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What Does “Southwest” Mean, Anyway? A Love Letter to the Land Behind Our Menu

What Does “Southwest” Mean, Anyway? A Love Lett...

Guten Tag, Leipzig!If you’ve walked through our door, smelled a hint of roasted chile, or seen “Southwest-style” dishes on our menu, you might be wondering—what exactly is the “Southwest”? As someone who...

What Does “Southwest” Mean, Anyway? A Love Lett...

Guten Tag, Leipzig!If you’ve walked through our door, smelled a hint of roasted chile, or seen “Southwest-style” dishes on our menu, you might be wondering—what exactly is the “Southwest”? As someone who...

The Dream is Real – Fun Kost is Open!

The Dream is Real – Fun Kost is Open!

I always knew I would have a little food shop someday. It started as sketches of a food truck I never built, turned into early mornings at farmers markets, became...

The Dream is Real – Fun Kost is Open!

I always knew I would have a little food shop someday. It started as sketches of a food truck I never built, turned into early mornings at farmers markets, became...

It’s Not Tex-Mex, It’s New Mexican: A Love Letter (and a Mild Rant)

It’s Not Tex-Mex, It’s New Mexican: A Love Lett...

Let me get this out of the way: if you’ve ever referred to New Mexican food as Tex-Mex, I’m not mad. I’m just…a little mad. But only because calling our...

It’s Not Tex-Mex, It’s New Mexican: A Love Lett...

Let me get this out of the way: if you’ve ever referred to New Mexican food as Tex-Mex, I’m not mad. I’m just…a little mad. But only because calling our...

Meet Your Friendly Neighborhood Kombucha Brewer.

Meet Your Friendly Neighborhood Kombucha Brewer.

Hey, I’m Nola, the person behind the bubbling glass jars and the sour drink everyone loved at the Samstagsmarkt. I’m the weirdo who decided that basic iced tea wasn’t exciting...

Meet Your Friendly Neighborhood Kombucha Brewer.

Hey, I’m Nola, the person behind the bubbling glass jars and the sour drink everyone loved at the Samstagsmarkt. I’m the weirdo who decided that basic iced tea wasn’t exciting...

Wild Wild East: A Flavor Frontier in Every Jar

Wild Wild East: A Flavor Frontier in Every Jar

If you’ve been to Fun Kost, you’ve probably seen them sitting proudly on the shelf - bottles of hot sauce, jars of pickled things, mysterious spice blends, candies with attitude....

Wild Wild East: A Flavor Frontier in Every Jar

If you’ve been to Fun Kost, you’ve probably seen them sitting proudly on the shelf - bottles of hot sauce, jars of pickled things, mysterious spice blends, candies with attitude....

Our First Pop-Up: ippuku

Our First Pop-Up: ippuku

In their own words ... We met through Das Japanische Haus on Eisenbahnstraße, and from this connection, the idea of Ippuku was born — a project that brings people together...

Our First Pop-Up: ippuku

In their own words ... We met through Das Japanische Haus on Eisenbahnstraße, and from this connection, the idea of Ippuku was born — a project that brings people together...