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Eating our way through Berlin!

January 28, 2014Accessories Gal, Culture, travelberlin, berlin food, berlin restaurants, G Wie Goulasch, GoBento, Lavanderia Vecchia, Mustafas Gemüse Kebab, The BarnEmily Kammeyer

If we’ve met, you know I have an intoxicating love for food. I looooove trying new things, traveling to countries and ordering things in languages I dont know (and have no idea what I’ve ordered)! Below are a few of my favorite spots I ate, drank or did a little bit of both in Berlin! Come with me on a culinary journey!

Berlin is filled with street fairs, open markets and amazing opportunities to try local craft brews. Walking around town and feeling indulgent? This is the perfect time to try something local.

Asian fusion meets Berlin! GoBento is a fun, quirky, super yummy Asian fusion restaurant in the Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood with possibly the friendliest, chatty chef/owner in town. Markus the chef/owner/one man show serves up inventive cuisine that comes straight from his inventive brain to your plate. No menus to be seen, Markus explains what he loves right now and what food he is passionately cooking, no need for menus! This is a must see/eat, culinary experience in Berlin…and its BYO!

G Wie Goulasch– To grandmothers house we go! Or at least it feels like it! This tiny, three table, one hostess/owner/cook goulasch restaurant right off the corner of Bergmannstrasse in Berlin is perfect for winter! The vibe is straight out of grandma’s house with old telephones and enameled pots and pans covering the bar area and flowers protruding from beer glasses and jugs on simple wooden tables. The food is homey and warm and oh so inviting! Definitely worth a trek out into the cold!

Lavanderia Vecchia is unlike any restaurant I’ve ever been to. From the purple neon tube lighting emitting from the underside of the tables, to the dish towels on clothes lines and laundry paraphernalia, this place is unique and wonderful. Lavanderia Vecchia is where Italian food and Berlin style meet. Be sure to come hungry as our meal was eight courses (and none of them were small). There is one seating every night so be sure to get a reservation well in advance!

Mustafas Gemüse Kebab is possibly the most famous Kabab in Berlin…and the line reflects its popularity. Thankfully we chose a slightly rainy day to go which scared off most of the lunch crowd and only waited 15 minutes. Mustafas is famous for its fresh vegetable and juicy chicken Döner kebabs, and I must say, are well worth an hour wait (if you show up at peak hours). Döner fans from all over Berlin make the trek to Kreuzberg to try Mustafa’s scrumptious Döner creations, which are topped with Feta cheese, fresh and fried vegetables, salad, and sauces. This is a must eat if you’re traveling to Berlin!

Last but definitely not least I am once again telling you to go to The Barn for coffee. It’s by far the best in Berlin and will satisfy even the snobbiest of coffee snobs.

Check back on Thursday for something a little different! An exploration outside of Berlin to an abandoned TB hospital 🙂

Dressing In Layers- Berlin Style!

January 21, 2014Accessories Gal, Culture, Fashion, travelbdg jeans, berlin, berlin fashion, berlin street style, berlin style, berlin travel, cartier love ring, e.kammeyer tassel bracelet, madewell chambray shirt, ootd, ootd berlin, opening ceremony soludo, outfit of the day, scoop, stella mccartney sweater, street style, tom binns safety pinEmily Kammeyer

Berlin dressing can be tricky. It is most definitely a trendy city, though the street style has a tendency to be a bit lacking in color compared to my usual choices when dressing every day. I decided to Berlin my style a little bit with a great moto jacket and black denim yet keep it my own with a great pop of color! I just can’t help myself when it comes to beautifully colored knitwear. When traveling, and really seeing a city it is important to think in terms of layers and shoes you can get around in all day. And when I travel, its ALL DAY! No breaks! See and experience as much as possible in the time you have. See below for the breakdown of my look on day #1!

Jacket: Scoop (similar here) // Jeans: BDG // Sweater: Stella Mccartney // Chambray Shirt: Madewell // Shoes: Opening Ceremony x Soludo // Sunglasses: Anthropologie (similar here)

Jewelry: Tom Binns Safety Pin Bracelet // E.Kammeyer Accessories Tassel Bracelet // Tom Binns Safety Pin Earrings // Cartier Love Ring // Diamond Stacking Rings

Don’t worry, there’s lots more Berlin to come this week! Check back on Wednesday!

Berlin is Calling!

January 19, 2014Accessories Gal, Culture, travelberlin, berlin travel, eating in berlin, kapoor berlin, Mauerpark, shopping in berlin, sony center, the barn berlin, turkish market berlin, what to do in berlin, what to see in berlinEmily Kammeyer

Unless you’ve been living in a hole, you know everyone is talking about Berlin. Berlin has everything; music, food, fashion and a great club scene! I spent 6 days in Berlin recently soaking up the city. Exploring amazing neighborhoods, eating fabulous food, and taking a peak back in time. Check out a few of my favorite spots to shop, eat, hang out and explore!

Welcome to what makes Berlin AMAZING! Group karaoke, and by group I mean thousands of people! Every Sunday in Mauerpark singers big and small, amazing and utterly terrible gather to belt out everything from the super obscure to the oh so popular (purple rain by a small German man with hilarious pronunciation was my favorite). And if this wasn’t good enough, next door to the amphitheater is one of the best markets I’ve ever seen. Amazing vintage, young designer and fabulous food as far as the eye can see.

Now this ones a bit more obvious but be sure to check out the section of the wall called The East Side Gallery. The Gallery consists of 105 paintings by artists from all over the world, painted in 1990 on the east side of the Berlin Wall.

Head to Mitte for some of the best shopping in Berlin. Fabulous boutiques for both men and women. The suit shown above is one my fiance found at Herr von Eden, a super cool, uber trendy Berlin suit shop. If your looking for something avant garde you are likely not to find in the US, come here.

After doing a bit of shopping you MUST, I mean must (if you love coffee as much as I do), head to The Barn. The beans are bought from micro-farmers, the espresso machines are made in Seattle, filter coffees are single origin, and adding sugar is frowned upon. This is one serious cup of coffee!

Next up, Checkpoint Charlie! Although the wall was opened in November 1989 and the checkpoint booth removed on June 22, 1990, the checkpoint remained an official crossing for foreigners and diplomats until German reunification during October 1990 when the guard house was removed. Today it is a must see in Berlin. Additionally I highly suggest going to the Checkpoint Charlie Museum across the street that is chalked FULL off history! By the time we had to leave I had only put a dent in all of the information there was to learn and wanted to soak up more!

From the corner of my eye I noticed what looked like a circus tent from the street. After taking a closer look we realized it was a fabulous covered arena of shops, restaurants and so much more called The Sony Center. It was the perfect place to take a little afternoon kuchen break. We found this adorable little restaurant at the entrance to the center and couldn’t resist going in from the solidly glass exterior with shelves of green.

You can not visit Berlin without taking an afternoon on Museum Island. My favorite museum was the Pergamon. The Pergamon houses original-sized, reconstructed monumental buildings such as the Pergamon Alter and the Market Gate of Miletus, all consisting of parts transported from Turkey.

Kapoor in Berlin! Though the show ended in November, Berlin is filled with amazing, cutting edge art. Kapoor filled a floor of the Martin-Gropius-Bau museum with 70 works of art, grand and small. At the center, dominating its glass-topped atrium, stands the new “Symphony for a Beloved Sun,” in which four conveyor belts protrude from the floor and walls, dumping red wax on the floor in front of a huge red disk.

In another room, every hour on the hour a cannon would shoot wax at high speeds at the wall. As the show continued on, the wax pilled high on the floor.

If you’re heading to Berlin make sure to spend some time in the amazing galleries and art exhibitions happening.

Make a trip to the neighborhood of Kreuzberg (where my brother and his wife live). It is one of the trendiest neighboorhoods in Berlin to hang out, grab a drink, do some fabulous vintage shopping and check out the famous Turkish Market for a bit of grocery shopping. In the picture above my fabulous entertaining maven sister-in-law Rachel is shopping for the dinner party she and my brother hosted for us while visiting.

Last but not least, while in Berlin convince friends/family (or what the heck, random friends you meet) to throw you a fabulous dinner party. Add one part fabulous food, one part amazing conversation and seven parts wine, shake and enjoy!

Next up, eating in Berlin, exploring an abandoned TB hospital and a bit of what I wore!