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 …
The history of the Polo shirt
What was the French tennis player René Lacoste thinking in the thirties when he wore the polo shirt to play tennis and thus made it …
Curd Jürgens: The Grand Seigneur (2.)
Continued from part one His trip to America left a lasting impression on Curd Jürgens: On the one hand, he appreciated the courage of the …