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Ashburton Chefs Academy – the final week
View post: Ashburton Chefs Academy – the final weekAfter the long hike on Sunday, I head towards the culinary school on Monday morning with slightly heavy legs. It’s the last day before the exams. In the morning, we go over how to fillet a fish once more – this time a sea bream. Afterwards, we prepare mashed potatoes, glazed vegetables, and a mussel…
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Ashburton Chefs Academy – Week 3
View post: Ashburton Chefs Academy – Week 3This week marks the beginning of the third week of the course, which also means the start of the final full week. In the fourth week, we already have our final exams on Wednesday and Thursday.
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Ashburton Chefs Academy – Week 2
View post: Ashburton Chefs Academy – Week 2After a relaxing Sunday, Week 2 at Ashburton Chefs Academy begins. It is also the first week where we spend the full five days in the kitchen. Fittingly with the unusually warm weather – close to 30°C – the day’s schedule is packed with baking.
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Ashburton Chefs Academy – Week 1
View post: Ashburton Chefs Academy – Week 1I’ve been looking forward to this for months: a month-long Sabbatical. But rather than just travelling, I’ve chosen to attend Culinary School for 4 weeks, earning a Certificate in Culinary Arts from the renowned Ashburton Chefs Academy.
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Opening Night of Frankfurt’s Michelin Guide Celebrations
View post: Opening Night of Frankfurt’s Michelin Guide CelebrationsFollowing 2025, Frankfurt is once again hosting the Michelin Guide Ceremony this year. Around the awards ceremony, the city has created an exciting supporting program for food lovers. We managed to secure tickets for the Welcome Party and are heading to The Florentin – formerly known as Villa Kennedy – with great anticipation.
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Culinary adventures in Tuscany – Montepulciano, Montalcino and beyond
View post: Culinary adventures in Tuscany – Montepulciano, Montalcino and beyondFor the third time already, we traveled Tuscany this year. Once again, it was a mix of workation and vacation. Because even the most annoying workday feels a lot less painful when good Italian food and a glass of wine are waiting at the end of it. In previous years, we spent our workation time…
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Dinner at Mary Jane Space Heidelberg
View post: Dinner at Mary Jane Space HeidelbergThis year, my husband and I had a rare opportunity: it was Valentine’s Day, it was a Saturday, and neither of us had any commitments that weekend. So I took a look at my restaurant wish list and decided on Mary Jane Space in Heidelberg. Luckily, there’s a hotel right next door in the same…
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Sambal Tofu with pickeled ginger
View post: Sambal Tofu with pickeled gingerThis is by far my favorite tofu recipe. And this is probably the only tofu recipe my husband likes to eat. It comes with a spicy, flavorful sambal sauce, and the pickled ginger gives it a whole other layer of flavor. This recipe is from Ottolenghi’s OTK-Extra Good Things and I usually combine it with…
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Spiced Coconut Rice
View post: Spiced Coconut RiceToday I would like to share one of my favorite rice recipes with you. The rice doesn’t require much attention and turns out perfectly every single time. There’s no need to worry about getting the right amount of liquid or salt. The original recipe says to let the rice soak 30 minutes to 4 hours,…
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The moment is finally here: Dinner at ‘Oben’ in Heidelberg
View post: The moment is finally here: Dinner at ‘Oben’ in HeidelbergYou may be wondering why this is such a big deal to me. Well, if you’ve ever tried to get tickets to an event and refreshed the website multiple times until the portal opened – this is basically how a reservation happens at the restaurant ‘Oben’. They only have 12 seats per night and are…
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