Our day starts as usual with the hotel breakfast, nothing special this morning. Canned fruit with average yogurt. The eggs looked uneatable but the pastry was ok....off we set to Meet Miles Watson from Pure Berlin about them coming to our conference next year.
So we take the metro to Alexanderplatz and have a walk around, checking out the set up for the Beer Fest later-on today. (Oktoberfest Berliner)
Meeting Miles and Sebastian at their favourite coffee shop where we are treated to the best coffee we have had on the trip.
Then the highlight of the day....lunch at the Two Star Michelin Fischers Fritz Restaurant at Berlins Regent Hotel.
Miles organised an intro from the Sous Chef for us along with a tour of the kitchen. An old school, very traditional lay out with Sauce, Entremetier, Gardemanger and Pastry sections, no induction or gas but hot plates super heated the air as we were shown through the tinned coppers and dutch ovens, Nirvana...for a cookie from NZ.
We ordered just two courses but ended up having six thanks to the Executive Chef, Christian Lohse, who come to meet us in the restaurant on his way back from the airport.
I'll put the pic's up on a vid, link to come.
Needless to say the meal was fantastic, the service was impeccable and Chef was a very generous host.
He gave us our menu's, and a 250gm bar of his milk and hazelnut chocolate that he gets made exclusively for the Regent, wow...best chocolate iv'e ever tasted.
So the meeting went well, if the price is right and the dates fit we could see the first of our international participants for the conference on board.
After saying our goodbyes to Miles and Sebastian we go walking again...through the streets of Berlin, stopping at the Brandenburg Gate, thousands of people around with the Berlin Marathon on as well today. Then off to the Oktoberfest and what a experience that was, great food, beer-beer and more beer, we stuck to the food.
Spatzle with Pork and Onions, Libiercase with potato salad and sauerkraut, Sweet pastry with banana and chocolate and Pretzels everywhere.
Another great day, we have an extra day in Berlin tomorrow before heading to Paris.
we plan to have a look around on a tour, checking out more culinary offerings from this fascinating city.
Link to Youtube Vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7TLbfNnNUQ
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