March 3, 2012
Berlin's Restaurant Pauly-Saal Evokes Glory Days of the Twenties
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 2 MIN.
BERLIN, Germany - A herd of cattle grazing on the meadows of the Schorfheide, a shopping tour at the market, gathering mushrooms in the forest, the smell of fresh bread, a good old-fashioned Sunday roast, dinner in an elegant dining room with chandeliers: beginning in February, it's all there in Berlin's Auguststrasse.
Jessica Paul, Stephan Landwehr and Boris Radczun, the team behind the Grill Royal, will open their new restaurant, the Pauly-Saal, in the former Jewish Girls' School.
Berlin's golden years of the 20s and 30s serve as the inspiration here. The sophisticated decor and the German cuisine of the era are reinterpreted: The focus is not the dictates of individual dishes, but on food for several people. It's about all things braised, saut�ed, salted or marinated. Sausages will be made, vegetables pickled, breads baked in wood-fired ovens, pastries prepared onsite - timeless cuisine that everyone enjoys and which appeals to the guest in a surprisingly direct way.
In addition to stews served in cast iron pots, suckling pig from the rotisserie and traditional offal dishes will be on the menu. This ingredients-based cuisine will be prepared to the highest standards at the Pauly Saal by starred chef Siegfried Danler. The Austrian-born chef's vision is a perfect combination of a broad network of local producers, whose products he personally selects, and the solid yet elaborate work of his kitchen staff. Many of the ingredients are organically grown and meats are produced using natural farming methods.
The former gymnasium of the Jewish Girls' School was remodeled and furnished according to the owners' designs. Thus, all materials have been manufactured especially for this project, whether the ceramic tiles from Berlin, the glass for the mirrors and the extraordinary Murano chandeliers, or the chairs covered with dark green fabric. A custom-made carving station in middle of the room and a kitchen which is visible through a glass wall stand for transparency and the collective appreciation of the dishes - guests can dine comfortably in the elegant yet intimate atmosphere.
Various offerings at the Girls' School complement the culinary concept of the Pauly Saal. The in-house Pauly-Bar serves selected and exclusive drinks to guests during the day and in the evening - fine drinking. Also on the ground floor, Oskar Melzer and Paul Mogg offer pastrami and other self-produced meat delicacies as well as products from the Pauly Saal at their Mogg & Melzer Delicatessen - to eat in or take away. In summer, the quiet inner courtyard of the Girls' School attracts visitors to stay and eat in the garden, under a large tree and surrounded by the various brick buildings of the ensemble of the Jewish community.
A special addition is the kosher food by Michael Zehden. The well-known caterer will cook for guests in the private dining room of the restaurant in The Kosher Classroom. Each Friday evening, a traditional Shabbat dinner will be held, which is open to all guests.
DETAILS:
Pauly-Saal
J�dische M�dchenschule
Auguststr. 11-13
10117 Berlin
Open daily from 12 noon
+49 30 3300 6070
[email protected]
Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
