Alimentari da Graciela
A stalwart of Munich’s restaurant scene for over a decade, Graciela Cucchiara is one of the loveliest cooks in town. A former psychologist…
Higgins Ale Works
I first came across Higgins Ale when a friend pulled out a crowler at a party (Disclaimer: pre-corona. Sounds filthy, absolutely isn’t!). I…
LocalHeroBox
Coronavirus hit small businesses hard, as cafes, restaurants and stores were forced to close throughout spring. As lockdown eased, businesses reopened, but many…
Next Week in Munich – beer gardens, open-air cinemas and DJ sets
This column has been dormant for a long time. Between lockdown and having a baby (who is almost no longer a baby –…
Palmengarten – Theresienwiese
You could be forgiven for thinking that the Theresienwiese is a barren wasteland at the moment, what with Oktoberfest 2020 having been cancelled.…
Munich’s Pop-Up Drive-In Cinema
The Zenith car park has been transformed into Munich’s first pop-up drive-in cinema. Half a dozen young cinephiles – all students/alumni of Munich’s…
Caspar Plautz
Three years ago, a humble potato stall opened at Viktualienmarkt. Nothing unusual there, you might think – the Viktualienmarkt is full of fresh…
Cafe Steinchen
Laim often gets left out. People talk about Westend and its cafes, Pasing and its market – but the in-between is often forgotten.…
Celebrating International Museum Day 2020 in and around Munich
18 May is International Museum Day! One of my most viewed posts is on Munich’s many museums – and while all of the…
