It's a fun pair with fresh ideas and kicking social media, yet don't let their laughter and funky Instagram videos fool you.
"We work very hard, and we have worked very long hours to build it to what it is today. We both traveled extensively, and I took one year in Cape Town South Africa as a refreshing break then came back and reminded Jorn that we should open up a Gourmet Burger place. He had been to Berlin and found something original and had loved it. So, we took the risk and thought, okay let's open up our restaurant," Karsten laughs. 
"We had great ideas, we're totally committed to the process and the Burger ideas, then the real work started. The Banks, the Owners of the physical locations. They all looked at us like, okay you've never opened a restaurant before and you want us to trust you with our money. HaHaHa. Finally, 1 year later, Jorn, who has connections with the music industry and Sony, found a person who was willing to take the risk with us and we opened our first one."
Karsten's favorite burger is the Mexicana. "It has been my favorite since we added it to the menu, and it is still my favorite."
And Jorn's? "I love the Frenchman. That one is my favorite, yet I honestly could and sometimes do eat a burger every day. I went to a Wellness Specialist once who told me that although she herself wouldn't eat meat due to her own outlook on animal rights, that eating red meat every day is actually very good for you. It is healthy. So, I do eat it a lot."
"We have the alternative healthy cafe for breakfast and lunch here at the Schwabing location, which most people in Europe know the name of Cafe Buur, and as you can see, it has very healthy options."
Both Jorn & Karsten took advantage of their cafe and had Acai Bowls and Avocado Toast. So, if you're in the neighborhood in the morning, have something super healthy. Indulge in that Matcha Smoothie, but at night splurge on the date and order these Gourmet Burgers.
And when you're biting into the fresh daily minced beef and the home-made bread for the buns, your date will thankyou.
And their very own Hamburgerei Beer. 
And of course Selfies, What would the world be if we didn't have selfies...
It is so delightful to walk around the place, which doubled in size the last 2 years. You will see the photograph of Mark Spitz proudly displaying his 7 gold medals, the stools and chairs the original gymnast pummel leather horses, the original dirndls the woman wore to represent the Olympic ceremonies, the mascot which is a dachshund like the owner's little Lottie, original tennis umpire chairs, and so many more original memorabilia that I feel my descriptions do not do justice. You just have to come and check it out. 
The cozy little nook that most people reserve for a fun night out. You will feel as if you are transplanted back into the 1972 era. All retro. "That section has a fridge since Germans party at home and they squeeze themselves into the kitchen and so they can rent that half out with the little upstairs corner and fridge and they can have their own little party. I have a playful menu and my burgers are named for Olympic gold medalists and I even have Mark Spitz pancakes!" 
"The British Museum had an exhibition on dirndls, and they asked me if they could borrow the 2 original dirndls that I have for the 1972 Olympic games, and of course I said yes. So they went on tour. In fact, I usually find parts of my collection on Ebay and in 2012 Ebay had a printed catalog that they took my picture and featured me on it for buying so many 1972 items!" says Thomas. The dirndls were designed from OTL Aicher and were purposefully blue & white. The German government forbid red at the games to steer away from the images of the World War 2 & its inclinations. "I have the original mascot the girls are holding and I absolutely love it," says Thomas. In fact, you can see that I took a picture of him at the top holding the dachshund! 
"People do come for the food and drink, believe it or not," laughs Thomas, "because our food is very good. We have a great fondue in the winter that the Directors of the Kempinski in Munich used to come and eat all the time til they made their own little Gondola outside cabanas and now serve their own fondue. 
I used to work for Kempinski here in Munich, having studied in south Germany for my hospitality degree and then 1 year in Vancouver Canada. Then Kempinski 4 Seasons, which is really the best. I went into media and finally opened my passion. I had a 20 seat restaurant and after 5 years it grew to 1/2 of the size of the one here. Everybody loves the outside seating in the summer, so that helps, too. But of course, the food has to be excellent, or people wouldn't be coming here day after day. It is in the quirky artsy liberal neighborhood and all of my guests are very nice." 
I used to work for Kempinski here in Munich, having studied in south Germany for my hospitality degree and then 1 year in Vancouver Canada. Then Kempinski 4 Seasons, which is really the best. I went into media and finally opened my passion. I had a 20 seat restaurant and after 5 years it grew to 1/2 of the size of the one here. Everybody loves the outside seating in the summer, so that helps, too. But of course, the food has to be excellent, or people wouldn't be coming here day after day. It is in the quirky artsy liberal neighborhood and all of my guests are very nice." So, I could just come and chill with the very friendly team and laugh with Thomas all day long, honestly. But next time I come, I am eating one of these Mark Spitz burgers. If it is named something else, who cares. Just give it to me! Although the breakfast looks so healthy, I might have to stick to my schedule of fitness food. After all it is the Olympics!
A very fun one day tour is being picked up from your Hotel, driven on a romantic route to Lake Starnberg and the quaint village of Hohenschwangau and from there you can either walk, take a bus, or a romantic horse and carriage to Neuschwanstein Castle where you can enjoy the historic value of the 19th century castle that Walk Disney is said to have made their Theme Park Cinderella Design from and continue onto Austria and the Alps.
Augustiner Gaststätte Rumpler
Meet Fabian & Fiona. They are some of the very nicest people you will ever meet. Very kind. Hard Working & Very Appreciative of the life that they have. They are the directors of the Augustiner Brewery House located at Baumstrasse 21 in Munich.
"Tung & I met at the last restaurant where we both worked & decided that Munich definitely needed a Vegan Restaurant. Berlin has a lot of these, but Munich not so much. I am all about colors. I love colors, but as you can see by my black top and black pants, I have become German!" says Duc Anh. "The other thing that is definitely German is the meat. Every German restaurant is meat meat meat and it is very difficult to even find a vegetable at a German Restaurant." 
"Tung is A GREAT Sushi Chef. Here all of our Sushi is Vegan, of course. We have Tapas, too. In Vietnam everybody shares every plate. I wanted a restaurant that everybody can pick and choose a couple of vegan dishes to try and share. Even when we go to a fine dining restaurant, I still share. It might seem strange to the other people, but that is the culture that I grew up in." 
"I grew up with many different majors in Vietnam and when you're in University and studying International Relations or Marketing, which I went back and forth with, the last thing you want to say is you're opening a restaurant," says Duc Anh. "It is considered bad to open a restaurant when you are at University. Here in Munich, in Europe, & probably in America it is a good job, but in Vietnam your parents or grandparents want you to be a doctor or something that is very prestigious or glamorous."
The bar is brass and glass and plush soft chairs of striking colors. Colors everywhere. "I love colors. I just wanted a place that is full of colors," says Duc Anh. It definitely is that.
"All of our cocktails are Vegan, too, and I wanted to be open to 2:00am, but we have neighbors above us and so we can only stay open to 11:00pm. I want the place to be known for the Vegan Vietnam Sushi Fusion and for the Vegan Cocktails."
So if you're curious about Vegan Vietnamese Fusion, it is an elegant great date night place to come check it out & have lovely smiling faces.
CALERRIS IM GLOCKENBACHVIERTEL
Jason introduced me to the healing qualities of rocks the first day I walked into the beautiful stone collection displayed at Pestalozzistrasse and the next day I met the boss, Christian. They're both super kind people. Which you would kind of figure to be the case considering their passion is the spirituality of oneself and developing it with the help of certain tools such as stones, incense, teas, oils.
These you can find at Christian's first location, Kreuzstrasse 4. "I loved the stones since I was a child and having grown up in a family where both my father and mother were involved in the healing arts, spirituality, yoga and mending chafed knees with oils instead of drugs, it is only natural for me to be drawn to that type of work," says Christian. "And I went to the number one school in the world for dance, Trinity Laban, and became a dancer myself, which is another form of personal expression. So, when I wanted to open my second store, here, I just wanted my own personal passion which is the stones." Yes, that is right the beautiful colored jewels that come from every country in the world and are on display at Pestalozzistrasse 21. They even have "bubble gum ball" machines that dispense little rocks and big rocks for 1 euro each. 
Christian says, "Stones have a feel and energy to them that respond to each person differently based on your own childhood. If you have had a trauma in your childhood perhaps a stone will not help you to sleep the way another person could. You have to select the stone, feel the stone and see if you feel anything. If you do, that is the stone for you. But ultimately it is about spirituality in the sense of centering oneself and learning how to be more aware of your presence and your surroundings. That to me is spirituality."
Spoken like the true thespian he is!
"Rocks have healing powers, they can give us energy, or they can calm us. It is said if you hold a certain rock and concentrate on it, breathing slowly, the rock has the power to soothe and heal you. I can't prove to you scientifically what a rock can do, but it is a feeling and a spirituality that you have that makes it so," says Jason. During our entire conversation, Jason, who teaches Judo and is a Judo master having been taught by a descendant teacher of Bruce Lee, always tells me he can't prove the capabilities of each rock, but it is known to be true. 
"We have had as many as 12 different bowls & today we mainly have about 9. If you love one bowl but want to add pulled chicken, for instance, of course we can add that. We have many specials, but our bowls are very reasonable at between 12 euros to 15 euros. They're quite big, though, as you can see & they fill you up," says Lukas. I know, after I ate my entire bowl, I felt comfortably full, but healthy. I could eat here every day of my life!
The bowl I had is so good. It had 3 varieties of hummus & at first, I thought I could only eat 1/2, but the ingredients are so fresh & so delicious, that you will scarf the entire bowl. I didn't feel so guilty considering it is all 100% pure & fresh & good for me.
If you take the U2 from the Central Train Station Munich Haupbahnof to Hohenzollernplatz up the stairs left on Herzogstrasse, right on Hiltenspergerstrasse and left on Clemenstrasse right on Schleisheimer Strasse you walk straight to it. It is very near about a 8 minute walk through residential neighborhoods & you'll find some cool eclectic cafes, shops & restaurants there, too. I would come after 5:00pm to enjoy the vibe of the neighborhood & to say hi to Lukas. Enjoy a beer & a Kurdish bowl & of course try that cheeseburger for the little ones who aren't so daring in their palates! 
And yes it is that time of year, the famous Oktoberfest of Munich, the biggest fair in the world! Where up to 7million people come to taste the German beer and 2/3 of all beer sold in Germany in one year is consumed in 5 weeks of Oktoberfest! See the huge tents on the right and left? These are the beer tents where 1,000's of people eat, drink, and dance to Bavarian music from 9:00am to wee hours.
The Vietnamese Colorful and Playful "we want you to feel like you are on a vacation within a vacation"
BAMI HOUSE 1976 OF MUNCHEN...
Meet a "Bami" the Vietnamese sandwich which is crispy on the outside and soft on the inside and according to the chief financial officer, NHA, "a secret Vietnamese recipe in Vietnam that we couldn't even score the recipe on," says NHA. Yes, the delightful and very cool new friend of mine, NHA, speaks that way! 
"The story of my boss,Mr. Hoang , is that he started as a technical engineer at Audi and opened with his wife a couple of Vietnamese High Fine Dining Restaurants in Munchen. One day, he says, he wanted to try something a little more authentic and playful and representative of his homeland and culture, Vietnam. He took a sabbatical of 2 years from Audi, and opened his first Bami House 1976." https://www.facebook.com/BamiHouse1976Stachus/
Leopoldstr. 44 / 80802 München
Bahnhofplatz 7 / 80335 München
Türkenstr. 21 / 80799 München
Bahnhofplatz 7 / 80335 München
Türkenstr. 21 / 80799 München
Schellingstr. 20 / 80799 München
Holzstr. 19 / 80469 München
Hohenzollernstr. 43 / 80801 München (coming soon)
Tal 1 / 80331 München
Tal 1 / 80331 München
coming soon)
Muck is a professional. Hands Down. I met the young piercing and body modification artist today at his studio named Supreme Needle Art in Munchen, which he manages together with his closest friend, called Nurik.
And while I am very happy to give tourists around the world the best restaurants and the funnest, in addition to fun active things to do, it is always a pleasure to add a little something different. Piercing perhaps.
Or "Gorgeous tattoos that are so real you can not duplicate these. The best, coming today, in my opinion, are Russian, Ukraine, Eastern European tattoor artists whose realism is amazing. I have 2 resident tattoo artists in my studio, and all other styles covered from artists around the globe and sometimes up to 3 visiting artists. I have worked in the business as a pure professional the last 11 years and I know the good ones. The clean ones. The professionals that have the education and the training to safely give you what you want for your body. And above all, it is your body, afterall. If you are 18 and above you can certainly decide if you want body modification and piercing and tattoos." he says as he happily shows me his VERY PROFESSIONAL STUDIO complete with 4 state of the art(soon to be 5) leather tattoo chaired stations and a private office where the body modification is done. 
Just as you wouldn´t have surgery from your neighbor, you would find a professional doctor,
DON´T TRY THIS YOURSELF! Muck is a professional: Only find the best professionals for something as involved as that, yet if you want it go to Muck! 
USAGI restaurant MUNCHEN located at: Thalkirchnerstrasse 16
With such specialties as duck and Macadamia nuts or crispy mussels with ginger plum, you are sure to be delighted.
I feel that the other real difference is the warmth of the restaurant. It is eclectic and cozy and open with its big windows and airy space and has such a unique feel to it that you keep discovering cool items to observe. And the food is great and the cocktails too. Love it!You will love the eclectic and rather eccentrically charming Japanese and Head chef Fusion restaurant in Munchen´s trendy gentrified section Thalkirchner Str. 16 , but mostly you will love the boss, Philipp, pictured here, who, along with his father, built the entire bistro cafe funky casual Japanese themed restaurant themselves. "The walls are painted from friends, the metal chairs and bar and actually all of it is built from my father and me and we kind of started a Japanese inspired restaurant from the Japanese restaurants I used to go to in New York where I loved the atmosphere and the food. I wanted something just like that here. And we have had it about 3 years and the guests love it. The item that is of most importance to me is the fact that we started with one restaurant of about 4 wines and a nice menu to something totally unique such as the 40 bottles of wine we have now and a menu that is constantly being created." Says Philipp. One of his favorite words is "creating!" and he says that his ventures and his life is constantly being creating constantly moving forward and I find that here in the USAGI.
Or you can do private tours that range from Beer drinking tours, walking tours (maybe a good idea when drinking beers) bus tours, and a agreement with James to Dachau Concentration Camp tours. 
Winter Neuschwanstein & Linderhof Castle Tour by Bus
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The early morning ride through the English Garden to see the famous surfers catch the river waves! 
The location in Regensburg is at Schwarze-Baren-Strasse 10. and the newest location at Ingostaldt is at Am Westpark 2.
"Regensburg has students and tourists and of course locals, yet Ingostaldt is mostly the locals and the professionals who work at the big industries such as Audi Cars that has its headquarters there. We have top executives from Audi in everyday!"
http://www.soehnges-exklusiv.com/
Mr. Klaus Böhm is the highly qualified director from 40 years at the Exklusiv Optik in Munich.He is always such fun to talk to and every year it is something different that he has! Not just in terms of the physical glasses and frames in the store, yet always innovative new techniques or programs that he is either involved in or the Master of!
"Let me show you my golfing section of which the young pro named Patrick Kopp wears the name of Sohnges on the shirt. We sponsor him. And of course now he says, O I want to wear the Oakley Sunglasses. They always want to wear the Oakley´s because of the colors. O I must wear the Oakley´s they say." he laughs as he lets me try these on. 
Yes I say the young snowboarders and surfers are totally into the Oakleys! I started working with the Company Headquarters us of Colorado that trains young people from 10 to 21 in the program named Dynamic Sports. It involves many things from eye coordination to strength, and we work with these youths in developing these techniques here now at Munchen at University where I train them one time per week. Rafael Nadal works with the colored beans on long strings to develop eye coordination and it is one of the techniques we use." He has for fun me try a couple of the hand-eye coordination games and of course the youths are much better at it! Yet it is tons of fun.
Yes I say the young snowboarders and surfers are totally into the Oakleys! I started working with the Company Headquarters us of Colorado that trains young people from 10 to 21 in the program named Dynamic Sports. It involves many things from eye coordination to strength, and we work with these youths in developing these techniques here now at Munchen at University where I train them one time per week. Rafael Nadal works with the colored beans on long strings to develop eye coordination and it is one of the techniques we use." He has for fun me try a couple of the hand-eye coordination games and of course the youths are much better at it! Yet it is tons of fun. "Now the last 3 months we have 3 pair of Cartier original vintage sunglasses. One is the 30-year-old platinum original frame from 1986. It is original and only these exist in the entire world. As soon as people know that we have it of course they will come. And then I must try to find something similar! Now I have 3 original Cartier frames that only exist here. Nowhere else in the world are the originals without being used." he laughs. "A little while ago an old optician died in Paris, and they found originals worth 250,000.00 in the basement of his store. I bought a couple of these items, and they are in the store here in Munchen. Of course I wanted to buy the whole batch, yet I settled for these. In the business when you have a wonderful reputation that we have we can always find unique items around the world. The young Arab Princes want the new frames; their fathers wanted the vintage ones and now the young Prince´s want the Platinum frames. They change with time. The Asian culture loves the Lotus and the Lindburgh, which are more expensive. However, let me show you another special Ray Ban, solid gold!" he starts laughing and we both can´t stop laughing. SOLID GOLD! "Yes, try these on. They´re very heavy." And I try these on and they hurt my nose they are so heavy! 
https://www.facebook.com/Ristorante-Pizzeria-da-Armando.../
Armando owns Da Armando on Landsberger Staße in Muenchen. As I wondered into the restaurant near the Augustiner Headquarters I am greeted warmly from the Naples Italian Entrepreneur. He speaks only a little english and tons of German, and of course Italian. "For 8 years I own the restaurant. The food is from the Naples region, Pesce, Carni, Pizza, Pasta, and here try these," he says as he gives me cool little dolce treats..."Rafealo, Roccoco from Naples." And the friends that know me know that I eat these immediately! Yum. Especially the Roccocos.
Armando owns Da Armando on Landsberger Staße in Muenchen. As I wondered into the restaurant near the Augustiner Headquarters I am greeted warmly from the Naples Italian Entrepreneur. He speaks only a little english and tons of German, and of course Italian. "For 8 years I own the restaurant. The food is from the Naples region, Pesce, Carni, Pizza, Pasta, and here try these," he says as he gives me cool little dolce treats..."Rafealo, Roccoco from Naples." And the friends that know me know that I eat these immediately! Yum. Especially the Roccocos.
089 2731022
schellingstraße 56
The sweet innocent Murat owns the restaurant, "to bring Turkey to Germany. Every year many tourists from around the world come to Turkey to vacation and I want to bring Turkey here so they don´t have to go on vacation to Turkey. They can just come here." says Murat through the help of his niece, the Munich Cowboys American Football Cheerleader, my interpreter!
schellingstraße 56
The sweet innocent Murat owns the restaurant, "to bring Turkey to Germany. Every year many tourists from around the world come to Turkey to vacation and I want to bring Turkey here so they don´t have to go on vacation to Turkey. They can just come here." says Murat through the help of his niece, the Munich Cowboys American Football Cheerleader, my interpreter!
In addition the store is a exklusive carrier of such rare items as ferrari sunglasses and one of the rare stores that is allowed to carry one of the 31 edition Cartier sunglasses. The one in Munchen is famous for the number 2 edition out of 31 in the world...price tag? 17,000.00 euros!
http://www.soehnges-exklusiv.com/
Everytime I visit the store since they always do the latest in the industry of contacts I take a little fun time and try on all the glasses...I know that Lynn can't wait til I am done playing to do my contacts! but it is kind of fun to see how the glasses transform you into different people!
Ask to talk to Lynn the cool funky manager at Exklusiv Optik and she can help find some cool frames and lenses. The store is serious eyewear and has really expensive items one of a kind and yet funky 31E glasses that make one seem smart!
Brienner str.7 80333 munchen +49.89 2907 1010