Category: Food
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Birthday Cake
My first post of the year is about this gorgeous homemade marble cake I got for my birthday—which happens to be today 😊 Marble cake is such a traditional birthday cake in Germany, and one bite instantly takes me back to so many past birthdays celebrated with friends and family. Each one special, each one…
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Reflections
This is my last post of 2025—and what a year it has been. So much happened: travel to faraway and beautiful places, returns home and reunions with old friends, great times with new ones, and busy work schedules made easier by fun and relaxing weekends. There were ups and downs, as there always are, but…
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NYC-Size Pizza
After a hectic few weeks, this weekend called for slowing down — and for comfort food. And really, what’s better for that than pizza? Not just any pizza, of course, but true NYC style in XXL. Yes, I know you can get big pizzas in Germany too, but those are “family size” — something you…
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Pan De Muerto
The “bread of the dead” is a sweet, slightly orange-scented bread traditionally baked for Día de los Muertos in Mexico, the Day of the Dead, celebrated November 1 and 2. Soft, round, and often dusted with sugar, pan de muerto is decorated with small dough shapes that resemble bones and tears, symbolizing the cycle of…
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Breaking free
In New York, supermarkets can sell beer—but not wine or spirits. Those are reserved for licensed liquor stores. Which is why, at first, I thought some might have a special license. But it turned out the bottles I’d spotted just looked like wine—same grape names, same wine regions—until closer inspection revealed one big difference: they’re…
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Savoring Spain
Another little holiday escape—this time for just one evening and without even leaving the city. Tonight I had dinner at Socarrat, a Spanish restaurant named after the best part of a paella: the crispy, caramelized layer of rice at the bottom of the pan. In Spain, getting the socarrat just right is considered the mark…
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Easter weekend
Easter has always been my favorite holiday. In Germany, it’s more than just a day—it’s a season. A long weekend, signs of spring everywhere, decorated branches, painted eggs, and a shared sense of celebration. In New York, the lead-up is there—but only through marketing. Chocolate eggs, pastel packaging, and maybe a few half-hearted decorations. No…
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Breakfast Bagel
If you ask a New Yorker, they’ll tell you—a good Sunday starts with a great bagel. So I treated myself to a bagel packed to the brim, a perfect addition to my slow and relaxing Sunday. Perfectly toasted, slightly crisp on the outside, soft inside, and barely holding together layers of scrambled eggs, sausage, melted…
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Tastes like home
And just like that, fall has arrived overnight, bringing with it cooler mornings, refreshing breezes, and longer evenings. It’s the perfect season for hearty meals and cozy nights at home. So, it was a delightful coincidence that I finally discovered a wonderfully moist and tangy 100% rye bread at a local farmers market. For those…
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German neighbourhood
I learned that part of the upper east side called Yorkville used to be inhabited by mostly German-born immigrants around the late 1800s and early 1900s. It’s very rich in history and hard to summarise in a couple of sentences. When I walked around the area and stumbled across a couple of German shops and…
Josephine in New York City 