What we want in our Advent calendar this year! Part I

I think it is ways nicer to make your own Advent calendar instead of buying one. The most common Advent calendar filler are probably sweets, like chocolate, bonbons or other dainties. Chocolate, twenty-four days in a row...not very eventful. Therefore it's nice to buy some other things as well, as a kind of weekly highlight if you want. That might be a bit more expensive than sweets, but it is definitely healthier :)

Here are some ideas for sporty ones, Jetsetter, Karl Lagerfeld fans and girls who know how to enjoy their lives

Super stylish Martone Mercer Bike in more colours available £795 

Benefit Do The Bright Thing Kit £24 ; Johny Ive and Marc Newson Leica M Camera
It's limited edition that's why it costs $7000 upwards (there are cheaper ones for abut £500) 

The World According to Karl £19

Fleur Of England "Belle de Nuit" lace briefy £99 and lace bra £89; Rosé Champagne and Prestat chocolate £11

Frieze Masters 2013

Today was the last day of Frieze Art Fair and Frieze Masters. Frieze Masters, is the sister fair of Frieze Art Fair and presents top-class art works from ancient time to the pre-21st century. The fair offers a contemporary perspective on art by showing ancient and modern art side by side. I think everybody who is a little bit interested in art will recognize some famous artists like Jackson Pollock, Picasso, Henri Matisse, David Hockney, Richard Hamilton, Lucio Fontana, Sean Scully and Francis Baco..just to name a few. I really enjoyed the diversity of art at the Frieze Art Fair, Frieze Masters and the Sculpture Park. Here are some snapshots of my last visits at Frieze Masters and the Sculpture Park. 

Love Love Love 

Frieze Art Fair London 2013

It's the 11th year of the Frieze Art Fair London in Regents Park and one of the biggest contemporary art fairs. Every year Frieze attracts influential and world famous art buyers and people interested in the arts. Today there was the pre-opening day. Officially it starts tomorrow and will then run until Sunday, the 20th October. The fair is the perfect place to discover new artists and gives an overview of the current art market but also the opportunity to buy art pieces, exhibited by the most highly respected art galleries in the world. I experienced the fair as the perfect mix of the beautiful, the humorous but also the bizarre. Luckily the fair runs four more days, all the time in the world to enjoy Frieze a bit more with all its overwhelming sculptures, art pieces, projects, films, talks and their delicious food stands. Here are snapshots of the fair, which I took today...

Gail's bakery at the Frieze

Café-Hopping in Berlin

Last week I've been to Berlin. The weather was almost unbearable, so hot and steamy....therefore we spent most of the time drinking iced coffee in some lovely cafés. Here are some snapshots of my new favourite cafés in Berlin, which where recommended by Berlin experts...thanks for the good advice!

Andrew Edmunds - Bistro in Soho

A.E. during lunch time 

What a romantic place. I passed by there quite often, but it was always packed with people. I really wanted to go there for a long time, drink some wine, enjoy good food and watch people walking by (Soho is the best place for that). Last weekend I was lucky, finally. I think you can actually book a table, but as I am in that area most of the time anyway, I go there spontaneously. Anyways this time we got a table outside (there are only two tables outside) while it was still warm and bright around 9pm. It was one of those nice summer evenings, when everybody is out and about. The charming bistro could be located somewhere in a small European village. And that's the feeling you get when dining there, somewhere far away from London's busy Soho. It's a very rustic and unpretentious place, inside you can either sit up or downstairs in very tiny rooms. The rustic wooden furniture and dim candle light create a cosy and intimate atmosphere. The menu changes on a daily basis and offers simple and Modern European food with no frills. 

Healthy Snacks

Craving sweets? Here are some sweet and delicious but still healthy snack ideas

Chia and Granola Berry Trifle

Tommi's Burger Joint re-opening

Update: Tommi's Burger Joint is re-opening soon. FINALLY! The adress is 30 Thayer Street, I will update you as soon as I know when they will open exactly. It's burger time!  

Follow Tommi's Burger Joint on twitter to get more information and have a look at the yummy burger photos I took.