Comments for foodieinberlin's Blog http://foodieinberlin.com A Londoner's foodie treasure hunt through Berlin Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:28:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on Galeria Kaufhof, Food Hall, Mitte by fiona http://foodieinberlin.com/2012/02/22/galeria-kaufhof-food-hall-mitte/#comment-2567 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 20:28:42 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=4881#comment-2567 I have to agree that I have found German customer service on occasion so bad that it’s comical. My favourite experience here has been the teller in Commerzbank pointing at my (I’m not bragging, but really) silver Tiffany necklace and saying that my “cheap jewellery was most likely the cause of [my] card not working”. When I said I was sure it wasn’t, she turned on my bag and suggested I might buy a better one. Ah, why can’t you get service like that in the UK? ;-)

]]> Comment on Galeria Kaufhof, Food Hall, Mitte by Giulia http://foodieinberlin.com/2012/02/22/galeria-kaufhof-food-hall-mitte/#comment-2563 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 14:58:49 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=4881#comment-2563 That totally reminds me of Globus in Zurich…tons of money spent there, great selection – grumpy Swiss service…the answer is always ‘Nein!’ with a ‘how dare you ask me a question look on their face’…

]]> Comment on Galeria Kaufhof, Food Hall, Mitte by Thyme Supperclub http://foodieinberlin.com/2012/02/22/galeria-kaufhof-food-hall-mitte/#comment-2558 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:54:55 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=4881#comment-2558 German desserts off the top of my head: Kaisersschmarrn, Apfelstrudel (is that more Austrian?), Schwarzwälderkirschtorte, Windbeutel, Rotegrütze. And a practically unlimited range of Kuchen, of course.

Or for something kitschy, you could even have a go at Spaghettieis – not really traditional German, but it must have been around since the 70′s at least – T remembers it from his childhood.

Will reveal all about Gordon Ramsey at the cooking club.

]]> Comment on Galeria Kaufhof, Food Hall, Mitte by foodieinberlin http://foodieinberlin.com/2012/02/22/galeria-kaufhof-food-hall-mitte/#comment-2556 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:25:56 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=4881#comment-2556 Ha! I don’t believe it. Tell me, tell me! Oh and what’s a good German dessert for the Supper Club?

]]> Comment on Galeria Kaufhof, Food Hall, Mitte by Thyme Supperclub http://foodieinberlin.com/2012/02/22/galeria-kaufhof-food-hall-mitte/#comment-2554 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 10:06:18 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=4881#comment-2554 One of the worst customer service experiences I’ve ever had was at Gordon Ramsey on Royal Hospital Road… too long to go into detail here, but remind me to tell you about it next time I see you.

]]> Comment on Galeria Kaufhof, Food Hall, Mitte by foodieinberlin http://foodieinberlin.com/2012/02/22/galeria-kaufhof-food-hall-mitte/#comment-2551 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:18:27 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=4881#comment-2551 Yes – that’s the other thing. I feel that at Galeria, the people that man (woman) the fish counter might just as easily do the cash registers or re-stock. The way they hack at the fish – it’s not a pretty picture.
I didn’t know Germans say that. But as you say, it is changing. I find KaDeWe to be an exception and more expensive of course. Frischeparadies – ditto.
I guess French people might (generally) be meaner but they tend to have a clue about the goods they are selling (Reading Raymond Blanc’s ‘A Taste Of My Life’ at the moment, his remembrances of growing up in Comte, foraging for wild asparagus and such…ready to move to Comte now).
Meanwhile did you read about this other place, in Pankow called (www.berliner-fischmarkt.de) – Hilker’s site says that they supply KaDeWe and their outside Fisch-Imbiss looks cute. I want to try it out when it’s warmer.

]]> Comment on Galeria Kaufhof, Food Hall, Mitte by Luisa http://foodieinberlin.com/2012/02/22/galeria-kaufhof-food-hall-mitte/#comment-2550 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:06:05 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=4881#comment-2550 Oh, and I really do have to put in a plug for Frischeparadies’ fish counter. It’s the only place I buy fish now – not only is everything SO fresh (and such a good selection), but the fishmongers, besides being friendly, polite, even fun, actually know what they are talking about! It’s such a pleasure.

]]> Comment on Galeria Kaufhof, Food Hall, Mitte by Luisa http://foodieinberlin.com/2012/02/22/galeria-kaufhof-food-hall-mitte/#comment-2549 Wed, 22 Feb 2012 09:05:02 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=4881#comment-2549 Sadly, just another instance to explain why Germans themselves say that their country is a “Servicewüste” – a customer service desert. Things are better than they once were, but there is so far still to go, especially when compared to the US or the UK. However, they could be worse: I’m pretty sure France has worse customer service than Germany does… ;)

]]> Comment on Rutz, Wine & Fine Food, Mitte by Restaurant Weinbar Rutz (3), Berlin (D) | Küchenreise http://foodieinberlin.com/2011/08/08/rutz-wine-fine-food-mitte/#comment-2548 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 20:53:40 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=3723#comment-2548 [...] – was schreiben andere:- Foodie in Berlin (August 2011)- Sternefresser (2011)- Restaurant Ranglisten (2010 ff)- Video Billy Wagner / Marco Müller- [...]

]]> Comment on La Bonne Franquette, Brasserie (Lunch), Mitte by foodieinberlin http://foodieinberlin.com/2012/02/18/la-bonne-franquette-brasserie-lunch-mitte/#comment-2547 Tue, 21 Feb 2012 11:23:43 +0000 http://foodieinberlin.com/?p=4867#comment-2547 Nice, I’m going to come work where you work.

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