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…
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…
DOK.fest 2020
DOK.fest has become a digital festival this year, and the team has managed to pull an entire online film festival out of the…
