A few weeks ago I wrote a post in German about a Frankfurt restaurant and wine-bar named Weinsinn. Luckily I had the chance to return to this small gem just shortly later. So this time I decided to report about it in English, confident that such a place deserves international attention and knowing that Frankfurt is a polyglot enough city. Read the rest of this entry »
All Posts from September, 2011
Weinsinn Restaurant and Wine Bar, Frankfurt (English)
1968 Mavrodaphne “Imperial”, Achaia Clauss, Patras, Greece
Ok, now this one’s a special bottle. Not because it was an expensive gift or a particular finding. Simply because it’s a bottle that has just been there in our cellar, like forever. I guess my parents have once received it as a gift and just put it on a shelve. And myself, since I’ve been of “legal age” have simply been staring at that bottle as if it was some kind of perished ancient relict from a time when all wines were made to get an instant headache. Read the rest of this entry »
Matthias Schmidt at Prêt à Dîner Pop-up restaurant in Frankfurt
The Kofler catering company already had quite some success running pop-up restaurants, mostly in the hip German capital, Berlin. Now they moved on to other cities and recently opened Pret-à Dîner in the just completed but not yet occupied Frankfurt skyscraper Nextower. The restaurant and its “Tree house” bar operate there for 6 weeks, from Sept. 8th Oct. 15th, hosting several Michelin-starred and newcomer chefs during this time. Read the rest of this entry »
grausame aber wohl leider wahre Urlaubslektüre
Dieses Buch von Jonathan Safran Foer hat es geschafft während meines Urlaubs einen ziemlichen Kontrast zur heilen Strandwelt zu bilden. Während man sich friedlich in der Sonne suhlt, erfährt man in Eating Animals erschreckendes über die Zustände in amerikanischen Zucht- und Schlachtbetrieben. Read the rest of this entry »
Gesehen in Chichen Itza, Mexico
Google Translator kann einem so manchen Streich spielen. Insbesondere wenn diese Schilder hundertfach im Hotelareal aufgestellt sind. :=) Vielleicht wird hier aber auch wirklich eine neue Form des “all inclusive” propagiert!
2005 Domaine de la Grange des Pères, Languedoc
My first encounter with this highly praised Southern French red wine from Aniane, a small village close to the city Montpellier.
Domaine de la Grange des Pères, founded by Laurent Vaillé doesn’t even have a website, but is considered by many as the Grand Cru of the Languedoc. Also, it is a rather young estate: its first vintage only came out in 1992. Read the rest of this entry »