Central Thailand. Here’s what we discovered. While waiting for our main dishes, we had some fresh summer …
The food of Cyprus has much in common with Greek and Turkish cuisines, with the characteristic qualities of the Mediterranean diet. Mr Evgenios Klindtwort-Perikleous and his business partner, Mr Nikolas Stefanou, have been serving the region authentic Cypriot cuisine for the past 16 years. As of today, they are the only Cypriot restaurant in Rheinland-Pfalz. …
