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SPOTLIGHT
German Restaurant Scene is booming
New locations opened in New York & California
The economic crisis might have many of us struggle but it seems to have increased the need for
German comfort food and lots of “Gemuetlichkeit.” German World has discovered many new
German restaurants from coast to coast.
In New York, “Der Schwarze Koelner” (Fulton Street) and “Loreley Williamsburg” (Frost Street), a spin off of Michael Momm’s “Loreley Restaurant” in
Manhattan-modeled after the „Brauhaus“ in Cologne, are the latest German additions to the culinary scene in Brooklyn. Both offer a terrific beer garden.
On the other coast in California, Christiane Schmidt, owner of the humorous East-Germanythemed
“Walzwerk,” opened her second location, “Schmidt’s Deli” on Folsom Avenue in San
Francisco. In the Southern part of California, Ueli Huegli, former owner of the “Matterhorn
Restaurant” in Van Nuys, opened a new location in Valley Glen on Victory Boulevard “Swiss Chef at
San Remo” where guests can indulge in Swiss favorites along with cocktails and a wide range of
imported beers and wines.
A few miles away, in North Hollywood, chef Laszlo Bossanyi-Bruckner took over the restaurant
“Maximilian’s” as its new owner on May 1, 2010, and offers authentic Austro-Hungarian cuisine and
German classics. The chef plans to open a beer garden soon. Schmidt’s Brauhaus that was
announced to open next to the Staples Center will not open after all. Klaus Schmidt and his wife
Eugenia, however, have been looking forward to another wonderful “project”: their first child, due in
June 2010. Congratulations!
www.german-world.com Summer 2010
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Christine Falow, Marketing Director, Germany in NYC; Rachel Horst
and Tim Körner, German Consulate General in New York (f.l.t.r.)
By PETRA SCHÜRMANN
“Germany in NYC”
celebrates its Annual Maifest
By MIKE WEISS
Chef Ueli Huegli at his new restaurant "Swiss Chef"
in Valley Glen, CA
“Maifest,” the traditional German celebration of the coming of spring, was given a New
York twist when the German American Community Project sponsored a fundraiser on
May 4. The event took place at Deutsches Haus on the campus of New York University
and featured a wine tasting, lectures by experts on Mosel wines, and the crowning of a
wine Queen and King — all to benefit the German American cultural events website,
“Germany in NYC” (www.germanyinnyc.org).
The website’s motto is “all things German in New York,” and it works hard to live up
to that with listings of art openings, lectures, restaurant picks, performances, and
reviews of German-themed ??? independent movies. There’s even a social networking
section called “Personalities,” with short bios of both Germans and non-Germans who
want to introduce themselves and see what’s happening in the German community in
New York.
“I use it a lot for art events,” Rachel Horst said, speaking in the lovely outdoor garden
surrounded by historic Tudor-style buildings at the Deutsches Haus. When she’s not
working for the German Consulate General in New York, Horst likes to keep up-to-date
on the cultural life of the city. “Most recently I found out about the Curious George
exhibit at the Jewish Museum.”
“Germany in NYC,” was originally launched in 2004 by the non-profit German American
Community Project as a way to connect and revitalize the city’s German community.
Kathrin DiPaola, director of Deutsches Haus and member of the board of directors, said the
fundraiser was a success in raising both money and awareness for the website.
“This is great,” DiPaola said of “Germany in NYC” and its activities. “It’s great for the
American community by sparking an interest in Germany and it’s great for Germans
living in the United States.”