On July 14, the French national holiday, we don't sing "aux armes, citoyens!" but rather much more peacefully, fraternally and sisterly "auf fourchettes, les copains!" (to your forks, friends!) and, in celebration of the day, we fire up the grill in true fashion.We'll be grilling merguez and French sausages, as well as delicious vegetarian alternatives. There will also be pastis and wine, just as it should be.Come by and raise a glass with us!

What can make even grey days shine in a friendly light? A really good breakfast! It will be especially delicious with the tasty trout from the Pyrenees, which we are serving at the trout breakfast on Saturday. It quickly becomes clear that it doesn't always have to be salmon. The table is set from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. – while supplies last! We look forward to your visit!

We have been dreaming of it for a long time, and now the time has finally come: we are celebrating the wonderful diversity of olive varieties and cordially invite you to a (cross-)tasting. Whether as whole fruit, tapenade, or oil – Picholine, Lucques, Nyons, Tournantes, Galega, and Niçoise are the stars of our February tasting on Friday, February 12, from 5 to 8 p.m.!

Finding really good honey is easier said than done (read more about it here) ... But since we – like you? – are real honey fans and believe that it should have a permanent place in any well-stocked range, we have enthusiastically set out to discover a new "honey source" for you. After extensive research and numerous tastings, we have finally found a new producer who has completely won us over: Julien Bourrette and his beehives ("Mes ruches" means "My beehives" in German). The honey from "Mes ruches" comes from Languedoc-Roussillon in southern France, which stretches from the Pyrenees to the Provence-Côte d’Azur along the Mediterranean coast. The region includes several larger cities (Montpellier, Nîmes, Perpignan), but is otherwise very rural. Famous sights and excursion destinations include the Canal du Midi, the Pont du Gard, and numerous caves and stalactite caves. In this beautiful landscape, Bourrette and his partner Johanne Baux have a wild stock of 100 beehives with a total of 350 colonies. Julien has been passionately involved in beekeeping as a hobby since 2006 – since 2010 he has been dedicating himself to this task professionally and full-time. For Julien and Johanne, the bees are the main focus. They move their beehives to areas where intensive agriculture is not practiced and only the best flowers grow. This method is called transhumance. In this way, they keep their bees away from pesticides and intensive agriculture. Since the work is time-consuming, sometimes difficult, and also costly, the two have launched a kind of crowdfunding scheme in which sponsorships for the beehives are awarded.  In addition to the wonderful certainty of supporting Julien and Johanne's beekeeping through such a sponsorship, the bee sponsors also benefit from lower honey prices. That is something to think about ...  "Mes ruches" produces the following types of honey, depending on the season and the condition of the flowers and trees in question: lavender, grey heather (bruyère cendrée), chestnut, Causses du Larzac, garrigue (miel de garrigue), mountain honey (miel de montagne). We were lucky enough to be able to taste them all and are completely won over by every single variety. The consistency of the honey is sensationally crystalline and creamy, and the respective aromas stand out individually and very clearly. This is really something different from supermarket honey!  To taste the honey "properly", it is best to take a small amount and simply place it on your tongue. The honey begins to melt on your tongue and dissolve into its individual crystals due to the saliva. In doing so, the aromas are released, which you can now taste through the taste buds on your tongue, but also through your nose. A real experience! For now, we have added the following 3 varieties to our range: Lavender, Grey heather (bruyère cendrée), Mountain honey from the Ardèche.  The others are – due to seasonal peculiarities – only available later in the year. We are already looking forward to the first 3 new additions to the honey shelf and soon to the ones that follow!

In September 2019, my wife and I were in Porto and visited a few winemaker friends. Because of the harvest, we were immediately put to work. First, we visited Márcio Lopes, our supplier of the Vinho Verde “Pequenos Rebentos”. In the Douro Valley, near Peso da Régua, Márcio has his second foothold and vinifies Douro wines under the “Proíbido” and “Permitido” brands.

GOLVET is a walking contradiction: neither casual nor fine dining. Regional, yet strictly European. Classically French and “properly cooked,” but with a penchant for American touches, just as its half-American head chef Björn Swanson likes it. Only the name is Swedish. The restaurant’s name is no different: GOLVET means “floor.” Naturally, this is why the 80 seats are located on the 8th floor, 32 meters above the city. That is GOLVET—down to earth, but always with the best views!

The anniversary celebrations continue, and this time we are delighted to welcome our favorite Alsatian, Claude Trendel, from Le Piaf Gourmand (formerly La Gourmanderie). After a few years in exile in Wedding, Claude and his team have returned to the neighborhood: You can now find the restaurant at Marburger Straße 5 under the name "Le Piaf Gourmand".

Dear customers, très chers clients, now autumn is truly here, with rain, stormy gusts of wind and cooler temperatures.You don't have to be sad about it – simply look forward to the great tastings and events that await you here.And the good thing is: It is now warmer in the shop than outside. What awaits you here this week?

Almost exactly a year ago, my wife and I were in Porto and decided to visit our seafood supplier Ramón Peña in Galicia. It is not far, about 200 km to the north, in Galicia (Spain).

You all know that wine and cheese go wonderfully together. But not everyone knows that beer and cheese also pair excellently. And that is exactly what we want to show you. Beer sommelier and cheese lover Arne Wildner has a passion for perfect flavor combinations and will introduce us to some creative Berlin beers from BRLO and their ideal cheese pairings. And of course, you will also learn a lot about beer along the way! 😉

The “Arribas Wine Company” project has its leased vineyards around Bemposta. The creators are two friends, Ricardo Alves and Fred Machado, who are advancing their project with a lot of energy, physical effort, passion, and expertise. We were warmly welcomed on a Sunday, and Ricardo drove us straight to the vineyards in his old off-road vehicle along a rough track. The vines are already very old, at 80 or even 100 years, and no longer yield much. 

Dear customers, très chers clients,we can hardly believe it ourselves, but Maître Philippe & Filles is now entering its 25th year!Do you still remember what the Maître looked like back then? And we want to celebrate these 25 years with you! However, not just for one day, but for two whole months.We are taking this anniversary as an opportunity to highlight the wonderful restaurants that we have been working with for years. They have been inspired by our products and created culinary delicacies with which they will delight you and us.