16/08/2026
I still can’t believe that everything started with a red bucket at my living room window and my small kitchen in Mitte six years ago – and that I’m now serving with my homemade Ramen at KaDeWe Food Department … I am very thankful to the people at KaDeWe for inviting me to be part of this legendary food hall for the next few months – an institution that has cult status not only in Berlin, but all over Germany.
However, before serving the first bowls of Ramen, there was quite a lot to do behind the scenes: I had to move my whole production kitchen from Friedrichshain to KaDeWe – including my 300 kg noodle machine. Japanese architect and artist 保馬 ＝ Yasuma created these beautiful traditional Japanese Noren to make the existing (and very old) stand look as nice as possible with relatively simple means. It’s far from ready though and we still need to work on the last details (and add a little bit of color). I also had to get used to the new kitchen, find and train new team members, and make sure that all the food leaving the kitchen is just as good as it normally is.
Luckily, many of my regular customers came by during the first few days and told me that the dishes tasted just as they know them. Many KaDeWe regulars were also curious about my stall and really enjoyed the food. After all the work that went into getting everything ready, that honestly meant a lot to me.
Now I’m really looking forward to the next few months and to seeing many of you on the Sixth Floor. From this week onwards, you can find me at KaDeWe from Wednesday to Saturday, 12:00–20:00, on the 6th floor. Last order at 19:30.
