Cafe' review: Cafe' Vorhoelzer Forum

When I used to live in Utrecht, the Netherlands I loved going to Cafe's and I pretty much tried out all the good ones and had a "fav" list. I haven't really been trying out new places in Munich until now, but decided to start adventure a bit and enjoy what this city has to offer (even with a limited Ph.D. budget)

The first of the Cafe' series of Munich shall be dedicated to "Cafe' Vorhoelzer Forum." It's one of my favorite and I'd like to say it is kind of like a hidden gem with a marvelous roof top view of the cityscape. Run by two young guys, it's a chic, trendy, but not too posh cafe'.

Food:
 I've only tried lunch during weekdays and Bavarian breakfast on a Saturday morning. Limited selection and nothing fancy but good cafe' food (panini, salad, soup etc) and they had some effort in making the white sausages taste nice, I think.
Drinks:
 Coffee (espresso) is good. They will do coffee art too if you order a capuccino (see below: it's a swan!) They also serve summery drinks.

Location: 

The most attractive part of this cafe' is the location. It's on the roof top of my uni -TU Munich (5th floor) with a very nice view. On a sunny day you can sit out on the terece and look over the Pinakotheken. I also like the interior -white, simple, very fashinable. The place has good light and one can easily enjoy reading (or editting my dissertation..)

If you are a TU student you know where the cafe' is. Those of you who are not, you can still enjoy it since it is a public cafe' (unless there is some kind of university event). Just don't be afraid to enter the university building!

For more info check out:
https://www.facebook.com/#!/Cafe.Vorhoelzer

Bavarian breakfast

My sister was visiting last week and for this special occasion we did a "Bavarian breakfast" except for the weissbier part. We had white sausages from the butcher and home made Obatzda "orange cheese butter."

Here is my variation of how to prepare this meal:

*Munich's white sausages!*
Heat (not boil) white sausages with a slice of lemon (I put a whole one this time) and some parsley for extra nice favor! Better to buy organic lemon and always rise off the peel with luke warm water before putting it in the pot. Of course you could just heat up the sausages, but adding these two make it even better!

*Obatzda*
Obatzda is best when it is prepared a bit in advanced -- preferably the night before so it can rest for some hours in the fridge (the onion becomes milder too). For this recipe, I used half a butter (c.a.125g) and one small Brie cheese (75g) and 1/2 of a small onion (diced, and rinsed with water). Mix the cheese and butter until it is soft and add the onions. You can add a hint of beer for extra flavor (optional). at the very end add a spoon of "Edelsüß" paprika powder and mix well to get the beautiful orange. Make sure to only put this particular paprika powder because the taste as well as the color would be completely different if you use another kind.

















I bought the sausages at "Vinzenmurr." it's a Munich butcher "chain" so nothing special but I find their sausages quite delicious after comparing a couple. If you know a good place drop me a line! :) I'll be up for trying out new ones!