Bavaria for Gourmets, Beer Lovers and Wine Connoisseurs

On the way to chefs who will spoil you with either hearty, down-to-earth dishes or sometimes refined fine dining. Meet innovative winemakers, cheese makers, and innkeepers. With our stories, you can accompany brewers, fishermen and hunters, cheese makers, a natural baker and a sommelier of fine spirits. With many enjoyable portraits, stories, recipes and snappy listicles.

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Wine & Style: Hier verkostet man die Meintzinger Guts- und Ortsweine

Wine & Style

Let us introduce you to three winemakers and their architectural delights in Retzbach, Frickenhausen and Nordheim am Main

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Between heaven and earth

The Biergarten has achieved cult status in Bavaria. The reasons and origins for this are explored by Munich-based author Thomas Grasberger

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Hallertau: Die Region ist das größte zusammenhängende Hopfenanbaugebiet der Welt

Bavaria’s Green Gold

The most famous hop growing area in the world? The Hallertau. The best time to explore the region? During the hop harvest in early September

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Gesundheitsuntersuchung eines Spiegelkarpfens

Round and healthy

From September to April, gourmets make a pilgrimage to the Franconian Aischgrund region to enjoy the carp bred there. We tasted them

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Würzburg: Neben einigen kleinen Betrieben finden sich zwei weitere große Weingüter in der Stadt: das Bürgerspital zum Heiligen Geist und das Weingut Juliusspital

5 x Stylish and cool vinotheques

Discover architecturally worthwhile vinotheques in Franconia. Five tips for perfect wine enjoyment between Würzburg and Iphofen

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Uli Brandl in seinem Restaurant

Restaurateur Uli Brandl

Uli Brandl captivates guests at “‘s handwerk” with sustainable cuisine that strikes a perfect balance between tradition and food trends

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 Bio-Gärtner Sebastian Niedermaier im Biergarten in Bamberg

13 x Abbey Breweries

Bavaria is blessed with monasteries. Their location and art treasures attract many visitors, as do the beers brewed there. Our reporter tips. Cheers!

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Recipe Tips from our Bavaria Insiders

The recipes of our Bavaria insiders bring new interpretations of traditional Bavarian dishes into your kitchen and onto your table. View all recipes

Lasst euch die vegetarische Linsensuppe mit Alb-Leisa-Linsen schmecken

Alb-Leisa lentil soup

Silvia Beyer from the "Hündeleskopfhütte" near Pfronten cooks vegetarian food. Instead of schnitzel and bacon platters, she serves cheese spaetzle

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Der Grünkernslalat wird wahlweise von Brot und Ziegenkäse begleitet

Green spelt salad with asparagus

Caro Schenk cooks in the Heckenwirtschaft of the Schenk winery. Caro Schenk presents her recipe for a fresh green spelt salad with asparagus

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Die Bayerisch Creme wird mit dem Fruchtspiegel überzogen und Minzblättern garniert

Bavarian Creme with raspberries

As the head of Wild-Berghof Buchet, Thomas Gstettenbauer, introduces you to his Bavarian Creme with raspberries

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Chocolate mountain pepper tartlet with raspberries

Stefanie Bauer reinterprets Bavarian cuisine. And because a good meal should never be complete without dessert, she presents chocolate mountain pepper

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Kalte Gurken-Krensuppe mit Brunnenkresse verziert

Char filet with cucumber soup

Alexander Huber is the head chef at the "Huberwirt". He serves both inn classics and haute cuisine. He presents you with a wonderful char recipe

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Auf dem Zander wird der Spargel drapiert und daneben Risotto und Sauce platziert

Pike-perch fillet with green asparagus and Bavarian risotto

Alexander Huber cooks at the "Huberwirt". He serves star-level cuisine and classic pub dishes of outstanding quality. He presents a pike-perch recipe

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Das fertig zubereitete Dessert wird wird neben den restlichen Buchteln und Marillen drapiert

Buchteln (a filled yeast pastry) with chocolate sauce and apricot roast

Alexander Huber has a Michelin star and cooks at the "Huberwirt". He presents his recipe for Buchteln with homemade chocolate sauce and fruity apricot

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Die Ofenschlupfer werden mit Vanillesoße beträufelt

Ofenschlupfer with vanilla sauce

Caro Schenk cooks Opfenschlupfer with vanilla sauce

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Stuffed dumplings with wild garlic and ricotta

Thomas Schenk is known for good wines in Randersacker. His wife Caro is a gifted cook and presents her recipe for stuffed dumplings

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Allgäuer Kässpatzen

The landlady of the first vegetarian mountain hut, Silvia Beyer, introduces you to her Allgäu Kässpatzen.

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