Where to eat, hang, and stay in Germany’s capital city.

For novelist Priya Basil, this strange moment has proven an ideal fit for her new book about the power of hospitality.

A mother recounted how worried she was sending her children back to in-person classes in the spring. But seeing her son “blossom” and the school’s safety measures eased her concerns.

Advent is the perfect time for baking biscuits, and German Christmas cookies – sweet and spiced – are the best there are, be it for afternoon tea platters or festive gifts.

A batchable, better-as-it-sits Christmas cookie.

The next step to getting to know someone in Germany isn’t getting together at home for cocktails, like in France, or for dinner, like in the U.S., but for cake and coffee.

The culmination of the Lenten period that begins much earlier in the year, on Ash Wednesday (February 10 this year), Easter is a joyous holiday with candy, culinary delights, and animal folklore. And while each country has its own unique customs, Germany’s Easter traditions deserve particular recognition. It was, after all, in western Germany that the Easter bunny, or rather Osterhase, was born.

For our tenth Motherhood Around the World interview, we’re thrilled to feature Luisa Weiss.

Pickle an eggplant now, and you’ll have a jar full of flavor to get you through the fall.

Crunchy, sour and sweet, this German fruit-and-cream confection could not be more festive—or delicious.