Christmas classic: the stollen
Christmas is the time for baking, and the stollen is a classic.
Lifestyle and Cuisine
Lifestyle, design, housing, food and drink, organic markets, regional specialties, Riesling and star cuisine: Current and background information on lifestyle and cuisine.
Zee Germans & their dogs
Dogs are popular pets all over the world, but there’s something special – one might say odd – about the Germans’ relationship with their four-legged friends
Is everyone going veggie?
Controversy has erupted in Germany about sustainable consumption. These are the different positions.
A Berliner's Guide to Eating in Berlin
In this Berlin Food Tour, I will show you some of my places for eating in Berlin.
Where you meet celebrities
These cafés and bars in Berlin are popular not only with artists and Hollywood stars, but also leading politicians and business magnates. The five best locations.
Just don’t!
Typically German? These nine things really don’t go down very well in Germany. A tongue-in-cheek warning.
A Guide to German Etiquette
Nothing’s as easy as sticking your foot in it when you’re abroad. But don’t worry. Here the do's and don’ts.
Eager handshakes and chaotic queues: On German manners
After decades of living in the country, DW's Louisa Schaefer, from the US, is still baffled at times when in comes to national etiquette norms.
Does Germany have a ...?
From the president to the German breakfast table: we answer Google's most frequently asked questions about Germany.
Doing good with every purchase
Four award-winning ideas for sustainability and social commitment in food shopping.
Destined for plate rather than waste bin
Too much food worldwide ends up as waste. How can that be prevented? Here are three clever ideas from Germany.
Please don’t package it!
Milk without a carton and pasta from a jar? Zero waste shopping is the latest thing. Ria Schäfli explains how it works.