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We have many favorite restaurants in Berlin (Video)
July 29, 2010. No matter how many taxi adventures I've done, I still get the same jitters as when I did it the first time. Here's some video of the lead-up, the approach, and my initial negotiations with Ergan, the driver of my latest adventure who's been a Berlin cabbie for seven years.Recent Adventures
July 27, 2010
Up Next: A Kunefe Duel, Great Sausage and more Berlin Video in Berlin adventures
"My English is not so good," Ergan said when I opened the door to his cab. "Your English is better than my German," I said. The taxi driver laughed. We were on our way.July 23, 2010
Berlin Dispatch: Döner Dreams and Kunefe Reality in Berlin adventures
When one of my new German friends told me that he has a friend who’s spent the past year searching for the best döner kebab in Berlin, I had an idea: why not invite the kebab seeker on a taxi adventure and ask the cabbie to take us to *his* favorite spot for döner?July 21, 2010
Up Next: On Bourdain’s Trail to the Cradle of Döner Kebab in Berlin adventures
My three German co-adventurers and I had no idea that our taxi driver had steered us to the birthplace of döner kebab when he dropped us off at Hasir Restaurant in Kreuzberg last week - nor that Anthony Bourdain had also tasted the lamb there when he visited Berlin.July 19, 2010
Basilicata in Berlin in Berlin adventures
Just as cabbie Waltraut Zille's blue gummy bear earrings were a sign of a good journey to come, the bread at Trattoria a' Muntagnola, the restaurant she recommended during our ride last week, made my co-adventurer and me believe that we were at the beginning of a very good meal.July 14, 2010
Berlin Video: Along the Wall with Zille Quitmann in Berlin adventures
There have been a lot of moments when I’ve been glad to have my yellow cab license, but none were as gratifying as when I told Waltraut Zille that I drive a taxi in NYC. Judging from her reaction, I thought it was safe to ask about her favorite restaurant in Berlin.About this Blog
Every week, I get in a taxi, ask the driver to take me to his
or her favorite restaurant, and chronicle my adventures,
which have been featured in major news outlets including The
Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal and The Guardian. As a
licensed New York cabbie and Not for Tourists editor, I also document my search for cheap, delicious eats while I'm on duty.
