Last year, I did not know what special about Selig was. What I knew was, I went there (-or better say... tried to dine there) in 2017, three times with couple of my friends but Selig was full booked in all of those times. At my fourth trial last year I found out that Selig just closed down.

Yesterday couple of friends, my boyfriend and me had an intention to go out for dinner. As I heard that Selig has reopened their restaurant in another location, I suggested to my friend to go there and they agreed. So we decided to meet there, 5pm on the spot.

It was raining as we arrived, so we quickly got in and just wanted to eat something warm. As I entered, I was so surprised of their decoration. They have asian styled wooden chairs and tables in three colours: black, light brown and dark brown. What I like most is that they use Chinese lantern as light source, just a perfect fits to their wooden ceiling.

The Interior

They have big menus, all of them are written in chinese with a little bit explanation in German. The good thing is, they also have the pictures of the food so if you are too lazy too read, you can just see or point the picture to the lady and they will bring you the food like in the picture.

Smoked Pork Belly

The first food that we ordered was smoked pork belly. This is how they serve their pork belly, thinly slice, every piece considered. The smoked pork belly was sauté-ed in chilli oil together with mushroom, pepperoni and spring onion. The whole was great and the mushroom were crunchy that is so interesting.

 Tofu with Minced Pork

I admit that I can't read chinese, so we just pointed the picture as we ordered the second dish. But as I tasted it, the taste is so similar with "mapo tofu". The tofu were so firm, minced pork was good, especially if they are combined together with the sauce and chilli.

 Beef "Goulasch"

The third dish that we got is a kind of chinese beef "goulasch". They stewed it in a mini wok on a fire pot until it soft. The meat was sooo tender. Those carrots are sweet and firm. What I like the most from this dish? The sauce! They add pepperoni that crisps and szechuan pepper that makes the sauce so pleasantly pungent and spicy. Just love it!

 Fried Duck

The fried duck was one of my bae's lovable dish last night. The duck's skin was crispy but it was so tender inside. This dish has variety of color, texture and taste in it. The onion crisps, also the paprika was crunchy, sweet and so fresh. Mushroom was soft, spring onion was fresh and the sesame seeds add pleasant nutty flavor on it.

 Shrimp-Satay with sweet and sour souce

The last but not least, their shrimp satay. It happened to be our favourite food last night. They covered the shrimps with thin dough on them and fried them. They serve the satay with onion, paprika, and spring onion with sweet and sour sauce prepared on a hot plate. Sounds great? Well it tastes delicious too!

What I learned last night, we got rice as a complementary as we ordered food. What dissapointed me that night was... some of their drinks were already out of stock eventhough we were there at 5 pm (it is not even "normal" dinner time). But no worry, as I ate their shrimp-satay, my wounds got healed :D since it was great.

Savvy loves... Shrimp Satay with sweet and sour sauce

Savvy tip... they have business lunch from 12-3pm so you can get most of their food with a LOT of cheaper price (6,8 Euro instead of 14-16 Euro) so give it a try!

Last night, we ate slowly and had super nice conversation. It makes me realize that eating together is a celebration of friendship.

Where I came from, Indonesia, it is easy to find fresh fish with affordable price... or cheaper (comparing to Berlin), happy miracle. Sadly, in Berlin is not that easy to find it. "Maybe I have to fly to somewhere else", my thought. But tight schedule makes it impossible and rearrange an appoinment is sometimes harder than I thought.

That Thursday my bae and I had a day off. It is for us a luxurious chance, since due to my work and his work we are not always be able to spend our day together. So I am just going to appreciate this chance with eating out. We are going to go eat "bowl", a kind of food that is trendy this time in Berlin. Thanks to the hipster community!

We spent our day wandering the market near S-Bahn station Hackescher Markt, uncovering their unique multi cultural street food. After spending our time observating the market, we have appetite to eat something fresh. We like eating fish fresh, that has glorious texture and worshipful taste. So we went to Ma'Loa, Hawaiian Poke Bowl. As we saw it online, Ma'Loa has 4,4  stars rating from 5. Sounds good.

Ma'Loa can be found not far from S-Bahnhof Hackescher Markt. Bae ordered Big Island Bowl as he loves tuna and I ordered O'ahu Bowl because I love Salmon. You can order your personalised bowl with the ingredients that you can choose directly at the bar but we were just too lazy and just ordered things from their Ma'Loa Favorites bowl. After then they made our bowl fresh in front of us at the bar so you can see how they prepare your food - plus experience! :D

The interior of the restaurant is unique. As i entered the restaurant I saw their menu written on a wooden surf board, it feels like I am in surf shop like Quiksilver or Roxy in Bali. However the Theme is Hawaii. They have a big shelf full of plants to separate the room to a part where the customer can order and another part with table and chairs so that the customers can eat in. So cozy!

 Wooden surf board

 The shelf full of plant used to separate the room

For my O'ahu Bowl, I chose sushi rice as base then they add salmon, sweet shoyu flavour, spring onion, cucumber, Edamame, cashew nuts and seaweed salad. I usualy don't eat spring onion but surprisingly I love the bowl and I enjoyed eating the spring onion from my bowl. I think it is because of the combination with the salmon and sweet shoyu flavour. If you don't know what shoyu is, no worry I can share a bit about it. In Indonesia, sweet shoyu sauce is called "kecap manis" it has darker colour comparing with the "normal" soy sauce. It is made from fermented soy beans mixed with wheat so it has round sweet flavour. You can normally find it on your sushi, especially when you order fried sushi or fried roll in Japanese restaurant.

O'ahu Bowl

My bae ate one spoon of his Big Island bowl and didn't looked happy so I asked him why. He said that the bowl he's having doesn't meet his taste so I asked politely either I am allowed to try and have a small spoon of it. After tasted, I asked him either he wanted to switch our bowl since the Big Island bowl is also fine for me and he agreed. It has sushi rice as based, tuna, Ma'Loa Flavour (which I can taste that it is a soy sauce - the salty one), spring onion, onion, cucumber, avocado and peanut. I love the combination of tuna with soy sauce, avocado and peanut! Spring onion + onion was for me too much but it was still in the level of  "okay" for me :D. It is also nice to learn that the next time we come, it is better to have our own bowl.

 Big Island bowl

Savvy loves... how you can have your own bowl!

Savvy tips... they also have Hawaiian beer too. Try have one!

If you want to eat something affordable and fresh in Berlin, you can try their Poke Bowl adapted from Hawaii - because fresh is Hawaii.

You can NOT reserve before you come here. Since it is near Hackesher Markt and also counted to be trendy, it can be crowded anytime. But it is worth the wait!

"Let's have some sushi", said Bae as we did our weekly shopping. We usually cook every day, but not today. We both are taking our days off today and decided to finish some things, like getting the balcony door repaired, doing our weekly grocery shopping etc. After finishing the to do list, we just want to lay back and enjoy the rest of the day. So we decided to just eat near the appartment.

Thirty minute later, we sit already in a small restaurant called TTP Sushi in Olivaerplatz, Berlin. Looking down at the menu card, I marvel the broad choices of food they offer. They have all kind of sushi, sashimi, don and even udon! We admit we were afraid that we take a wrong choice.

For this dinner, I made my choice for suzuki sushi. It is a avocado-cheese rolled sushi with unagi and special sauce on top. Bae decided to take a sushi menu which has maki, inside out, nigiri and fried roll sushi in it. So these sushi will be our first trial of our dinner today.

Me Enjoying Miso Soup and Green Tea

As we waited for our sushi, they give us one miso soup and one green tea as a complimentary for order one sushi menu. I ended up eating the soup and drinking the tea because bae refused to eat/drink it as he ordered one glass of beer. Lucky me! The miso is nice, not too salty like instant miso in other restaurant. I think the miso was freshly made and also the tea. I hint some green tea leaves in my cup, it was nice thou!

 Our Sushi Platter

By the time bae and I finish our sushi,it is a generous portion for menu. The rice was nice, seasoned with smooth rice vinegar. The fish are fresh. I am the fan of their suzuki! They torch the eel that is already marinated with sweet sauce, making a caramel layer on it.

Though we are almost full, we are all excited and ready to try their udon. Having curiousity in tasting their udon, we ordered once more. This time for their udon.

 Beef Udon

Ebi Tempura Udon

Moments later we enjoy our udon. It was my bae's first udon. And he admit that it was good. The beef is grilled and the broth is so tasteful and the udon is toothy and not  chewy. I must say that the beef udon was good even though its not original japan, more of modern cooking or fusion between vietnam and japan. My ebi tempura udon was well but maybe it is just not my taste.

Savvy loves... Suzuki!

Savvy tips... Try their beef udon! It's so interesting.

Sushi does have a way of satisfying our cravings, maybe that verges on addiction.

I would suggest that you make a reservation before you come there. Since it is located in olivaer platz that is famoust as tourist attraction area, it can be crowded everytime and anytime.

Today I got the privillege to stay at home instead of working. Berlin doesn't share its warmth today. It's raining and cloudy all day long. I was sick but I had arranged an appointment to see an appartment so I did have to go out from the warm blanket. But unfortunately it didn't work out also with the appartment. Dissapointing with the result, I took a walk in Tauentzient street.

After awhile, I started to feel hungry and thought about food a lot. Afraid that I choose the wrong food to eat, I decided to go to the nearest imbiss in Charlottenburg (Kantstr.) called Ampai. I love to eat, but trust me, it takes more pleasure in eating asian food especially thai food.

Why go? 

In Ampai, the food options are simple but delighting. We ordered pad thai with shrimp, larb nam tok and guay cap (I know I don't eat innards, but we just wanna give it a try). After waiting for around 15 minutes, the food came and for the next 5 minutes we enjoyed our food and talked about the taste of the food. My shrimp pad thai was served up with lime and nuts on the side so you can assemble it as you like. The taste was good, I must admit that it is the tipe of sweet pad thai instead of sour-salty-sweet pad thai. So I added more fish sauce and of course chili. The texture of the noodle was soft make it feels good in my mouth. My mood was softly stabilized.

 Pad Thai

Lard Nam Tok

Larb nam tok is one of my favorite food. It is a salad ala thai. Don`t be confused if you order salad in thai restaurant, because in their salad is more "meat" instead of vegetables. I find it so unique and tempting. Our larb nam tok was served up with roasted rice powder and mint leaves on it. The sauce was made from the mixture of lime juice, fish sauce and chili. SO FRESH! I love it. I was about to give up my pad thai after I tried it.

 Guay Cap

As you may know, I don't eat innards. But in contrast, we did order Guay Cap, noodle soup with innards combined with vegetables and egg. There was a little sense of discovery for me as I tasted the dish. It was a bit fatty but still comfortable in mouth. That was a delight end to what was happened today.

Savvy loves... pad thai!

Savvy tips... Try their fishcake!

For this raining and cloudy day in Berlin, I think it is the answer of the question : what do you do to make your day better?

It was a cloudy Saturday evening as I picked up bae from his work to have dinner. He had no idea what to eat, and bae was so hungry. Afraid that we might go wrong, I decided to show him one of my favorite thai restaurant that I know in Berlin, Papaya. It took around 7-10 minutes walk from S-bahn station Savignyplatz. I was kinda afraid that we won't get seat because it is usually full and bae was in a grumpy mood (because he was tired after work and he was hungry). Lucky us, this evening we could find a table for two.

The decoration of the restaurant was pretty simple, dominated by the light green colour. Even they put light green seat pillow on the wooden chair. The tables were decorated with candle light and orchid.

Why go?

Friendly service and the choices of the menu is wide! Less than 5 minutes that we sat there, there was a waiter brought us two menus. The menus they're offering are authentic thai food. You know it is serious because they do not serve sushi like any other asian restaurant in Berlin. 😆

Even though it is not the first time I go there, this time is different. I usually eat catfish salad there, but not this time. My bae speaks thai so he did order for us and let me surprised with the chosen dishes. Yes, in thai language! For you who do not speak thai, don't worry. The menu is written in thai, german, and english. The waiters speak both of those three languages and they offer a lot of guidance so you won't get any trouble in ordering even when you are a tourist.

A moment later, the waiter came out and brought us the drink. He got me oliang tea, and thai tea for himself. Oliang tea is one of my favorite thai drink. Well, based on my knowledge, I can not really call it a tea because this oliang is a drink made of coffee mixed with seeds and other ingredients. They can be soybean, corn, or sesame. But I think there's the brewing process in it so maybe that's why they call it as a tea. Compared with an oliang tea that I have tasted before in Thai Park, the version that papaya has was sweeter. My bae also claimed the same. But it was still rewarding.

Oliang tea (behind) and thai tea

Few moment after that, the foods came out. I was so confused because I did not think that we would order that much. But he did! I did not have any idea what food did he order. They look like mistery dishes to me, except one. My pad thai gai. He ordered two kind of menus with noodles (one of them was my pad thai), one kind of sausages menu (I think it should be as a snack) and one dish with beef and dipping sauce.

Pad Thai Gai

As I wanted to start eating my pad thai, bae sliced the misterious grilled sausage dish and handed it to me. I took a bite. The skin which I think from pork collon has a light crunch and shiny with fat. The transparent crunchy sausage skin was filled with soft minced pork and seasoned with strong herbs, chili and I think curry sauce too. The taste is perfect. Even though for some of people it is too spicy. For example for me, from the scale from 1 to 10, it was level 3; but for bae it was level 6. Later on I know that the name of the dish is Sai Ua. It is served as appetizer ot snack.

The next misterious dish was Suea Rong Hai that is served as salad. It is a grilled beef with basil leaves and chilli dipping sauce. "Try this", bae told me as he took one stripe of beef and dipped it in chilli sauce to show me how to eat that. I tugged a piece of smaller cut of beef. It was tender, moist, juicy and flavorful. The chemistry of this deliciousness? I am pretty sure that they infuse the beef with a kind of sauce (maybe a mixture of fish sauce, soy sauce, pepper and coriander) and then grill it so it has amazing smoky and salty flavor with caramel brown colour.

Like many people I have been crazy for pad thai for as long as i can remember. It is one of my obsession and real deal. It is a stir fried thin noodle ala thailand with tasty egg, crunchy soybean sprouts and any kind of meat or shrimp that you can choose. But today I had it with chicken breast. The taste is a mixture of wonderful sweet, salty and savory that I can not describe. Just great!

Sai Ua and Suea Rong Hai

The portion was generous and my stomach was so full. But my bae did not stop there. He ordered dessert, mango sticky rice. The mango radiate fresh yellow colour, the sticky rice peeking out underneath glossy sliced mango. How it tastes? The mango is especially sweet and smooth, the sticky rice was combined with coconut milk gives creamy and velvet texture. It is extraordinarily delicious!

Mango sticky rice

Savvy loves... Suea Rong Hai!

Savvy tips... Try their catfish salad, I promise you won't regret it.

I think I will never forget this dinner. Because they have good taste and authenticity. But maybe also because I was accompanied by my bae who graciously introduced me to new thai dishes and instructed me how to eat it. But I believe that the secret of excellence dinner is the balance of those factors. 😏

For a while I forget that I am not in Europe. The exquisite dinner today let me find a taste of Thailand in Berlin.

Today is still summer in Berlin. Usually if I hear the word "summer", I always associate it with "friends, fun and food". But not this morning. Sadly, I got too many bad news in a day today, four bad news in one hour, felt like being strike by the lighting thunder. In summer? Sadly, yes.

This sad thought lingered in my head until bae asked me out to accompany him go shopping and watching Transformers : The Last Knight movie in cinema. As you might know that my german is not perfect, I want to improve it so we decided to watch the movie in german. He chose to go to alexanderplatz area, where the two of us could first go shopping and directly go to the cinema on time with no rush.

Seeking fresh air outside, I watched two kids with ice creams on their hands. Five minutes later, we've been standing in front of an ice cream stall in Alexa shopping center, Giovanni L, choosing the ice cream we wanted. I thought I've had a pretty bad day today, so I am going to choose something safe. So I went for one scoop of black vanilla, and he ordered eierpunsch ice cream (which I didn't have any clue about) and pistachio ice cream. Off the stall, we found a sit somewhere near and enjoyed our ice creams.

Black Vanilla Ice Cream (left) and Eggnog Ice Cream + Pistachio Ice Cream

I dipped my tounge in my black ice cream and was stunned. It's delicious, yet misterious. The silky texture of ice cream with bourbon vanilla flavour and the flaky crunch of rice milk. How is this ice cream so good? "Try my ice creams", bae said charmly. The yellow eierpunsch started with milk base, smoothly flavored with eggnog flavor. It was a bit watery in texture but the sweetness was perfect. I tried the second ice cream of his. I just like it! A rich, smooth and creamy textured ice cream with slathering flavour of pistachio.

I wondered, how did this simple ice cream changed my mood in a good way? No explanation, however after all I think everyone would be agree if I say that ice cream is cheaper than therapy. 😉

I was standing in a church at Prenzlauer Berg area on a sunny Sunday afternoon. Schönhauser Allee is one famous street in Prenzlauer Berg area in Berlin. It has lots of cafes, restaurants, name it and you'll find it there.

I had an appointment with a friend of mine who'd been coming to Germany to pursue  his study in chemical engineering. We have skipped our morning coffee so we decided to chit chat over coffee since it has been so long since we last met, and also we both love coffee. We arrived in U bahn Rosenthaler Platz and walked to The Barn Coffee Roastery.

Why go?

As we came in to the roastery, we found all kinds of coffee there. We were so indecisive in choosing our coffee. Don't get me wrong, it's not because nothing's interesting there. But because all of the coffee and their descriptions appeared in the menu sounds promising. Lucky for us, the barista was ready there to assist us. We described our coffee that we want to have that day, and less than a minute he already came up with suggestion for us. He explained about the coffee expertly. (I have no doubt in that!) Then we decided to have Ninho Da Aguia and an espresso shake. As we waited for our coffee, we sat down and took in the ambience of the roastery. It was pretty quiet as a cafe.

Coffees of the day

Though I have drunk espresso many times before (almost every day), the first impression of its icy exterior and taste are unexpected as it was my first time I sipped one. First flavor came in mouth was pleasant acid, followed by fruity taste and closed by smoky aftertaste. Just perfect! The Ninho Da Aguia was just as satisfying as the iced espresso. It has smooth and luscious impression in my mouth. It is also fruity but not as sour as the espresso.

Savvy tips... when enjoying is associated with learning to you, the barn roastery offers lots of workshops from manual brewing to masterclass. Even tailor made course!

As I tried both coffee, I know why the ambience was so quiet. Everyone there, including me and my friend, was so stunned by the taste of the coffee. So we just wanted to enjoy our coffee without bothering anything or anyone.

But as we leave the roastery and step out into the windy-warm air of berlin, I realized that I didn't talk or chit chat much with my friend (even though it was actually our first mission). Okay, but I know we were so convinced and I comprehended that it was the language of coffee.

It was a hot summer day in July when I walked in Hackescher Markt area with the heat and sunlight. The sun was blinding, and I suddenly heard the church bells chimming. Interested with the bell, I walked near the church and pushed the giant door of the church.

Nothing is small about Berlin.There is Berlin Cathedral, its pillars, its domes, its statues, which the first time I see it, I am feeling small. Now, it is exciting. My heart was already going like the clappers.

Why go?

Berlin Cathedral is the largest church in Berlin, stands in Museum Island, with neo-baroque art. It is more than 100 years old already. Berlin cathedral was built as a protestant counterweight to the St. Peter's Basilica in Rome. By the way, actually it is not really a cathedral, because it has never been the seat for Bishop. But people call it cathedral anyway.

The Top of the Dome

The Altar

I always admire the top of the dome and don't mind staying there one hour just to enjoy the mosaics. Flooded with light, the dove on the top of the dome represents the presence of the Holy Spirit and the mosaics portray the beatitudes from the Sermon on the Mount. The altar is made of white marble and onyx. Arriving at the Berlin Cathedral, I'd quickly decided that this last minute thinking had been a right decission. It is like stepping into another world, heaven!

Four Evangelists

Finally, I also found really gorgeous paintings.There are four paintings on the side of the dome dedicated for four Evangelists : Matthew, Mark, John, and Luke. The writings on the wall are magical too, in gold, framed by beautiful sculptures. They are taken from the Bible and seemingly everywhere, bring hopes to everyone visiting the cathedral.

Savvy tip ... Visit the crypt then take a chance to climb 270 steps to the observation deck, and you will be rewarded with a fascinating view of Berlin city!

With calm and peaceful heart, I am pleased to report, it is one of my favorite place in Berlin. Because I can have both: a place that is not only my eyes can enjoy, but also my soul. A place where dreams live and hopes are born.

Since I have moved to Darmstadt last October because of my internship, and since I have lived in and pretty much like the Hessen area, you'd think I'd forget Berlin. But I am not. After one month living in Darmstadt, I had a chance to spend a weekend in Berlin.

My friends say that what always reminds them of me is my habit of trying new restaurants, and they often have me worrying that I will get wrong menu, and getting the food that won't fit in my taste. But it does go well. Not always, but most of the time. Perhaps it's the magic in Berlin that makes me feeling that everything is going to be okay. That time we decided to go to japanese ramen restaurant where we can get warm ramen soup to warm our stomach. It was minus 6 degree celcius when I was there! 

We went to Pappelallee 19 in Prenzlauer Allee and decided to eat in Takumi NINE. A Japanese Ramen House for their popular Ramen dish. You can't book a table here, and we waited for 30 minutes to be seated. Yes, you read it right. 30 minutes!

The restaurant decoration is pretty simple. It has clean white wall with japanese-written wood shields. Their wooden chairs and tables are simple. I love the corner where we can seat ala japan.

What to order?

The menus are pretty small, simple to choose. We got Takoyaki as an appetizer. It is so soft, and tasty. I think they add extra spices in the batter. The diced octopus inside the takoyaki was also chewy. The combination is just perfect!

Another dishes that we got are Sapporo Miso Ramen, Nan Ban, and a small dishes of chicken that I forget the name of. The ramen both in the Sapporo Miso Ramen and Nan Ban is so toothy (not too chewy and not too soft) with warm different types of broth. Sapporo miso ramen uses miso soup and red soup for  Nan Ban. The chicken that I got (in each dishes) are tender, juicy, and tasty.

Takoyaki and Chicken Dish

Sapporo Miso Ramen

Nan Ban Tan-Men

Savvy loves... Everything!

Savvy tip is also try their side dishes, especially takoyaki and gyoza.

It is a taste of Japanese in Berlin and I would love to go to Düsseldorf (they have a restaurant in Düssi and two restaurants in Berlin) and Berlin for that. Bon appetit!

PS: Pardon the poor quality of the images. I forgot to bring my camera so I took them with phone

When you think of Italian food, there are something you can't ignore : stone oven pizza. And here I am, one glass of cold mineral water in hand, in a beautifully painted restaurant  on a rainy Wednesday. This Italian restaurant, zwölf Apostels (meaning 12 apostles in English) has not been an insider tips anymore. Everyone in Berlin has known about this beautiful restaurant near S-Bahn Station Savignyplatz. When you enter the restaurant, you'll feel like being in the 18th century.

What to order?

The menus are pretty large to choose, they are also available in English. They named most of the pizza with the 12 apostles name. My lunch began with Jakobus Pizza. Even though Jacobs isn't an apostle, it was on the menu. And yes, it was my choice!

Jakobus Pizza

Jakobus Pizza has an amazing combination of salty bresaola (Italian air dried beef), tasty Gorgonzola, followed by the sweet taste of the pear! I must say, the portion of the pizza is generous and they also served us plain bread.

Salmon Steak

The salmon steak was in form of sauteed salmon fillet served with basmati rice, creamy garlic sauce, and balsamic. It was garnished with cherry tomato and Rosemary. They also gave me a small side of fresh cucumber salad.

Savvy loves... Jakobus Pizza, the sweet and salty pizza. I can even still remember the taste in my mouth as I write this.

Savvy tip is also try their seasonal menus. They change them each month.

I know now, where the "twelve apostles" come into play because I don't recall having any religious experience while lunching here. But their painting made me like having lunch in heaven. Bon Appetit!

One thing get me out of bed that Saturday : the imagination of my one fine evening making the sweet thing originally from French in Makrönchen Manufaktur. Macaron! Eventhough it was raining all day long, I was still motivated for that little treat.

What impressed me the first as I walk in the room : Makrönchen Manufaktur is vintage-decorated and cute! The course was held in the kitchen of Makrönchen Manufaktur in Schöneberg, Berlin. It is quite small but has the feel of professional kitchen with stainless-steel workplace, big oven, and two sinks.

Vintage Decoration of Makrönchen Manufaktur

In the soul of full disclosure, I have to tell you that I didn't pay for this course. Nescafe Dolce Gusto (my favourite coffee) invited me and another six persons to join this course. We've been lucky enough to be able to join this course for free. I attended the three hours course to get a flavour of macaron making.

I was greeted warmly by Laura, the owner of the Makrönchen Manufaktur and our teacher for the day, and sat down to a homemade macarons with my coursemates before starting our course. We introduced ourselves while drinking and enjoying macarons.

Our Handout for the Night

In the course, the focus was on making macaron from scratch. We started the course by learning how to prepare the batter. Laura is a great teacher. Her demonstration was understandable, she always ready to help, didn't mind if we ask question anytime and she answered expertly (making it sticks in my head). She also shared her tips for choosing and buying the ingredients. The ingredients were ready-weighed. I must say that their quality were outstanding.

Our Ready-to-Fill Macaron

Laura taught us tricky techniques such as mixing-and-stirring the batter and macaron-forming skill. Se even made us a handout! We mastered all the step in macaron-making followed by macaron-filling making after leaving our macaron in the oven. We then filled our macaron with fillings that we love, giving us space to be creative and proactive.

Exterior and Interior of Makrönchen Manufaktur

Me (left) and Our Teacher Laura (right)

The whole evening was full-on, packed and infused with Laura's expertise and experience stories and lessons. I also love the knowledge  that I gained that day. It was my first time making my own macaron. Experience is not necessary to join this course. As a newbie in macaron maker, I found it was inspiring and left me feeling confident about re-do the technique by myself. I couldn't wait to make macarons for my friends and family!

Thank you Nescafe Dolce Gusto and Makrönchen Manufaktur!