Just look at this subversive mob of reprobates, gathered around a den of iniquity (aka a Trinkhalle, this one in the Lessingstrasse in Mainz) and planning whoknowswhat.. Trinkhalle. In the…
I’m a bit schizophrenic about this one … Born in the UK, but emigrated against my will at 4 years old. Grew up in New Zealand Lived and worked in…
Kuehn Kunz Rosen is one of 3 local micro-breweries in Mainz worthy of the name, the other two being Eulchen and Schwarze Rose (which has definitely become my favourite). There…
The Ali Baba Kebap Haus, just up the steps from the Gaugass, is arguably one of the best (if not the best) döner places in town*. And if only for…
..but now and zens OK…. Zen Sushi, Leichhof
Or 1950, for that matter? (I was mostly still unaware of what was going on, so I can’t help) But if you were George Washington, you’d be giving the first…
When you make wine, you harvest the grapes, press them and let them sit around while the yeast does its job on the sugar in the murky brew. This what…
There are 3 types of fun. Type 1 fun is enjoyable while it’s happening. Also known as, simply, fun. Type 2 fun is miserable while it’s happening, but fun in…
Jan rides to Mayence From Wiesbaden to make me Excellent coffee
When it’s 30°C in the shade (86°F in old money…) and your shop is right opposite the Rialto ice-cream bar in the Altstadt…
..we all scream for ice-cream. The queue (“line” for the colonials..) at Piccin in NQM Nieder-Olm stretched right around the building last week…
Cheese puffs. World famous in New Zealand. They are really good. Easy as, too
Glass half-full? Well, if you’re trying to fly down to New Zealand to escape the winter and kick-start notthenelsondailyphoto, what you DON’T need is for Lufthansa’s cabin staff to cripple…
Ephemeral (from Greek εφήμερος – ephemeros, literally “lasting only one day”) This lasted < 2 minutes, being a core component of my celebration of New Zealand’s All Blacks beating Australia’s…
Also in Mainz. Also in Rheinland-Pfalz. Also in Germany. Anyway, that’s what the award says that has pride of place on the wall at the Martinstube, slap bang in the…
No “pre-loved rolls” from the day before. No “vintage loaves” at half price. They’ll be up at 3am, firing up the ovens and driving the neighbours crazy with the smell…
I have an excellent recipe for a fresh pea soup, which I’m most happy to share if you’d care to send your address on the back of a €100 (or…
Some distinctively shady characters hang out in the Breidenbacher Strasse. Must be for the coffee
The Dionysos restaurant in the Germanikusstrasse is generally accepted as being the best Greek restaurant in Mainz. Tucked in behind the Kästrich and off the tourist track, you have to…
A bit like a Scheurebe, but without the shyness.” Talk about plays on words….! The girls working at Eva Vollmer’s vineyard hoolie in Mainz-Ebersheim the other week wore a variety…
The Burgundermarkt on the Gutenbergplatz is a bi-annual and much anticipated event where small producers from Mainz’s twin town of Dijon set up their stands and sell everything from fresh…
….celebrates its 1st birthday in its new location in the Breidenbacherstrasse and serves IPA to mark the occasion, you know why it’s your favourite espresso bar/ (Prefer the espresso –…
Blue skies. Chestnut tree. Answers on a €500 bill, please. Solution after the break ———————————————————————————————————— As far as I’m concerned… A draft wheat beer A Brezel A Weisswurst with sweet…
Ladies and gentlemen, may I present the Handkäs… Handkäse – literally “hand cheese”, traditionally formed by hand – is a sour milk cheese – a cheese that has been curdled…
…… Paul and Christina frantically refer to “Espresso Making 101”. “It says here “Grind the coffee beans”. Do you remember how we used to do that? Sorry jb – this…
….edible. Mesclun (I’ve seen it written as “Mescalin”…..that woke me up…) with edible blossoms at Stein’s Herbs in Gonso
This is Tony, newest addition to Paul Bonna’s galaxy of stars at kaffeekommune 2 Born in Mönchengladbach to British parents (Dad was in the BAOR – British Army of the…
Back in the day, Mainz used to have in exces of 50 breweries. We’re now down to 2 or 3. Good thing we’ve got Bavaria just down the road, then…
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