Lust auf Genuss Magazin
Lust auf Genuss (Desire for pleasure)
I love this magazine. No other German cooking magazine inspires me so continuously with a wealth of ideas, knowledge, reliable recipes and inspiration. I cannot remember when I discovered the first issue at the supermarket checkout, but since 2009 I buy it regularly and since last year it finally comes by subscription.
Lust auf Genuss is a thematic magazine, published 13 times a year. The focus for me are definitely the recipes, nicely photographed and always with surprising compositions and evident variations. Each issue focuses on a basic theme, ranging from ‚ hot from the oven – enjoying bread completely new‘ (issue 1/ 2014) of ‚ apples and pears‘, ‚ Cooking with Friends ‚ to ‚ cheesecake sweet and savory ‚ . The recipes are clearly and well structured, and what really stands out to me – they are extremely well recorded and therefor easy to follow. The design suits the content, it is neither exciting nor fashionable but classic and clearly structured.
Additional elements of the mag are
little reports, news about kitchen appliances and design, matching
wines, travel tips and for example a series that I particularly like:
Non-alcoholic cocktails by Roland Trettl. The star chef explains next to
the (usually rather elaborate but always inspiring) preparation also
which wine that drink can replace. Often interesting flavors such as fir
needle essence, wheat grass or freshly juiced fennel play a role.
Roland Trettl seems to have a cooperation with the magazine, as
elsewhere in the magazine each of the new guest chefs at Restaurant Ikarus of Hangar- 7 are being presented, where he has been the Executive Chef until just recently.
Last year, the editors have finally discovered the Food Blogs. On four pages international food bloggers are being presented with recipes. I was particularly pleased to discover in the fall issue lovely Katharina Küllmer of ess.raum that I have personally met in the year before and whose food skills I greatly admire.
My favorite recipes are clearly ‚almond tart with rosemary pears‘, ‚ lentil salad with passion fruit dressing‘ and the ‚Knusperbrötchen‘ from the current issue (a recipe from Lutz Geissler, the maker of the ‚ Plötz blog ‚) which have actually opened my eyes and ears for the world of baking (Thanks to Lutz!).
Meanwhile, there is also a small German online database of the ‚Lust auf Genuss‘ recipes with background information as well as a Facebook page. Individual back issues can be ordered here.
Conclusion: for me ‚Lust