New Year’s “Good Luck” in Germany: Why Pigs (and Sweets) Steal the Show Germans celebrate New Year’s Eve with a number of unique traditions. One of the most charming is gifting…

Now is a good time to reserve your fill of favorite German holiday sweets and brands. We've got over 800 goodies to choose from: advent calendars, stollen, gingerbreads, speculatius, historic lebkuche…

Are you living in the Washington DC metro area? Or will you be visiting the Nation's Capital anytime between November 21 and December 23? If your answer are yes to both, we would like to invite you to…

Lebkuchen — often called German “gingerbread” — are richly spiced holiday cookies made with nuts, candied fruits, and warm baking spices. These festive treats are among the mos…

Brotzeit (Bread Time) / Abendbrot (Evening Bread): The Classic German Spread Brotzeit—also called Abendbrot—is a beloved German meal built around open-faced sandwiches: a generous lineup o…