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Christopher Haatuft, the Punk-Chef Godfather of Neo-Fjordic Cuisine

root — Wed, 24 Aug 2016 21:49:48 +0000

His minimalist fine-dining restaurant, Lysverket, together with a bar and nightclub, is set in the KODE 4 art gallery in the center of Bergen. And whilst it is easy to conflate his position in global gastronomy with the rise of Scandinavian contemporaries, like Magnus Nilsson and René Redzepi, of Sweden’s Fäviken and Noma in Denmark,

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FvF Cooks: Candy on Bone adds new flavor to Berlin’s slow food

root — Sat, 09 Jul 2016 20:53:58 +0000

Delis and corner stores like Kreuzberg’s Candy on Bone harken back to more convivial times, where the goods ordered over the counter were a source of pride for the proprietor—and at best a conversation starter. It’s this sentiment that Contemporary Food Lab Berlin founder Ludwig Cramer-Klett, informal guardian of Berlin’s slow food movement, sought to

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Cooking a new life in Berlin with Syrian Chef Hadi Nsreeny

root — Sun, 22 May 2016 20:23:05 +0000

He tells Companion the story of how he made his passion into a career thanks to the initiative Über den Tellerrand (meaning to “broaden one’s horizons”) and a lucky chain of events. As he does so, he prepares a meal from his native country. Hands full of shopping bags from a Turkish supermarket, Hadi arrives

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Companion Magazine #7: A fresh guide to Europe’s creative hubs by 25hours Hotels

root — Mon, 09 May 2016 20:32:44 +0000

The latest issue spans the board, from tips on sustainable grocery shopping in Vienna, a journey of discovery through Frankfurt with gastronomy entrepreneur James Ardinast to a chat with Syrian chef Hadi Nsreeny. The less epicurean-inclined can also find the best of art and culture in Europe’s most exciting destinations—from Berlin, Frankfurt, and Hamburg to Vienna and

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FvF Cooks: Putting Polish culture on the table with Julia Bosski

root — Sat, 13 Feb 2016 23:22:15 +0000

Cue the “Polish Thursday Dinners”, held each fortnight at a different cultural venue in Berlin. Julia provides the food — Polish with a twist — and sometimes the entertainment: her own sultry jazz act, Bosski & Gall. As for conversation? Well that tends to kindle itself, tempered by inventive cocktails made with Polish vodkas, like

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FvF Cooks with Restaurant Ross

root — Sat, 14 Nov 2015 23:30:59 +0000

Their passion project, Restaurant Ross, is a modern interpretation of an old-school guesthouse that opened to immediate success, climbing within weeks to the top of the online Berlin restaurant ratings. They, alongside chef Markus, set up in the kitchen of the FvF Apartment to treat us to a lunch of their seasonal specialties. In our

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FvF Cooks Team Lunch: Indian Curry

root — Sat, 02 May 2015 23:30:51 +0000

So with that in mind, five members of the FvF team took to the chopping boards to dish up their version of an Indian meal. After all, what’s better to while away the last remnants of winter than a steaming bowl of Indian curry? Pleasing both the vegetarians and “carnivores” in the office, the dishes

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FvF Cooks: Lemon & Zucchini Cake

root — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 00:59:24 +0000

Nora Eisermann and Laura Muthesius, of Our Food Stories, join us once again for the second installment of our ‘Afternoon Tea’ series. This time they have created for us a delicious, gluten-free Poppy seed, Zucchini & Lemon curd cake – a recipe born out of a passion for organic, seasonal ingredients, and the fresh flavors

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FvF Cooks: Gluten-free Goat Cheesecake

root — Sun, 08 Mar 2015 00:58:32 +0000

The fact that one’s happiness can be directly proportionate to cake consumption, in moderation of course, may seem strange; but it is this that underpins the food philosophy of Laura and Nora – the creative couple behind the gluten-free food blog Our Food Stories. This dynamic duo – and clearly their readership too – understands the

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FvF Cooks: Mezcal Cocktails and Tacos

root — Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:25:09 +0000

While the pans were sizzling with concoctions for tacos in the kitchen, mezcal drinks kept on pouring in the main room, going from light punch to smokier and full-bodied cocktails, to finally a tasting of pure unadulterated mezcal, for both hard drinkers and beginners. Guillermo Gonzalez, owner of Amsterdam’s fine cocktail bar Hiding in Plain

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