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SASAYA
Snag a seat at the bar of this
authentic Japanese restaurant in
Prenzlauer Berg (
above
) to watch
the head chef’s hands fly as he
prepares fresh, delicious sushi – the
cooked items are great too
(50
Lychenerstrasse; sasaya-berlin.de).
IL CASOLARE
This bustling Italian restaurant in
Kreuzberg is run by punk-music fans
and serves the only pizza in Berlin
worth eating
(30 Grimmstrasse;
tel: +49 (0)30 6950 6610).
ENGELBECKEN
Come to this rustic yet elegant
Charlottenburg spot for crisp,
dinner-plate-sized schnitzel and
delicious potato salad, just a few
steps from the Lietzensee
(31
Witzlebenstrasse; engelbecken.de).
LE PIAF
An intimate, warm and unassuming
French restaurant on a quiet street
near the Schloss Charlottenburg.
It features a rotating menu of
specialities fromdifferent regions of
France
(60 Schlossstrasse; le-piaf.de).
CAFÉ IM LITERATURHAUS
Breakfast at this stately villa just
off the Kurfürstendamm is one
of the nicest ways to start the
weekend. If it’s warm, try to get a
seat outside
(23 Fasanenstrasse;
literaturhaus-berlin.de).
“I guess I use food and
cooking as a way of making
sense of little things inmy life”
Berlin-born chef and writer Luisa
Weiss is one of the city’s best-loved
foodies. Since 2005 she has run
the popular Wednesday Chef blog
(
thewednesdaychef.com
), penning
excellent recipes and food news from the
city. More recently, her blog, Berlin On
A Platter, has become
the
place to read
about her food discoveries, ranging from
hole-in-the-wall Asian restaurants, to
new grocery stores and green markets.
“I guess I use food and cooking as a way
of making sense of little things in my
life,” she says.
With one parent in the USA, Luisa
spent 10 years in NYC before moving
back to Berlin in 2009. Her writings
have grown so famous that she recently
inked a deal for a “food memoir”. The
book, called
My Berlin Kitchen: A Love
Story (with Recipes)
, will be published
by Viking in September.
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