Hello, friends. It's 10:33 pm in Berlin right now and instead of drinking a gin & tonic on the balcony or staring at an outdoor movie screen or, frankly, sleeping, I am sitting in a café near my apartment with free wireless because my Internet connection at home inexplicably stopped functioning sometime yesterday afternoon. Fantastic timing, Internet gods! I will not bore you with the details of how long it took me to find a place that had wireless for me to tap into, but let's just say there's a reason why I'm now sitting here typing to you all from a red velvet arm chair whilst listening to very loud 90's R&B pounding on the stereo - reminding me of the sweaty discos I went to in high school - and smelling the fruit-scented smoke wafting my way from the table of four dudes my father's age who have just started smoking a water pipe. Oh, Berlin.
Elsewhere:
Clotilde did a little interview with me about how I cook on vacation.
This sounds like my kind of frozen yogurt.
Can you imagine people once thought the pickle was "totally depraved"?
I want to be invited to Winnie's next BLT party.
I loved this interview with Nigel Slater.
These beet-pickled deviled eggs are so pretty.
I miss my babka-loving grandma and grandpa after reading this ode by Lila Byock.
Coming to Berlin any time soon? Check out my lists at the Guardian (!) for my favorite cafés and bakeries and breakfast and brunch spots in this lovely city.
Okay, folks. I'm giving myself permission to call it a night. I'll see you here next week - and guess what? I'm bringing cake.
Loved that interview with Nigel Slater. I'm a big fan of his writing. It's so visceral, like a sublime orchestra; a symphony of words. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by: Sharmila | August 19, 2011 at 07:01 PM
Haha I think the lose of internet connection in your place was a blessing in disguise. You staying there in the cafe with all that comforts of your chair and music is just awesome.
Posted by: Zeph | August 19, 2011 at 10:43 PM
beet deviled eggs...bookmarked! what sort of cake?
Posted by: jonquil | August 20, 2011 at 07:40 AM
I´ve just checked out your Guardian list and believe it or not I´ve never been to ANY of your favorites!!!! INCREDIBLE!!! Barcomi´s and Morgenland are the first ones on my to visit list for brunches! ;)
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Posted by: Gabby / Gypsy*Diaries | August 20, 2011 at 11:23 AM
I hope they were smoking something nice like apple tobacco. I do miss those scents from the Middle East. Can't wait to read about your cake.
Posted by: Nicole | August 20, 2011 at 01:27 PM
Love the beet pickled egg idea. Going to steal it!
Posted by: Suzy | August 20, 2011 at 01:37 PM
The BLT party is a pretty rad concept.
Posted by: Sophie Delphis | August 20, 2011 at 10:48 PM
I love all these links. So many fun, delicious places on the internet! And I hope you get your internet back.
Posted by: Russell at Chasing Delicoius | August 20, 2011 at 11:16 PM
I loved the Café Einstein already while studying at the Technical University in Berlin 30 years ago ;-) Glad it's still there
Posted by: Ulrike | August 21, 2011 at 04:41 AM
The Guardian is all about Berlin at the moment. I finally got to visit your lovely city on my 30th and LOVED it. Looking for an excuse to come back. With a list of breakfast places to visit, I think I found my reason. Enjoy that R&B :)
Posted by: abby | August 21, 2011 at 04:49 AM
Did someone say bringing cake...would it happen to be carrot and walnut "smiles"
Posted by: Beth @ Caribbean Recipe Kits | August 22, 2011 at 10:54 AM
I'm so glad you posted the link to that Nigel Slater interview. It was a pleasure to read.
These link love posts are such fun - thanks!
Posted by: Anna | August 22, 2011 at 12:06 PM
Congratulations on the Guardian article; that little "(!)" exclamation mark's well deserved!
Posted by: CCP | August 22, 2011 at 08:42 PM
Thanks so much for sharing the Nigel Slater interview. Loved it, and probably would've missed it otherwise.
Posted by: Maya | August 25, 2011 at 12:56 PM