Wizard in the Kitchen

The next issue of our German Audio Magazine has just been printed. Issue 20-03 of Schau ins Land is currently shipping to subscribers.

Schau ins Land Issue Contents
We've pulled off a culinary coup in the latest issue of Schau ins Land. Our main interview in 20-03 is with Germany's most renowned chef Eckhart Witzigmann. Witzigmann, studied under Paul Bocuse and went onto create Germany's first three-star Michelin restaurant. In our interview he talks about his colorful past and his current cookbook and restaurant projects. In another feature we move from chef de cuisine to sultan of swing with a profile of the young Jazz vocalist Roger Cicero. He's already represented Germany in the Eurovision song contest and his debut album was Germany's best-selling record by a homegrown artist in 2006. Sticking with music we go to Switzerland for an interview with Friedrich Jakob, the former head of the Swiss company Orgelbau Kuhn, widely regarded as the best organ builders in Europe. Other highlights of 20-03 include a light-hearted profile of Udo Walz, Berlin-based coiffeur to the famous, whose clients include a former German chancellor and famous actresses. Lastly, on a more serious note, don't miss our thought-provoking feature on how Germany is getting to grips with the issue of climate change.

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Best wishes from all at Champs-Elysées.

Stop Press--Previews of the next issues of our audio magazines

Champs-Elysées
In the next issue of Champs-Elysées, 24-08, Evelyne Pagès interviews the film actor, director and writer, Robert Hossein and Nicolas Fréret reports on the French passion for cartoon books from the 35th Festival of Bande Dessinée at Angoulème.

Acquerello italiano
The next issue of Acquerello italiano, 14-01, will have a feature on the Venaria Reale, the former residence of Italy's Savoy Kings that is reopening to the public in all its splendor. We also have a feature on Italy's mommy's boys who still live at home at forty.

Puerta del Sol
In the next issue of Puerta del Sol, 14-05, we profile the new president of Argentina, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner and we also take a trip around the chilli and food markets of Mexico.

Schau ins Land
In the next issue of Schau ins Land, 20-04, we interview well-known actor and producer, Michael "Bully" Herbig and we have an entertaining report from Bavaria on the history of the Lederhosen.

N.B. Content of future issues may be subject to change.

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Notable Notes

The Polydor label was launched in 1924 as the export arm of the Berlin-based Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft (headquartered today in Hamburg and part of the U.S.-based Universal Music Group). Shortly after World War II, it became the popular-music division of Deutsche Grammophon, whose famous yellow label was reserved for classical recordings. A British branch was established in 1956. Today the label is based in London and called Polydor Records. In 1961, Polydor made a number of recordings in Hamburg, produced by Bert Kaempfert (see note 69), that featured British rock 'n' roll singer Tony Sheridan and a backup band billed as the Beat Brothers that would soon gain fame as the Beatles. The band (then with Pete Best on drums) had a gig at the time in the Top Ten Club on the Reeperbahn. The Polydor single "My Bonnie"/"The Saints" was the Beatles' first commercial release. They signed a recording contract with EMI's London-based Parlophone label the following year; their first single was "Love Me Do"/"P.S. I Love You."

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Language and Culture Resources

Slow Food

The slow food movement was founded in Italy as a direct counterpoint to fast food. The movement promotes food that is produced in an ethical fashion and it has a growing group of followers. Some 450 chapters exist worldwide, promoting local, sustainable organic and overall ethical food, and there is almost certain to be one near you – simply go to the slowfood homepage and select national web sites to find your nearest.

The AVG

The successor to the TGV, the AVG (Automotrice Grande Vitesse) is the latest addition to France's fleet of high-speed trains. Designed to travel at speeds of up to 224mph the first orders have actually come from the Italian rail network, NTV. The company behind the AVG, Alstom, has a great section on their site detailing the design challenges of creating a super-fast train. Click here to visit.

Language Crosswords

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