Stone Cake: A True Estonian Tale
One of my favorite tales is that old classic about making Stone Soup – an old story that has been told and retold all the…
The Quest for Tallinn’s Perfect Cinnamon Bun
Don’t cinnamon buns remind you of miniature labyrinths? After all, they have those long and looping outer layers covered with tantalizing hints which will eventually…
Kalamaja’s Secret Bakeries
OK. So, they aren’t really secret bakeries if I’m telling you about them – and if someone else told me about them before that. They’re…
Over [the] Moon in Kalamaja?
Ah, what a difference a definite article can make! “Over the Moon” once described my delight each time I visited my beloved Moon Kohvik (Poppy…
My Tallinn Market Guide: The Best & The Rest
When someone tells you that something is “the best,” what they usually mean is that it’s their favorite. In other words, they’re describing their subjective…
Tallinn’s Rotermann Quarter
The. Next. Big. Thing. For the last dozen or so years, Rotermann has been marketed as The. Next. Big. Thing. Rotermann was supposed to become…
Aspirational Tallinn Street Food
Tallinn needs more cool eating places like Barrel Street Food. I say this for three reasons. First, Barrel is off the beaten path. To find…
Tallinn’s Gotsu’s Got It!
Although you might be tempted to ignore this small Korean restaurant half-hidden in the basement of a gray Soviet-era building based only on its surface…
Getting Closer Still … Three Greater Tallinn Burgers
You’ve got to respect the Jahu crew. First, they’ve taken over an eatery which – despite its ideal location – has had a questionable reputation…
BJT: Tallinn’s Great Market
A good market is something like Heraclitus’ river – you can’t step in it twice. By the time you come back the next day, it…
A Tale of Two Tallinn Markets
Remember the heyday of Mustamäe’s Kadaka Turg (Juniper Market)? Those crazy days in the 1990s after the free-market had returned to Estonia? It almost seemed…
The Best is Still to Come … Five Estonian Burgers to Watch
While I’m still searching for that perfect Estonian burger which tastes like I might have grilled it in my own backyard, I’ve come across some…
