No time or pocket change for a winter vacation this year? No sweat—let us whisk you away to the delicious food world of Berlin, where our host Kavita Goodstar offers a guide to the vibrant city and everything its citizens eat, drink, and cook.In our first installment, Kavita explores the traditional side of Berlin to start off her guide through the city, presenting some of the most quintessentially German dishes around and showing a side of Berlin that outsiders don't often get to know. In a traditional garden plot colony, she'll taste raw minced pork meat, and at Marjellchen, indulge in her favorite German dish—Königsberger Klopse—before grabbing a currywurst on a stick.
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There is a lot of great cuisine to try out in the city of Berlin, including its street food, market halls, and cheap döner kebabs. In our second episode, Kavita will feature the best and most interesting street food spots Berlin has to offer, from authentic Thai cuisine to Turkish food stands, which brought the al fresco dining culture to Berlin.In our third episode, Kavita takes a look at the food from the New Berlin. After the Berlin Wall came down, Berlin experienced great change as artists from all over the world visited, restaurants and bars opened, and the food culture modernized. Kavita meets Wally, an expat living in Berlin since the 90s, who has experienced the change firsthand and has the stories to tell about it. She then visits Koreans living in Berlin who have mixed their culture with German traditions, then finally heads to Nobelhart & Schmutzig, where German food gets reinvented.Danke and we hope you enjoy!