Exploring Europe One Bite, Sip & Table at a Time

Food & Drinks are one of the most powerful ways to understand Europe. From everyday grocery finds and regional recipes to vineyard tastings & café culture. Food is a connection to the places, the people, and the traditions of each region.

🍲 Regional Cuisine 🍫 Culinary Cravings 🍷 Drinking Culture 🥚 Local Finds

Regional European Cuisine & Traditions

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Flammkuchen, Done Right
Flammkuchen, Done Right

Thin, blistered, gone in minutes. Where to find the good ones and why it beats pizza on the right evening.

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The Palatinate Classics
The Palatinate Classics

Saumagen, Bratwurst, the dishes that sound alarming and taste like home. The regional icons worth trying once, then again.

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Reading A German Menu
Reading A German Menu

The words worth knowing, the order of a meal, and the small rules that I learned along the way.

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The Good Stuff: Chocolate, Cafe Culture and all the Cravings

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Cooking What’s In Season. Local Finds from the Market I Never Heard of
Cooking What’s In Season. Local Finds from the Market I Never Heard of

Eating the rainbow is considered healthy, but European eating is about Eating the calendar.

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Controversial Opinion! German bread is not the best.
Controversial Opinion! German bread is not the best.

German bread culture is a whole world. But my favorite loafs are from

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Chocolate Worth Crossing Borders For
Chocolate Worth Crossing Borders For

Belgian, Swiss, German. Here are a few brands worthwhile, and what to bring home before it melts.

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Book a Tasting or a Food Tour

When you want someone to pour, explain, and let you just enjoy it, these are the tastings, tours, and classes. The dog-friendly ones are Kobe-checked. It is my favorite way to experience a new place.

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Drinking Culture: It’s about the table and people around it

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Mix it Up! The Germans Do.
Mix it Up! The Germans Do.

I have never seen so many mixed drinks in my life. And not just alcohol. The soft drinks, the beer, the wine… it all gets mixed up.

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Hofladen and the Honor Box
Hofladen and the Honor Box

The farm shops in SW Germany and beyond where you weigh your own and leave the cash in a tin. Trust, eggs, and even wine and beer.

What I find: On a hike. On the street. On the farm.

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Kaffee und Kuchen in SW Germany
Kaffee und Kuchen in SW Germany

Coffee and Cake is a ritual in Germany. Except in the summer, Gelato can substitute the cake. Here are the local cafes in SW Germany & beyond worth sitting in.

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