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Culinary Journey to the Baltic Sea – Between tradition, sustainability and new tastes

Culinary Journey to the Baltic Sea – Between tradition, sustainability and new tastes

You drive to the Baltic Sea, take off your shoes, feel the sand under your feet, the sea breeze on your face, and what’s the first thing you buy? A fish sandwich! “It is a must at Timmendorfer Strand,” says hotel manager Michell Meister of…

A hotel goes vegan, loses 80% of its regular customers and many of its employees – but still succeeds

A hotel goes vegan, loses 80% of its regular customers and many of its employees – but still succeeds

The amazing story of the Paradiso Pure.Living Vegan Hotel The Paradiso Pure.Living Vegan Hotel on the Seiser Alm was once a typical, traditional mountain hotel: skiing in winter, hiking in summer, and hearty South Tyrolean cuisine with pork knuckles and Kaiserschmarrn. When Valeria Caldarelli and…

A culinary journey to the Allgäu region of Germany with Chef Erik Wendt

A culinary journey to the Allgäu region of Germany with Chef Erik Wendt

“Honest and down-to-earth” is how the longtime chef at the Hotel Das Rübezahl in Füssen describes Allgäu cuisine. In the mountains of the German-Austrian border region, he says, you can get by with very few ingredients and rely directly on nature. Erik will tell you…

Roast venison with orange and chocolate – A recipe from Gut Guntrams

Roast venison with orange and chocolate – A recipe from Gut Guntrams

According to the German Consumer Council, venison is more climate-friendly and sustainable than meat from farmed animals and even outperforms organic meat. The venison roast recipe from Gut Guntrams in Austria is an extravagant combination that is sure to impress.

Sustainable Bread – Tips from bread sommelier Benjamin Profanter

Sustainable Bread – Tips from bread sommelier Benjamin Profanter

According to South Tyrolean bread sommelier Benjamin Profanter, bread should not be a mere accompaniment to food, but rather a “taste accent”. He supplies the My Arbor hotel and the OLM Nature Escape aparthotel in South Tyrol with his natural bakery and has a lot…