Ursula Heinzelmann, Wein- & Essenschreiberin
Funnily enough being blue means something totally different German than in English, and that is being drunk (although that could of course induce the blues the day after…). Neither applies to the happy, cheerful woman Ute Rohrbeck is, or her cheeses, which certainly aren’t drunk.
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I’ve told the story many times during the last month, touring the northeast of the US with cheese and new book baby in tow: the reason why I got involved so deeply, with all my heart and soul (and hopefully brain too), with the new German cheese was in fact an American cheese tasting. And that’s why my cheese of the month is Humboldt Fog, a goat cheese from northern California.
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In my Heinzelcheese life, Friday means Markthalle Neun: from 6 till 7pm I’m sitting with non-German foodies around the big Eatdrinktalk table to drink wine, taste cheese and practice German in a totally delicious, easy way. As an equally delicious side effect, Friday is Heinzel-cheese-shopping day, because the Markthalle’s cheese offers are excellent. Therefore this month’s cheese comes from Kreuzberg… » Weiterlesen…
The Norwegians are one of the few reasons for me to visit the Grüne Woche, as their presentation is clearly based on quality. These friendly Nordic men and women all sport the loveliest redbluewhite starred knitted pullovers and they have aquavit (of course), a lot of fish as well as rendeer and elk meat on offer. However what excited me most this time was the goat cheese (of course) Svein Håpnes showed me. » Weiterlesen…