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Cupcake

Let them eat cupcake

With specialty bakeries cropping up all over Berlin, the cupcake mania seems to showing no signs of a winding down. Get the lowdown on this latest trend of 'cupitalism'.

May 15, 2012 by | in Restaurants (3 Comments)

Nowkoelln

Hip fleas infest Maybachufer

Since its debut in 2010, Nowkoelln Flowmarkt has brushed aside fears of being a precursor to the horrors of gentrification, and since has been bringing its own flair to Flohmarkt culture.

May 8, 2012 by in What's On

Bruce

My perfect Berlin weekend: Bruce LaBruce

Toronto-based art-porn provocateur Bruce LaBruce is in Berlin enough to be considered, at the very least, a part-timer. Get his weekend lowdown!

Apr 27, 2012 in People

Tacheles

Soho House to buy Tacheles

Is it the end of Berlin as we know it? Or a chance to save one of the city’s last subcultural landmarks? Exclusive private club Soho House is making a bid to buy up the Tacheles building and turn it into a viable commercial enterprise.

Apr 1, 2012 by in Zeitgeist (7 Comments)

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Amok Mama: I'm a crap mum and I know I am

Jacinta Nandi is a crap mum – but she still has some top tips on dealing with fussy eaters.

Apr 17, 2012 by in The Berlin Blog (4 Comments)

Amok Mama: Just how fat are German kids really?

Jacinta Nandi wants the proof! The bollocks claim that people that receive Hartz IV are unhealthier than those who don't gets Nandi's scrutinizing evaluation. And if the government has a problem with people's eating habits, make some laws.

Apr 3, 2012 by in The Berlin Blog (1 Comments)

Amok Mama: Hipster hate

Hipsters – they're like unicorns, says Jacinta Nandi. We all know what they are, but nobody will actually admit to being one. Or something.

Mar 27, 2012 by in The Berlin Blog (7 Comments)

Amok Mama: Gillian versus Nigella – my humble opinion

Does being a vegan make you old before your time? No, says Jacinta Nandi, you've just swallowed down the misogyny of modern-day society as if it was cum and you were Taylor Bow on the Internet. Grow up, girls.

Mar 6, 2012 by in The Berlin Blog (8 Comments)

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Wine

Les Climats: Be Burgundy

Not so fancy but definitely French, Les Climats hits the nail on the head with its refined yet unpretentious selection of food and wine. Owner Kretschmer is no stranger to visiting French vintners, and it definitely pays off!

Apr 25, 2012 by in Restaurants

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Fritz 101: Chomp on Germany

By focusing on a distinct drive for quality food, a failed experiment comes good with something a little closer to home. Join this "culinary journey through German lands' for authentic German cuisine.

Apr 19, 2012 by in Restaurants

Candy

Home, sweet home

Bearing an uncanny resemblance to Willy Wonka, Alexis Agne has opened Sugafari, an international sweet shop in Prenzlauer Berg to supplement his successful mail-order website.

Apr 4, 2012 by in Features

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Cicciolina: Carnal pleasures

With a mouth-watering selection of Italian dishes nestled comfortably between the sumptuous curves of film goddesses Sophia Loren and Gina Lollobrigida, Cicciolina provides ample foreplay for lovers of good food and wine.

Mar 27, 2012 by in Restaurants

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Berlin channels some Brazilian Carnival spirit in its biggest multikulti festival. A four-day street party with exotic food, concerts and a huge parade.

Badehaus Kino presents All That I Love, Poland's 2009 Oscar submission, with English subtitles. The film follows four socially diverse friends in their quest to form a punk band. Hijinks – and poignancy – ensue. Also: breakfast!

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Taking place around a homemade table, each dinner is dedicated to a letter of the alphabet, from Amuses to Zest. Second one, so 'B'. Viands are prepared with fresh goods from local markets and producers, including veggie options and fine wine.

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If 'cupcakes make all people happy', it’s a wonder how we'll be able to attend regular language classes again, with the knowledge that a yummy-mummy mastermind once combined English teaching with cooing and pointing at the products of their oven.

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