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.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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