What would cavemen think of how food is packaged and sold today? Would they even consider today’s cuisine edible? Food certainly has come a long way since Cro-Magnon man had to pounce on animals to fill their bellies. …

Cat in a grey concrete house
The thing about Berlin and its bars is that after the fall of the wall there was almost too much free space to choose from. Berliners have been spoiled with bars in some of the most outlandish period venues. …
Restaurant Crush: Chipps
In the heart of Mitte, surrounded by neo-modern townhouses and the foreign office, Chipps has earned a reputation as a prime breakfast joint. With Berlin’s culinary nighthawks in mind, the restaurant has now also revamped its evening menu concept. Could there be a restaurant crush coming on?…

Gotscha Gosalishvili – Retrospective
The relationship between art and junk is a repeated source of irritation. It causes a tightrope walk between two extremes. Either you think art made of junk is the height of impudence or you end up praising it as a stroke of genius.…
The Italian dream
Second birthdays are the first kids delight in. They’ve reached the phase where they think for themselves and are ready to run. …
Drayton Bar
There’s something clandestine about the entrance to Berlin’s newest, suavest, swankiest drinking den, Drayton Bar. Not just because it’s tucked behind the Westin Grand hotel in a back alley otherwise reserved for the hotel’s rubbish and supply trucks; …
Cordial cool
In our last issue Sebastian Frank (Horváth Restaurant) had good things to say about his neighbour Matthias Gleiß and his cuisine at Volt. Berlin&I decided to pay Gleiß a visit in his restaurant in Kreuzberg and asked him which recommendations he would serve up.…
José González at Admiralspalast
Born in Gothenburg, Sweden, to Argentinean parents, José González brings together two very different cultures in his guitar-laden music. Highly technical arrangements go together with melancholy melodies and singing. …
Nola Pearls at Direktorenhaus
If you thought Berlin and carnival don’t mix, think again. The folks at the Direktorenhaus art space provide proof that Berlin can actually give carnival a warm welcome, even though it’s officially over. …
Register Now: 3rd PCF World Summit – Business Sector Approaches to Product Carbon Footprinting
This March, the 3rd PCF World Summit will convene to present and discuss best practices in supply chain GHG management and business sector approaches to product carbon footprinting. …