BERLIN -
June 18, 2013 -
PRLog -- Stroll along the Karl-Heine canal and the Weiße Elster, from the Könneritz bridge to the west end. Learn about the city and get to know culinary delights - from the easily, lovingly made to the elaborately homemade. Nowhere else in Leipzig attracts so many young artists, designers, gallery owners, architects and freelancers as Plagwitz, and one can immediately explore the district with eat-the-world’
s culinary and cultural professionals.
The first three-hour tour starts on Saturday, June 15th, at 11:30, and will take place every Friday and Saturday at 11:30. A booking is possible until an hour before schedule online at http://www.eat-
the-world.com/
en/leipzig.html. "In Plagwitz, cuisine and a stroll go very well together," says Ina Thyrolf, eat-the-world’
s Leipzig franchisee. The tranquility on the canal, the life on Karl-Heine-Strasse, and the modern houses in old factories are contrasts that make the area attractive and exciting. Leipzig-Plagwitz was featured in a ‘90s TV documentary, rated as a district that will never recover from its ailing, abandoned existence. “When you witnessed how the development was exactly the opposite of what was expected and the west of Leipzig has now become a magnet, then it’s a very nice adventure to touch upon the theme of cuisine," said Thyrolf. The name Karl Heine is closely connected with the district. According to his vision, Leipzig should be linked from the Saale and the Elbe, to the Elster and the Alster, and thus creating a connection to the sea.
Over time, Leipzig has developed into an industrial site of European importance. The two largest industrial monuments include the yarn factory and the cotton mill in Plagwitz. The tour offers great outdoor ways to spend a whole day in the neighborhood:
spinning tours, boat trips on the Weiße Elster and the canal, or a visit to the Museum of Printing. Even at night, the sidewalks are lively and you can easily enjoy a night out. From simple to chic, anything is possible.
As in other cities, eat-the-world-
founder Elke Freimuth has one thing at heart: to show the life and the culture of the people who shape the district. An important role is also played by what the residents eat, and so eat-the-world presents small, authentic places that characterize life in the Leipzig district. On the agenda is a trip to Leipzig’s first "organic ice queen", a visit to an original art pub, a cheerful tuber shop, an unusual neighborhood snack bar and a guest house with a living-room style. In a tiny soup kitchen, you not only get what’s on your spoon, but can even have a look directly into the pot on the table.
A dash of culture, a pinch of pleasure and a shot of life - the cultural and culinary tour of Leipzig Plagwitz is now available from eat-the-world online at www.eat-the-
world.com or by phone at +49 (0 ) 341 998 567 30. A booking is possible until an hour before schedule online or by phone. Tours will take place every Friday and Saturday at 11:30.
Press photos can be found at
http://www.eat-the-world.com/en/high-end-food-pictures. For more information about the Leipzig-Plagwitz tour and other culinary tasting tours, please visit
www.eat-the-world.com or call us at +49 (0) 30-530 661 65. Leipzig, June 18 2013.
Background During various stays abroad, the founder, Elke Freimuth, was always asking herself the same question: What do they eat in the area and what characterizes the way of life of the locals? When she then lived for a while in New York, USA, she noticed that the small, family-run businesses were disappearing, driven by the growth of large chains. The young entrepreneur says of her aim: “As a huge fan of European cuisine, I wanted to highlight the typical foods of different countries in relation to the daily lives of their local populations.”
On her return to Germany, the idea of culinary and cultural tours away from the tourist trails took shape and in April 2008, eat-the-world went online. The “eat-the-world”
concept remains unique. There are culinary guided tours or tapas tours in a number of European cities, but they are usually complete menus in three to five different restaurants. The idea of having a lot of small, representative samples is new. The company motto: Get to know the area through its food and its people. This concept helped eat-the-world’
s founder, Elke Freimuth, persuade the Verband Internet Reisevertrieb (VIR), the online Internet travel portal association, and win its innovation competition, “Launch Pad 2009”. Now present in Berlin, Cologne, Hamburg, Munich, Leipzig, Dresden, and Münster, eat-the-world is the leader of culinary guided tours in Germany, with other European cities under way.
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