A love of eating is what drove Mario Cassina to head behind the stove and open up his new eatery, Gnam Pasta Factory, on Kottbusser Damm in Kreuzberg (Berlin, Germany). It was the first day, the lights were finally on, and Mario and his partner, Ivona Kirar, were on hand to greet customers and to create their freshly made pasta dishes. They are the first inhabitants of this white-tiled and…
Cheese Please! Bleuberet’s Cheese Series, Pairing & Suggestions, Part 1
You have friends coming over for dinner this weekend and need to figure out appetizers or an after dinner cheese plate? We’ve got it covered with some ideas on…
Zola Pizza – Naples meets Berlin
Neapolitan pizza hit a high note when we took our first bite and fell in love last night. Look down at knee level or you will miss the sign for the…
Parchment paper cooking is the hottest trend this year. The real name for this technique is en papillote. Translated it means cooking by means of moist heat in an…
Making foodie lifestyle resolutions is easy. Keeping them is next to impossible. Hence the onset of the Foodie Blues. The list of New Year’s Resolutions is engraved in stone.…
A medley of mushrooms makes a hearty last minute soup. Mushrooms are musky, earthy and flavorful. Creamy, dreamy, mushroom soup is a wonderful way to warm a cold winter…
Potato Frittata
A standard in Spanish and Italian cuisine, a Potato Frittata is an egg-staple that should be added to your recipe repertoire. Every cuisine has it’s egg dishes. From quiche…
Blueberry Muffins – Variations Abound
Blueberry Muffins are the most oft selected muffin. But of course! Blueberry Muffins are the bomb. Well what else are we going to say at Bleuberet? It is our…
Quinoa, Roasted Vegetables & Tomato Cumin Sauce
Red Quinoa is what I found in the grain bin. The Incas grew it, the Spaniards squelched it upon conquest, history happened, and I found it in the grain…
Mushrooms, Grilled Pork Chops & Sour Cream
Hearty mushrooms have Fall written all over them. A box of mushrooms and super thick pork chops, so fresh in the butcher’s counter that I could not resist them,…
Curried Vegetables are the perfect way to add a new dimension to seasonal line-blurring vegetables. Summer squash and zucchini are a remainder of summer’s bounty. Maybe this dish is…
Root Vegetables
Root vegetables are a segue from Summer to Fall. Summer comes to a grinding halt. It is quite evident at the farmer’s markets when the root vegetables show up.…