Giulia Pines
I'm a writer in Berlin and NYC.
travel, food, art, literature, photography, Germany, Berlin, Scandinavia, New York City, content marketing (travel, hotels), lifestyle, branding, content editing, cookbook editing, recipe editing
PROJECTS
Saveur
North German Fishermen Take A Cue From Spain and Portugal
The Baltic island of Hiddensee has long called out to travelers. An oddly shaped strip of land, it’s known for its reedy beaches, waddle-roofed huts, and ban on cars: the only way to get from one tiny village to another is on foot, by bike, or via horse-drawn carriage.
ediblequeens.ediblecommunities.com
Edible Reads: The German-Jewish Cookbook
All cookbooks, at some level, are aspirational or nostalgic. Some tell you how you ought to live, and some delve into a lost culture from the old country, pages filled with family secrets coaxed from formidable matriarchs. The German-Jewish Cookbook is a bit of both.
The New York Times
A Waltz for a Soccer Game? This Composer Sets the World Cup to Music
“Football is a simple game,” legendary Scottish soccer manager Bill Shankly once said. The sport, he added, is “made complicated by people who should know better.” He probably had a point.
panoramajournal.org
A Walk Among Signs: Berlin’s Places of Remembrance
The German verb erinnern was always one of the hardest for me to master. I struggled with where to place each part of this word-phrase in a sentence, especially when every German sentence has multiple correct versions. It turns out that erinnern has two meanings.
life.intercontinental.com
Not Your Average Meal: the Viennese Art Duo Deliciously Disrupting the Food World
If the personal is political, then how we choose to eat may be the most personal and political act of our daily lives. No one knows this better than Honey and Bunny, the Austrian performance artists.
The New York Times
Five Places to Go in Düsseldorf
No longer a secret, “Little Tokyo on the Rhine” is increasingly drawing visitors with an appetite for all things Japanese.
The New York Times
A Destination Restaurant in Remote Sweden Gets a Pop-Up Pairing
At Faviken, his beloved restaurant in Are, Magnus Nilsson adds a rotating pop-up restaurant Uvisan, cocktail bar Svartklubb and cafe and bakery Krus.
The Atlantic
Why a Classic German Children's Tale Is Ripe for Revisiting
A 45-year-old fantasy novel by the author of The Neverending Story is in many ways a fitting companion to A Wrinkle in Time.
whatmatters.com
OKRs For Students: The Khan Lab School
Meet the California grade schoolers charting their own path.
BBC
How sausage flavours the German language
It was all but inevitable that pork would become thoroughly baked into the German psyche, its savoury juices trickling down into everyday speech.
whatmatters.com
The Origin Story: Andy Grove and OKRs
A closer look at the man Time Magazine called "the greatest manager of his or any era."
kimkim.com
What to Eat in Norway (And Where to Eat It)
You’ve probably heard of New Nordic cuisine, but that’s only the tip of the iceberg.
Marriott Traveler
Best Seafood Restaurants in Lisbon
Portugal definitely knows its fish. But until recently, the country was better known for its traditional fish dishes than for innovative and contemporary seafood preparations. In the last few years, however, as Lisbon becomes one of Europe’s epicenters of cool, a number of hip, fish-focused restaurants have followed.
kimkim.com
The Perfect Day in Oslo
Far too many travelers think of Oslo as a stopover on their journeys west or north, but the picturesque port city is more than a transit point.
kimkim.com
8 Best Cafés in Oslo
No matter where you are in Norway's capital, great coffee in a sleek setting is always just a few minutes away.