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Frankfurt’s restaurants reimagined with culinary entrepreneurs James and David Ardinast

root — Mon, 12 Aug 2019 13:00:04 +0000

James and David Ardinast are sitting in the courtyard of Frankfurt’s 25hours Hotel, not far from the city’s central train station. Until about ten years ago, the surrounding neighborhood had a reputation for drug deals and was known for its red light district—a place where you certainly wouldn’t expect a new wave of restaurants to

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Keegan Fong: Quit Marketing for a noodle shop

Aimee Shirley — Mon, 04 Mar 2019 11:26:37 +0000

In a Nutshell: Keegan Fong on the five flavors at the heart of his Chinese restaurant “The menu is entirely my mom’s original recipes that we grew up eating,” says Keegan Fong, the owner of Woon, who lovingly describes his mother not only as the head chef, but also the mascot and lifeblood of the

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Guadalupe Garcia’s interdisciplinary approach to hospitality blurs the lines at Buenos Aires culture hub Casa Cavia

Aimee Shirley — Tue, 15 Jan 2019 08:50:26 +0000

Staff prep behind the bronze and marble bar, blooms are gathered together at the petit florist, and young women are brunching on fruit platters accompanied by homemade granola and yogurt. This cultural hub is the world of Guadalupe García, the creative director of Casa Cavia, a complex that merges gastronomy, literature, and olfactory arts. García

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Incubating immigrant talent in Hamburg’s kitchens with Refugee Canteen founder Benjamin Jürgens

Aimee Shirley — Fri, 15 Jun 2018 08:43:13 +0000

Benjamin Jürgens has just bounced away from a ten-minute conversation during which he mistakenly confused a recruitment consultant with our photographer. Not an unusual scenario in a coworking space. For six months, Jürgens and his team have operated from the Hamburg branch of WeWork. “If you want to rent a traditional office space, the landlord

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Behind the scenes at Berlin’s Kin Dee restaurant, authentic Thai flavors cause a stir

root — Thu, 09 Feb 2017 16:00:50 +0000

Kin Dee is a five-way collaboration between Dalad Kambhu, the food-fixated fine artist Rirkrit Tiravanija, and restauranteurs Stephan Landwehr, Boris Radczun, and Moritz Estermann. It evolved out of a two-week pop-up at Stephan, Boris and Moritz’s Mitte restaurant Dóttir, a process which began, fittingly, at Dalad’s kitchen table. “Me and Moritz were speaking about possibly

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Fritz & Chanelle Schoon

root — Tue, 29 Sep 2015 22:30:28 +0000

Their business, De Companje, is a bakery, a restaurant, a coffee roastery, a butcher, a produce store, a wine shop and an ice cream parlor in one – and that’s just the beginning. Fritz and Chanelle are young entrepreneurs who have made their dream a reality, building a little indoor market in the Western Cape

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FvF Cooks: Vegan Lunch

root — Sat, 04 Jul 2015 23:30:11 +0000

DALUMA focuses on clean, healthy dishes that will still fill you up, and certainly geared the team up for an afternoon hard at work. The concept of this restaurant began with a long-distance relationship. David J Kugler was spending time in the USA, visiting his girlfriend, when he was introduced to cold-pressed juices. Returning to Berlin and

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Linda Derschang

root — Tue, 23 Jun 2015 23:30:11 +0000

Hers is one of only a handful of residences hidden in these woods; often, cab drivers cast doubtful glances in their rearview mirrors as they follow her directions. “Are you sure?” they wonder. And she reassures them, yes. Linda has called this place home for the past eight years, though the city at large has

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FvF Cooks: Indian with a Twist

root — Sat, 30 May 2015 23:30:21 +0000

As he kneads dough for the Indian-style focaccia he’s preparing as part of an FvF Team Lunch, he talked to us about his diverse background and the best approach to eating. Drizzling oil over the simple mix of yeast, flour and water, he comments, “I don’t have an area of speciality, I like to play

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Jessica Koslow’s Sqirl

root — Mon, 25 May 2015 00:00:39 +0000

What started in 2010 with seasonal jams has now become one of the most popular spots to eat in Los Angeles. All out of a tiny 800 square foot space in Silver Lake, she serves dishes such as her well-loved Sorrel Pesto Rice Bowl, and thick pieces of Brioche Toast loaded with Seascape Strawberry &

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