This post is part of my Meet in My Kitchen podcast series: How did we get to where we are in life and what does food have to do with it. “Music is love, food is fun.” – Bénédict Berna From French rap music via Berlin’s club scene right into jazz: Bénédict Berna‘s musical journey reflects the chapters in his life. Each musical genre is woven into his work projects, musical fragments becoming the tune of his life. As a music producer in France, it was the beat and the political message of rap pulling him into the studio. This, and the fact that there was no place to go to as a teenager, made hi ..read more

This post is part of my Meet in My Kitchen podcast series: How did we get to where we are in life and what does food have to do with it. “I’m incredibly chaotic and I’m incredibly precise. When I do work like typesetting and stuff, I’m 100% precise. I do the shittiest detail that nobody would ever know, but I’m also incredibly chaotic in my approach.” – Erik Spiekermann Erik Spiekermann‘s greatest gift is that he never stopped thinking like a child. He’s still driven by the same stubborn persistence, by a tireless curiosity, and the imperturbable will to find out what lies underneath the surf ..read more

This post is part of my Meet in My Kitchen podcast series: How did we get to where we are in life and what does food have to do with it. “Food means a lot, not everything, but a lot. I enjoy cooking more than eating.” – Alfredo Sironi There are two things Alfredo Sironi does all the time: chatting and eating while constantly moving around. When I sat with him outside his Sironi La Pizza restaurant in Berlin’s Goltz Kiez, an endless flow of children, neighbors, staff, and guests stopped by to talk to the baker, always having his full attention. When we were at his Sironi il Pane di Milano ..read more

This post is part of my Meet in My Kitchen podcast series: How did we get to where we are in life and what does food have to do with it. “Innovation – but always based on tradition. Never neglect tradition.“ – Stefanie Hering There’s something very calm and focussed about this woman. Stefanie Hering is the opposite of agitated. Things feel possible, manageable, even in times of disruption she doesn’t forget that the potential to create joy and beauty always lies in her hands, literally. Stefanie is the founder of Hering Berlin, a traditional Berlin based ceramic manufacturer who changed the w ..read more