This only means something to ~3 people, but I have to put it in writing: Peter Kapp (the “Artisan Boulanger”) is currently (until March ’26 for now) consulting at local bakery Brot & Salz in Mannheim. Which kind of means, Kapp™ bread is back! For years it was *the* bread to get for basically any…

If it wasn’t clear from my post yesterday, I usually don’t go to Starbucks. It’s further away than my go-to café and it feels kind of icky to support a major chain like this. But today I was in the city (Fasnachtsdienstag! Why??) and decided to stop by. Coffee wasn’t great, as expected, but I…

When Agata Café opened at their Mafinex Location in Mannheim Lindenhof, the team did what many hip cafés did at the time and put up two tip jars instead of one and had a weekly motto for deciding between the two. This way, guests and customers had something to think about while the barista prepared…

A while back, somebody emailed me asking for permission to publish one of my early paintings in his upcoming book. I was inclined to allow it, felt a little excited even. But I didn’t remember having done the painting at all. Anyway, I forgot to reply to the email (as I like to do) and…