German cuisine is not that familiar to foodies in the city, well, save for the umpteen local versions of Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte – that’s Black Forest cake, by the way! Young participants of the summer camp at Goethe Zentrum had the opportunity to learn a bit about the cuisine from German home cooks Jennifer Nausch and Katharina Gelves. MetroPlus caught up with the duo while they were demonstrating how to make Kartoffelknödel. “It’s actually potato dumplings. It’s a traditional Read more [...]

German cuisine is not that familiar to foodies in the city, well, save for the umpteen local versions of Schwarzwalder Kirschtorte – that’s Black Forest cake, by the way! Young participants of the summer camp at Goethe Zentrum had the opportunity to learn a bit about the cuisine from German home cooks Jennifer Nausch and Katharina Gelves. MetroPlus caught up with the duo while they were demonstrating how to make Kartoffelknödel. “It’s actually potato dumplings. It’s a traditional Read more [...]

A fully camouflaged prototype of the 2017 BMW 5-Series Sedan has been spotted by our spy photographers testing on the Nürburgring.BMW has returned on the Nordschleife with the next-gen 5-Series (G30) after conducting winter tests in northern Europe for the past few months. The prototype keeps a heavy amount of disguise so there's not much to say about the design, but at least we are able to notice the proportions and shape have remained pretty much the same.Despite Read more [...]

Across Germany, breweries, brewing museums, beer gardens, and micro-breweries will mark the purity law anniversary by opening their doors to allow a glimpse behind the scenes for visitors to experience the art of brewing as well as its long history. The big brewery tours in North-Rhine Westphalia are especially popular. Beer tasting sessions give brewers a chance to show off their latest creations. One big German beer day highlight happens in the Bavarian capital,Munich: some 1,000 liters of beer Read more [...]

South Africa’s struggling pay-TV service StarSat went off air on April 19th. Local reports state that the service has been affected by a problem at the uplink site “in Slovenia” where there had been a fibre break. However, this is somewhat confusing given that most of the StarSat (which used to be known by its TopTV brand, and On Digital Media ownership) signals are handled by SES Platform Services, which uplinks from near Munich in Bavaria, Read more [...]

By Alison Smale VORRA, GERMANY: Even as European officials struggle with an unrelenting tide of migrants trying to enter the Continent, tranquil villages like this one in a picture-book valley in northern Bavaria are coping with the legions who have already arrived. It is here, as much as on the choppy seas of the Mediterranean, that Europe's latest migration crisis is playing out. With federal authorities expecting a flood of newcomers - an estimated 300,000 will apply for asylum in Germany Read more [...]