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ARFF - THE EVENT CASTLE
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Franz Kafka's vegetarian cuisine presented by

Eva Gritzmann and Denis Scheck

Franz Kafka drove everyone crazy with his eating habits. He was inspired by a legendary cookery book. Eva Gritzmann and Denis Scheck reissue this extraordinary and now completely forgotten vegetarian cookery book and comment on it from their perspective as a doctor and literary critic.

Who wouldn't fancy a "beetroot and rapeseed salad" or "whey curd dumplings with soya butter"? In addition to Thomas Mann and Rainer Maria Rilke, Franz Kafka also enjoyed them, all of whom were guests at Dr Lahman's sanatorium near Dresden. The "Hygienic cookbook for use by former spa guests" reads as if Yotam Ottolenghi and Alice Waters had written a vegetarian cookbook for our times. It goes to the heart of our modern nutritional medicine and contains numerous recipes that make you want to cook and savour.

Gritzmann and Scheck also skilfully establish the links to Franz Kafka's work. Along the way, they also provide a key to Kafka's life and his literary texts, from "Hunger Artist" to "Letter to the Father". You will have the opportunity to purchase the book and have it signed.

Wednesday, 03 September 2025
Start: 19:00
Price per person: 147,- Euro plus booking fee
Vegetarian 4-course menu based on Franz Kafka's recipes including aperitif and accompanying drinks.

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Fine Food Days 2025

at Arff Castle

The Fine Food Days Cologne are celebrations of top cuisine. The protagonists of Cologne's upscale gastronomy realise the enormous potential of the culinary culture can be experienced in many different ways in the cathedral city.

From the 24 August to 07 September 2025 outstanding chefs, restaurateurs and event managers present their enormous culinary creativity and their sense of exquisite hospitality at the highest level.

The venues are the best restaurants in the city and many other extraordinary locations in and around Cologne. To the immediate Gourmet experiences Cologne's culinary art is complemented by numerous other cultural events, including high-quality exhibitions, innovative cookery courses, readings by prominent figures and an exciting supporting programme.

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