The German translation of the socially critical song Where Have All The Flowers Gone was penned by him: Marlene Dietrich made the song known to …
Chianti: The embodiment of Italian wine
What is Chianti? There is hardly any other question as fiercely debated in the wine world as the question of the origin of Chianti. For …
Emmentaler: The epitome of Swiss cheese
For many cheese connoisseurs, it is the epitome of cheese: Emmentaler. The Swiss cheese with the typical large holes is known worldwide and is also …
Bougatsa: Traditional Greek pastry
Bougatsa originally comes from Constantinople: before the city fell under Turkish rule in 1453 with the fall of the Byzantine Empire, Constantinople was a Greek …
Robert Mitchum: From vagabond to actor
Since he first appeared on a movie screen in the early 1940s, he has thrilled movie audiences like no other actor of his generation: Robert …
The history of the ceramic grill
Hardly any other grill is as popular as the ceramic grill: a ceramic grill is a thick-walled, ellipse-shaped grill. It is very different from the …
Tito Gobbi: baritone, director, actor
In June 1937, Tito Gobi made contact with an opera stage for the first time in his life. He was offered the role of Papa …
John Barry: What would be a film without music?
His father was a projectionist and his mother was a classical pianist: one of the most famous film composers of the 20th century grew up …