Dillon Ate . . . some wack Falafel in Berlin
Posted: April 24, 2009 Filed under: Dinner, Middle Eastern, Snacks, Travelling Food, Vegetarian | Tags: Berlin, CheapFood, Cuisine, DillonMaurer, falafel, MiddleEastern Leave a comment »
Broke in Berlin # 7
It was bound to happen. When you’re broke in Berlin, sometimes you have to roll with the punches and just eat what you see while walking home at 4 in the morning after watching Lady Daisey sing her ASS off at Bohannon! Now generally, this is where Berlin cuisine shines – late nite street food – and especially the Middle Eastern spots. I knew that a phenomenal falafel (say that out loud please) was only a block or two away. Damn yo. I was wrong.
This is a Fala"failure"
- The Falafel was microwaved when I ordered it (at 4 am) – understandable cause it was so late . . but damn . . the microwave?!
- The Garlic Sauce was wack sauce son! I was tasting that wackness the next day . . .
- The lettuce und salat was kinda wilty . . .
- And wayyy to much onion – I like onion – but damn!
FAILURE!
(new blog idea : DillonWishesHeNeverAteThat.com)
Dillon Ate: A home-cooked breakfast in Berlin
Posted: April 22, 2009 Filed under: Breakfast, Southern, Vegetarian | Tags: Batsauce, Breakfast, Brunch, Dillon, DillonMaurer, Eggs, LadyDaisey, Polenta 1 Comment »Broke in Berlin # 6
In Berlin, you can pretty much eat out 24/7 and be good. However, it never hurts to have a nice home-cooked meal every now and then. Especially when Chef 4 Burners is hookin that up for ya, Southern Scramble style! Batsauce and Lady Da*sey tend to wake up pretty late, so I hustled down to the Baliban Market and scooped up the essentials:
It's about to go down!
- Bio (Euro “Organic”) Free-Range Ei (Eggs)
- Champignon (Mushroom), Grun Paprika (Green Pepper), Tomaten, & Spinat
- Fresh Mozzarella Kase
- Kartoffel (Potato), Zweibel (Onion), Knoblauch (Garlic) – for Hash Browns
- Polenta Grits (A special reqeust I brought from home)
- Pide Bread (For breakfast bruschetta)
- Turkish Kaffee (A must for Bat & Daze!)
One for Bat - One for Daze
Guten Appetit!
Dillon Ate: Pizza Pide in Berlin with Batsauce & Lady Daisey
Posted: April 18, 2009 Filed under: Dinner, Italian, Lunch, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Travelling Food, Vegetarian | Tags: Berlin, Cuisine, DillonMaurer, Germany, Italian, MiddleEastern, PitaBread, Pizza, Travel 1 Comment »Broke in Berlin # 5
Ok – one of the dopest things about Berlin cuisine is the fusion of cultures and dishes in this international melting pot. The blend of Turkish, Italian, Greek, and Middle Eastern has come up with one of my new favorite inventions – The Pizza Pide:
This ain't no Domino's, suckas.
- Pizza Pide: mit Spinat, Egg (?!), Mozzarella
- On a crispy thin Pita crust
- Freshly made and baked to order!
Pide up with the kid!
Dillon Ate: Mad Pastries and Drank Mad Coffee in Berlin
Posted: April 18, 2009 Filed under: Baked Goods, Breakfast, Travelling Food, Vegetarian | Tags: BakedGoods, Berlin, Coffee, Cuisine, Dillon, DillonMaurer, Germany, Pastries, Turkish 3 Comments »
Broke in Berlin # 4
Let me start this with a shout to the bakery across the street, Sultan Svei. Damn! I’m up in that piece everyday and they always treat me right and work with my broken German. They have the illest in fresh baked goods: (well, they’re still kinda fresh by 2 or 3pm when we finally make our way over there . . .) sweets, pastries, fresh baked breads, veggie tarts, and the bomb baguettes (more from the Baguette Baron later on . . .) – Let me just say, that this Spinat Tasche is only the beginning of what they throw down on . . .
Feel me on the Filo Dough!
- Spinat Tasche:
- Spinach, Feta, Filo Dough, Onion
Turkish Coffee in the "Freedom" Press
- The bomb Turkish Coffee from the Baliban Mart
- French Press – is the best way to drink coffee – heads up!
- Chug!
Dillon Ate: Veggie Burgers in Berlin with Batsauce & Lady Dasiey
Posted: April 15, 2009 Filed under: Mediterranean, Travelling Food, Vegan, Vegetarian | Tags: Batsauce, Berlin, CheapFood, CousCous, Cuisine, Daisey, Dillon, DillonMaurer, Food, Vegan, Vegetarian 2 Comments »Broke in Berlin # 3
One of the coolest things about Berlin (well pretty much the whole shit is cool, ya dig?) – is the late night food – you can be walking pretty much anywhere at anytime and be able to find something quick, cheap, and delicious. Stumbling home one night recently, we were able to spot the bang bang veggie burgers at 4am -
Bat eats Germany & Italy for snacks!
- Flash-Fried Veggie Burgers mit lettuce and tomaten
- (made of Corn, Green Beans, Potato, and some other veggie looking stuff)
- Pommes Frites (Lady Da*sey’s favorite)
I had Italy reppin for my lil sis!
Da*sey is a true German!
I do have to say, surpassing even the delectability of our veggie burgers, were the 2 side dishes that we ordered to go with it. This spot had sort of a Mediterranean steez to it:
Run ya side plates!
- Mediterranean-style Cous Cous mit tomaten, parsley, lemon, and red-chilies.
- White Bean salad mit vinaigrette
Dillon Ate: Vietnamese in Berlin with Batsauce and Lady Daisey
Posted: April 14, 2009 Filed under: Chicken!, Dinner, Lunch, Thai, Travelling Food, Vegan, Vegetarian, Vietnamese | Tags: Batsauce, Berlin, Cuisine, Dillon, DillonMaurer, LadyDaisey, Thai, Travel, Vietnamese 1 Comment »
- Bat and Da*sey eatin Viet!
- Crispy Tofu Salat
- Cucumber, Cilantro, Carrot, Red Pepper, Lettuce, Peanuts
- Glass Noodles
- Red Chili / Vinegar Sauce
- “I’m SPRUNG!”
- Vegetable Spring Rolls mit Sweet Red Chili Sauce
- Bats eat chicken. Not Dillons.
- A variation of the Tofu Salat, this one with Chicken instead.
(Technically, Dillon did not eat that – .com)
- We could get Tom Ka Gai for 2 Euros . .
- Tom Ka Gai – Coconut & Lemongrass Thai Soup
- Chicken, Broccoli, Zucchini, Cabbage, Tomato
(I guess Dillon didn’t really eat this either – .com)
Dillon Ate: Pizza in Berlin with Batsauce & Lady Da*sey
Posted: April 13, 2009 Filed under: Dinner, Italian, Lunch, Mediterranean, Travelling Food | Tags: Batsauce, Berlin, CheapFood, Cuisine, Daisey, Dillon, DillonMaurer, Europe, Germany, Pizza, Travel Leave a comment »
Batsauce, Lady Da*sey, & Dillon say, "Prost!"
Broke in Berlin
Some of you may know that I dipped out to Berlin for 3 weeks to stay with Batsauce & Lady Daisey. Batsauce and I are working on a full-length album together which Bat is producing entirely, recording/engineering, etc. Basically, I’m here to write raps, rap them, and crash on the little Ikea cot under the sloped roof in the mic booth. Dope. Look out for more news on that.
Anywho I’m here to dine exquisitely on a shoe-string budget, this was our first meal together straight off the plane:
- (Front L) – Arugula, Mozzarella, and Sea Salt
- (Back L) – Yellow Squash, Spinach, and Eggplant
- (Back R) – Triple Mushroom
- (Front R) – Zuchinni, Onion, Spinach, Brocolli, Mozzrella
- And of course a round of Becks (They’re better in Berlin!)
- The pizza only cost 2 Euro ein schtuk!
Dillon Ate: Ahi Tuna over Grains and Veggies
Posted: April 5, 2009 Filed under: Dinner, Middle Eastern, Pescaterian | Tags: CousCous, Dillon, DillonMaurer, Quick Meals, Tuna 1 Comment »
So I had an Ahi Tuna steak (Wild caught) leftover from from the sessions with Dave West and I needed to flip a quick meal before I jetted out to Murphy’s to go work (This will all take 20 minutes tops, including prep):
- I had this delicious harvest grains blend: Israeli Couscous, Orzo, Baby Garbanzo Beans, and Red Quinoa- off the ganchos! I braised some baby carrots, garlic, onions, spinach and yellow squash in a vegetable stock and added those as well for a little extra flavor to the grains.
- The tuna was crusted in black peppercorn and black sesame seeds, and skillet-seared in a sesame/olive oil blend.
Dillon Ate: Ahi Tuna over Pasta Marinara with Polenta Cakes
Posted: April 2, 2009 Filed under: Dinner, Italian, Mediterranean, Pescaterian | Tags: Dillon, DillonMaurer, Italian, Pasta, Polenta, Tuna Leave a comment »
1 for me. 1 for Dave.
Tunacious “D”
The last post of the meal with Supa Dave West did not end with the dumplings. Dummy. Don’t you know how we get down yet? The next day turned into one long session as we worked on 2 joints – yo we were starving! Luckily, Katrina (holla!) from my job wanted to pick up my shift, so I was able to post at the crib and hop in the kitchen. This is just some ole ish I threw together.
- Wild Caught Ahi Tuna – (yeah its frozen but, you know . . .) pan-seared in oilve oil, covered in cracked black peppercorn with fresh lemon juice .
- The pasta is a rice rigatoni (gluten-free), while the sauce is a standard organic marianara, doctored up with a sautee of fresh garlic, spinach, and portabellos.
- On the side are crispy polenta cakes, infused with herbs.
Dig it?
