Parfum: Le Labo

Wow: can't wait to get to Paris next week!

Not only because of the good food, meeting friends like Nigel Cabourn

and Miranda Konstantinidou and having the chance to see all the new materials 

at Premiere Vision...

Also, because then I finally have the opportunity to smell the 

especially for Colette unique blended fragrance 

'Another 13' by Le Labo:

I will report...

Berlin: Golden Dinner

What an evening!!!

Last Saturday we went to an incredible dinner-event:

It was a secret space - a vintage ball-room, which hadn't been

acceded since 1939!

A wonderful 4-course menu, cooked by legendary cook 

Kai Neumann from Foodpol was served, 

a live cello player accompanied the 

setting and a great illusionist captured us with his exciting spirit.

Wow... can't wait till the next 

'Golden Dinner' takes place...

Entrée des Artistes

Somehow everybody is an artist:

Some are artists of art, some of fashion, some of words....

but even if you're none of that - 

aren't you an artist of your life?

NYC: the Hill-Side

Do you sometimes wonder, 

what you could give somebody as a present?

These items of 

'the Hill-Side', 

made in Brooklyn - NYC,

are really a great idea as a gift...

Germany: Usedom

Last weekend we stayed on the German Island 

'Usedom'

 which is such a wonderful place to be!

All these beautiful Art Nouveau villas, the great beach and 

the wonderful seabridge from Ahlbeck.

We stayed in the old-established hotel 'Esplanade' and had a very nice time...

And the menu of cook Tom Wickboldt was fabulous!

NYC: Dean & Deluca

Dean & Deluca:

What a store!

I could spend hours there, just looking and 

getting inspired by all those great things and packagings.

Also: awesome service... staff will help you 

find exactly what you are looking for.

Roald Dahl: Küsschen Küsschen

These short stories are really not for meek characters:

you really do need to have a strong sense 

for macabre and strange.

But then, these are great books for you!

Bread & Butter

Bread & Butter:

For me it is something so wonderful!

So I bought myself this tasteful butter, made out of

raw milk in France - not that I want to reduce the quality of 

the good old German butter, but this, at the moment, is my

favorite. And additional a great double-baked rye bread from the 

'Dresdner Feinbäckerei' in Berlin-Friedrichshagen:

What a delightful dish..!!

Germany: Heritage Post

'Heritage Post - Magazin für Herrenkultur'

Why another new magazine?

Aren't there already enough on the market?

Not one like the Heritage Post...that's for sure!

This magazine is especially created for people, who are 

seeking the unique, the authentic.

 And for those, who want to understand

the heritage, the manufacturing and as a result a 

price of a product...

For all those out there:

 this is the perfect journal!

Bretagne: Caramel

Salted Butter Caramels:

what a tasteful experience!

Honestly, I'm not so into sweets, but when I stayed in Brittany,

I lost my heart to these specialties.

The main aspect about this candy is the great taste of the 

Breton butter. But the best is the subtle combination of sweet with

the origin sea salt.

In 1949, Raymond and Yvonne Audebart opened 

'La Maison D'Armorine'.

And both always realized the importance of tradition.

So today still the same copper pots are used to create these

luscious confection...

CA: Nepenthe Big Sur

Nepenthe:

A fabulous example of mid-century modern architecture 

in 1949, perched on the cliffs of California's coast.

Rita Hayworth and Orson Wells spent their time there as well as 

Henry Miller, Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton.

No wonder: with that great view...

And what I can really recommand: 

the good burger ... very delicious!

Cologne: 4711

When I was a child, I loved this scent: 

my grandmother always used to use it...wow!

For now almost 220 years 

'4711 Original Eau de Cologne'

 exists. Still today it is made in the same way like at that time

and still the recipe is kept a secret.

Only best ingredients and real pure essential oils are yet used.

So why not find the way back

to this traditional perfume and maybe back to 

your childhood?

Germany: St. Leonhard

Have you ever tasted 

'pure and clear'?

If not, then maybe you might want to try this

wonderful water. 

Located in the mountains in Bavaria, the region around

this natural fount is known as place with special natural force.

This water is only available in real glass bottles, 

so the taste won't get harmed by plastic.

You can really savor the clarity and softness of the water:

I do really love this water...

LA: vintage

seen in Los Angeles...

Argentina: Dieter Meier wine

Yello: who doesn't remember that great electro-duo with 

frontman Dieter Meier?

Dieter Meier, an artist all in all began making wine 10 years ago in Argentinia.

Why especially Argentina?

His passion is organic-grown wine and to make this, 

Argentina offers very good conditions: 

grapes can grow perfectly without the use of toxins and chemicals.

Meiers output: a very great, tastefull and harmonic wine...

My recommandation: 

PURO Malbec 2010...

Germany: Cast-iron pans

Have you ever thought about the pan you're cooking with?

Since I know these handcrafted cast-iron pans,

I definitely know, what it means to be able to make 

perfect fried potatoes or a real good fried steak...

Since 1857 these handcrafted pans are made in in 

this company in Germany. 

So if you like cooking, this pan shouldn't miss in your kitchen...

Stockholm: Hotel J

If you might travel to Stockholm and want some silence afterall, this is really

a very nice place to stay at:

Hotel J.

A little off at Nacka Strand, you can relax and 

enjoy the calmness and ease:

We definitely enjoyed our stay there...