By Ralf The Grillmeister, Germany. I like new ideas in the kitchen. But sometimes the best technology is still a sharp knife, a little spoon, and knowing when to leave a good thing alone. I love cooking. It is a great part of my life. I like recipes, I like new ideas, and I like…
Learned at a Stefan Hensler cooking school in Hamburg (taught by Tobias Fjergs), cooked for Ralf’s 50th birthday. Ingredients (serves ~2–4): Ponzu sauce (homemade): 120ml sake, 120ml mirin, 220ml soy sauce, 220ml lemon juice — combined. Method: Arrange sliced fillets skin-side up in a deep plate. Add cherry tomato wedges. Mix lime juice/zest with salt…
By Babette, Germany. Before Babette’s family reaches Egypt, there are visas to check, trains to choose, snorkelling masks to buy and one very old underwater camera to test. Sometimes the adventure begins long before the plane leaves the ground. “I have one day and one hour, and then I’m on vacation.” That was how the…
With Monica, currently in Germany; Rosii, in Sao Paulo; Fruitloop, in sunny South Africa; and The Mayor at home. Curiosity begins with delayed trains and Sunday traffic, wanders through secret boxes, forbidden buttons and mysterious doors, and somehow ends up somewhere between Narnia, a five-course dinner and a very well-guarded bar of chocolate. Curiosity was…
By Sylvie, France Sometimes discovering another world does not mean travelling anywhere. Sometimes it arrives in your garden, turns up the music, jumps into the pool and politely tells you that it is time to leave your own party. When we started talking about “discovering other worlds,” I wasn’t completely sure what that meant. Another…
THE PINEAPPLE PARTNERSHIP Give your people a chair at an international table. One professionally hosted conversation every week. Different people from your organisation can rotate through the chair—bringing their own experience, meeting people outside their usual world and encountering questions they would not normally hear. English is the common language. Humans are the point. You…
By Manfred, Germany. For Manfred, travelling starts long before the caravan moves. Planning is part of the pleasure—but what keeps pulling him back is the possibility that somewhere new will still surprise him. The first seeds of my next holiday are usually sown while I am still on the current one. I begin asking myself…
Fruitloop’s Reflections, by Janita Le Grange He came through the front door, bursting with the kind of urgent, life-altering news that only a primary schooler can deliver. “I have a girlfriend.” I paused, looking at him. “That’s big news. What’s her name?” He stared back at me, completely unbothered by the minor detail he had…
By Janita Le Grange, Editor. Last week, during one of our regular check-ins, the Mayor confessed something to me. “I am not sure how Pineapple 25 will come together…” he admitted. Without hesitating, I told him, “Don’t worry. I will do what I did last time, and then we’ll take it from there.” It wasn’t…
By Fabrice, France I do not hesitate much before asking a question. But direct does not mean rude. There are rules, and the first one is respect. When Janita asked me about the things we hesitate to ask, there was already a problem. I do not hesitate very much. The Mayor had warned her before…
