January 24th
2006
Update on the 2005 Food Blog Awards (Best New Blog): Having been up there, nominated among so many great blogs has been a charming compliment, but actually receiving an award is the Amarena cherry on top! Thank you sincerely for your support - without your feedback and overwhelming interest, d:d wouldn't be the same! All in all, the week couldn't have started with better news. Congrats to all the other winners! And...oops how did this happen? In case you're in a click happy mood, check out all the great entries for the bloggies 2006 - still can't believe we're nominated (best-designed weblog/best food blog) in the same category as Mr. blog-heavyweight Jason Kottke...off to making a screenshot ;)
It took us a little bit to figure these here out. Crunchy green, small marbles that look so beautiful you wouldn't think of them as being such a taste bud teaser. Sorry, the title killed the punch line, but these yummy nibbles are indeed a surprise and on top highly addictive. If you're oblivious to the taste of wasabi coated green peas, be prepared to embark on a quick journey from sweet to stingy, to salty and back... a snack with a kick (found them at an Asian food store).
We have had them just recently for the first time as a side to a tempura appetizer at the Volksgarten, a bar/lounge/restaurant mix serving pretty decent food, sometimes with an eccentric spin. Good news for early birds, their breakfast options are ample. Service is extraordinarily friendly, astonishingly friendly - not typical German ;) It is conveniently located close to the U-Bahn stop Stiglmaierplatz and right next to the Volkstheater - combining theater with gastro seems like a no-brainer, so it doesn't surprise that this place is usually pretty packed. On a Friday or weekend night early reservation is recommended.
On first glance it's style and ambience reminds of the 70ies and if you look closely it really is a mix of different centuries. Comfy couches in lounge corners including self-designed furniture as well as pieces made by the Austrian architect Oskar Reiner just beg to laze about. At night and with proper lighting the whole place gives a very warm and welcome impression. On warmer summer nights, the outside patio is outfitted with lots of comfortable over-sized XXL pillows - feast like the Romans and watch the stars.
Most important however, Volksgarten is also close to Cinema and thus has become part of our standard pre-sneak routine. This week will present a new challenge: how on earth will we be able to get 30 "sneakers" accommodated?
Volksgarten
Brienner Straße 50
80333 München
Phone (089) 57 87 78 59
Sunday - Friday 10:00 am to 1:00 am
Saturday 5:00 pm to 1:00 am
UPDATE, October 2007: What a bummer. After having closed for weeks for renovation, they changed their menu and do not offer our very much treasured burgers anymore. The waiters admitted that they are getting a "Why is there no burger on the menu?" a lot, more than a dozen times on their first evening. We're are certainly not the only ones missing it. Asking the person in charge, we got a puzzling answer: "We now only serve organic meat and couldn't get the right quality for the burger patties." But wait, they had organic Fleischpflanzerl on the menu... ?
Meine allerherzlichsten Glückwünsche an euch beide - ihr habt es wirklich verdient! Ich freue mich auf viele weitere interessante Beiträge, der Award ist sicher ein zusätzlicher Ansporn :-)
I love your blog so much, I voted for you in at least 3 different categories. Well anywhere your site was a choice. Congrats to you !
Congratulations on winning "Best New Blog." You have a beautiful blog with outstanding photography. I can't get enough and keep coming back for more. :) Thank you for sharing your world with us.
delicious:days für Bloggies 2006 nominiert
Der Münchner Food-Blog delicous:days ist gleich in zwei Kategorien für den internationalen Bloggies-Award 2006 nominiert. Sowohl bei den Food-Blogs als auch im Bereich Design sind sie unter den Top 5. Im August brachten wir ein Portrait über die Sei...
Being a wasabi-lover, I have to watch out for these! Your describtion sounds tempting!
Hi over there in Munich, first of all, congratulations ! You really deserve the award. Second, what coincidence ! After having got to know wasabi-coated peaNUTS (highly addictive) at Johanna's in London I saw a package of wasabi PEAS at Naschmarkt last week. Now as you recommend them I will have to get me a package this weekend :-) Third, this "nonna cucina vita" book which you have on your side bar, can you recommend it ? And have you done some more cooking from the Silver Spoon book ? Thanks in advance for answering, kindest regards, angelika
I have written a mini review on my site for Delicious Days. I think this is a great piece of blogging! I like the way my type appears in the comments above, thats a classy piece of coding!
Congrats to you. I nominated and voted for you in few derserving catagories and I am a subscriber. I can't get enough of the photos.
Jenny, I exactly know what you are talking about, while Oliver seems to be almost pain free when it comes to consuming Wasabi, I react much more to Wasabi than for example to chiles. But hey, what doesn't kill us... :)
Liebe Petra, vielen lieben Dank für deine lieben Glückwünsche! Hab natürlich auch schon über Euren neuen Familenzuwachs gelesen, Du wirst ihn bestimmt in kürzester Zeit von Deiner leckeren Küche abhängig machen!
Angelika, ja, ich kann das Buch "La nonna, La cucina, La vita - Larissa Bertonasco" wirklich empfehlen, allerdings habe ich es nicht in erster Linie wegen den Rezepten gekauft (bisher noch nichts getestet), sondern wegen den fabelhaften Illustrationen. Gleich nach Kochbüchern kommen bei mir Bücher über Design und Illustration - ja ich bin ein kleiner Bücherwurm... deshalb war das Buch ein Muss. Vor jedem Kapitel gibt es eine kleine, thematisch einleitende Geschichte, aber Hauptaugenmerk ist die farbenfrohe und poppige Gestaltung. Das Buch verbindet praktisch meine Vorliebe für Kochbücher und Design/Illu. Von der Thematik ähnlich, mit alten Schwarzweiß-Fotos versehen, vor allem aber zauberhaft geschrieben, ist "Liebe Francesca - Italienisch Kochen in der Fremde" von Mary Contini. Ich denke, es ist gar nicht so einfach bei Kochbüchern allgemeingültige Empfehlungen auszusprechen, weil jeder ein wenig andere Ansprüche an ein Buch hat. Vielleicht hast Du ja die Zeit mal in der Buchhandlung beide in die Hand zu nehmen und zu vergleichen... Liebe Grüße an Mann und Hund!
Nick, that's one of those things Oliver loves to code, a sweet little something not many people recognize. Thank you for your review :)
And again, thanks you all for your kind feedback, congratulations and emails!
Stumbled onto your site via minga.de, great photography and a beautiful, inspiring concept! Thanks for sharing!
Dear Nicky&Oliver - congratulations on winning the award! Your recipes and photos are really beautiful and inspirational - the award was very-very well deserved!
Danke, Nicky, für Deine ausführliche Antwort. Das Buch "Liebe Francesca" besitze ich bereits und fand es ebenfalls entzückend zu lesen. Nachgekocht daraus habe ich zwar nichts .... aber wie Du sagst, ist das nicht IMMER das Kriterium. Ich fand die authentischen zeithistorischen Bezüge aus der Sicht einer Famile sehr aufschlußreich.
Danke und weiterhin viel Freude beim Lesen und Kochen, Gruß auch an Oliver, angelika
Congratulations to both of you. As you know, I adore your site. So delicious and spacious at the same time. And the wasabi peas! I've become addicted to those. In the US, they're available at Trader Joe's.
That restaurant looks hilarious!
I too am addicted to Wasabi peas... they're dangerous!
Congrats on your well-deserved award - I recently discovered your site and find it to be gorgeous! Keep up the great work :)
A friend found your blog and sent me the link. Thank God! I am in Munich almost monthly on business, and have no friends here and am having trouble finding cool little places to eat and hang out. My German is very elementary, and every time I get here I get so nervous that I forget everything I've learned. It's been really rough. But anyway, I'm glad to have found your blog so I can get some insight into the city!
Congrats on winning - so glad my vote counted!
Another one putting their hand up to being addicted to wasabi peas. You can't stop at a handful, in fact you can't stop until there are no more. The mouth burns, goes numb, tingles, itches at the lips, and you want more...and more...
Hey! Congrats on the win! Like Nick (above) said, apart from the obvious gorgeous photos and great content, this site is a lovely treat in itself. :)
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The wasabi peas seem to be available at Metro, a friend bought them there. Metro is accessible for entrepreneurs only, though.
You can get wasabi peas at the Hong Kong Markt on the top level (but still inside) of the Rosenheimerplatz SBahn station. Second row from the right as you walk in - bottom shelf on your left. They are sooooo yummy!
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I love wasabi peas! Its funny how people either love them or hate them, nothing in between... I personally like the green and white coated ones much better (as opposed the the green & yellowish coated ones...) They arent so easy to find though - I found the white ones at anyone have any alternatives?
Wasabi peas are addictive. But beware, in those humble imported Japanese packages lurk the few ones that really knock your socks off and if you're not careful bring tears to your eyes. Quite a taste sensation. Interesting that they are offered as a side to tempura.