Höllbachhof: The Most Beautiful Kitchen in The World

  Suddenly I knew. Suddenly it was crystal clear that it was time to go home and settle down again. That little moment came sometime in January in Chiang Mai and I also immediately knew where “home” was going to be: Höllbachhof. The old farmhouse that lies on the border …
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2013/05/07 No comments

Lent in Munich: Five Tips for Easy Fasting + Recipe for Orange and Fennel Salad

Lent is the period of forty days before Easter when many observe some kind of fast or in today’s language: detox.  It might be chocolate, coffee, alcohol, cake or sweets but it is actually a time to remind ourselves of our true nature, and drop the addiction-prone ego for a …
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2013/03/07 Tags: , , No comments

Happy Chinese New Year!

  RED is the color of the day: Billions (literally!) of people are celebrating Chinese New Year today. In 2013 the 10th of February marks the first day of a new Year of the Snake and the start of 15 days of (over-) eating and greeting with family and friends. …
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2013/02/10 No comments

Do We Really Need Superfoods? (With Three Power Smoothie Recipes)

  I am back in Chiang Mai after the weeks of hard kitchen work in Bali and enjoying the peace and relaxed vibe of my favourite Asian city. I am living my dream of writing a book – right now even two: I am ghostwriting a book about business and …
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2012/12/07 1 Comment

Sharing Recipes and Food Philosophy in North Bali + Recipe for Balinese Vegetable Salad

  I am back in Bali. Next week I will assist my raw food teachers Sayuri Tanaka and Ben Richards at their next four-week Raw Food Chef Training but I arrived early to spend a week with a Dutch expat family I had met in Ubud earlier this year. Inge …
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2012/10/07 Tags: , , , , , , No comments