I mentioned in a previous post about Munich that I had some really delicious carrot salad at a restaurant near Schleissheim. It had a sweet orange flavor that was rich, and…

Tegernsee Tegernsee is a lake in southern Bavaria just inside the foothills of the alps, not far from the Austrian border. It’s about an hour outside of Munich, and an…

Spätzle is my absolute favorite German food. If I could eat it every day I would. You can make it with a number of other dishes – brats, roasts, ham,…

Griessnockerlsuppe is the family comfort food recipe. If it’s cold, or if you’re sick this soup is the perfect cure for what ails you. It’s also made of some simple ingredients…

Saturday marked the official start of the Oktoberfest this year so I thought it was worth highlighting a little bit of the famous Munich festival here on the blog.  I…