lise uduak // berlin » The Berlin way http://blog.uduak.org Lise Uduak. Born and raised in Denmark, Greenlandic blood in my vains and living in Berlin. This blog is meant to inspire, inform and entertain. Bringing you closer to Berlin and to me. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:37:26 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Let’s escape into the night! http://blog.uduak.org/2011/09/lets-escape-into-the-night/ http://blog.uduak.org/2011/09/lets-escape-into-the-night/#comments Thu, 29 Sep 2011 13:05:04 +0000 admin http://blog.uduak.org/?p=4580 After I went to this ball room birthday party last Friday (dresscode was something like “baroque with an animalistic twist) I’m hooked on costume balls – or just dressing over the top.

There’s a special ambience in a room full of men in Black Tie and women in baroque dresses, luxury label couture, big wigs and all wearing masks. Of course the setting has to be right too – it was.

Maybe the forecasted finacial crisis and the never ending lectures on “how to be a decent citizen, taking social responsibility” will lead to “nocturnal escapism”.

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Basically, if you have apple trees in your garden, that provide more fruit that you can eat yourself, you can let them know and they’ll pick it up. The employees are disabled people or people from the “disadvantaged groups” of our society.

Also if your garden needs a loving hand, they offer to tend the garden as well.

More information on their website! Unfortunately only in German.

]]> http://blog.uduak.org/2011/08/apples-turned-into-gold/feed/ 0 The asphalt was hot. http://blog.uduak.org/2011/06/the-asphalt-was-hot/ http://blog.uduak.org/2011/06/the-asphalt-was-hot/#comments Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:23:58 +0000 admin http://blog.uduak.org/?p=4471 I say Basket Ball is the sport of the summer. The rough, old school kind, of course.

Important rule: guys with six packs play shirtless.

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Fascinating history. Google it!

A photo from the Now Open exhibition in 2010 by students from Freie Universität Berlin.

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Just discovered Harry Lehman, an old-fashioned perfume shop in West Berlin. Memories come cheap here starting at 10 ml for €4.

On March 19th, they’ll be celebrating their 85th birthday. 30% off. No excuse, just go.

]]> http://blog.uduak.org/2011/03/4325/feed/ 0 Femme Fatales from the past http://blog.uduak.org/2011/03/femme-fatales-from-the-past/ http://blog.uduak.org/2011/03/femme-fatales-from-the-past/#comments Fri, 11 Mar 2011 10:11:16 +0000 admin http://blog.uduak.org/?p=4313
Erna Morena


Gerda Maurus


Gertrude Welcker


Käthe Von Nagy


Mona Maris

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It’s MM’s fault. If it wasn’t for her, I would have stayed in the illusion that they were sweet-dry no-taste buns just like they are in DK. But they’re not.

So here’s to the Berliner Pfannkuchen. First recipe published in the cookbook Kuchenmeisterei in Nuremberg,1485. Back then under the alias Gefüllte Krapfen. Read the absolutely thrilling history of the Pfannkuchen here.

Berliner Pfannkuchen home/office delivery, yes please!

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With all the tram tracks and cobblestones in Berlin they don’t stand much of a chance…

]]> http://blog.uduak.org/2011/02/very-simple/feed/ 1 Who said private? http://blog.uduak.org/2011/02/who-said-private/ http://blog.uduak.org/2011/02/who-said-private/#comments Wed, 09 Feb 2011 11:45:15 +0000 admin http://blog.uduak.org/?p=4256 Invitations to private dinners used to come via private invitations. Well, welcome to the age of Social Media! These days, even private supper clubs have a Facebook page!

To mention a few …
The Shy Chef
Krauted Haus
Eating secretly

]]> http://blog.uduak.org/2011/02/who-said-private/feed/ 0 The Berlin-Hollywood connection http://blog.uduak.org/2011/02/the-berlin-hollywood-connection/ http://blog.uduak.org/2011/02/the-berlin-hollywood-connection/#comments Thu, 03 Feb 2011 11:34:59 +0000 admin http://blog.uduak.org/?p=4228 Yet another Berlin-born photographer who became big amongst Hollywood stars. Peter Basch.

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