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Eating Germany VII: a report on my Beyond Bratwurst talks at some US colleges

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For all of you who wonder if I ever return to my desk in Berlin: yes, I will! But at the moment I’m still on the American east coast, proudly showing my new book around while giving talks at Hamilton, Ithaca, Cornell, NYU… It is an immense pleasure and honor to meet so many students willing to listen and learn when I tell them about German cheese, history, national identity, and we then taste some of those Alpine beauties together. » Weiterlesen…

April 28 & 29, 2014: Meet me at the Bedford Cheese Shop in NYC!

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I’m happy, proud and so excited to announce that I’ll be hosting two classes (yes, two!) at the glorious Bedford Cheese Shop of Brooklyn fame in New York on April 28 and 29. They run from 6.30 till 8.30pm and represent the culminating point of a row of talks, tastings and events that month. It’s all to celebrate my new book, a history of food in Germany ( » Weiterlesen…

HeinzelCheeseTalks at Markthalle Neun in Berlin-Kreuzberg

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It’s been a great winter and I loved our Friday Eatdrinktalk sessions at Markthalle Neun. But all things must change to stay the same  – spring is looming, summer will come and I’ll be travelling again, always on the lookout for great wine, cheese, and stories around them. Which is exactly what I’d like to share with you from now one, once a month, at Markthalle Neun: the Heinzelcheese Talks. » Weiterlesen…

Wine and Art: WestTurmPavilion @ Teufelsberg Sept 6-8, 2013

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The VDP members have been pouring their GGs at the National Gallery in Berlin. The location makes a lot of sense, because obviously great wine has a lot to do with art: it’s not essential for survival in the strictest sense of the word, but it is inspiring, a luxury, so to say, which keeps us alive in the spiritual realm. My contribution to this took place on the weekend, on the Teufelsberg. » Weiterlesen…