July 2013
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The Illustrated A-Z of Berlinerisch: D
by Arianne Notenboom: https://www.ariannenotenboom.com/ dicke Lippe riskieren – to be bold, lit. to risk a swollen lip. D also stands for: Destille, die – pub, bar, Kneipe. The Illustrated A-Z of Berlinerisch is a guide to the particular brand of German spoken in the country’s capital. One of our native Berliner helper elves describes the dialect…
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Epic collages of vintage Berlin photos
Check out these stunning collages from our favourite new Tumblr, Old pictures of Berliners. Ana, a journalist originally from Madrid, started collecting old photos at Berlin flea markets when she moved to the city six months ago: There are plenty of them, everywhere, just stacked inside buckets or lying around in albums. I’ve always liked old…
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Jung Grün & Blau
Don’t call it a supper club: Jung Grün & Blau is something else entirely. The private dining experience is the brainchild of wunderkind chef Dylan Watson-Brown, who began cooking at the age of 14 in a French restaurant in his hometown of Vancouver. Still just 19, Dylan has already gathered experience from some of the world’s best restaurants,…
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Music Montag: Schwarz Don’t Crack
Schwarz Don’t Crack by Dirk Oelmann We’re trying to avoid jinxing the weather by making more claims at having discovered the sound of Berlin summer, BUT: we’re totally digging the vibe of Schwarz Don’t Crack‘s Jan Hammer-sampling “Miami”: “there’s a place I long to be / on the shore, cobalt sea / do you want…