'Three Sisters': Finding Meaning Through Fine Food And Rock'a Billy Tunes
Three Sisters is located on Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin. Birte Filmer & Tim Klöcker/103prozent hide caption
Three Sisters is located on Mariannenplatz 2, 10997 Berlin.
Birte Filmer & Tim Klöcker/103prozent"Primitive Rock 'n' Roll and Fine Food" is the motto at Three Sisters.
However, upon entering the restaurant, one senses there is nothing primitive about this place. With its lofty ceilings, whitewashed walls, and small stage featuring a grand piano, it feels more like an old-fashioned ballroom reminiscent of the American South. It masks its self-proclaimed primitive nature, exuding an elegant and distinct charm.
Three Sisters is another example of the growing number of Berlin spaces where art and food happily collide. With its unique fusion of blues-style swing music and traditional German cuisine, this young venture is a testament to the city's ingenuity when it comes to the arts – including the art of eating well.
Although the Three Sisters' menu is mainly German, serving a variety of traditional Bavarian style dishes, such as pork roast and breaded dumplings, spaetzle, and pickled herring, it's not overly patriotic.
Head chef, Patrick Pecker, although a native of southern Germany, previously worked in a vegetarian style restaurant, and he incorporates this philosophy into the establishment's cuisine. Pecker seeks out the freshest ingredients, both within the Three Sisters' native neighborhood of Kreuzberg, and outside Berlin.
Not everything is certified organic - take for example the apple-fed pig used for the roast pork dish, but it is the next best thing and evidence of the Three Sisters' attitude when it comes to food.
"We're young," explains Wolfgang Sinhart, one of the owners, alongside White Trash Fast Food's Michael Bohl.
Only 10 months old, so we are just learning. But we make a concerted effort when it comes to quality ingredients. This goes for the music too. Our original intention was to have a space where things can happen naturally: encouraging artists to perform here, drawing in diverse and eclectic crowd - people who want to sit down and have a nice meal, as well as those that are younger and more interested in the music aspect. Interestingly enough, it works. The neat thing is this place supports that.
The restaurant has some interesting associations too. Located in Mariannenplatz 2, it was once part of an old hospital; its name is hence a tribute to the nuns who once lived and worked there, as well as a nod to Bohl's favorite Chekhov play.
But unlike the Russian tragedy, these Three Sisters have managed to push past the rubble and decay that once bound Berlin and find meaning in the modern world through fine food and rock'a billy tunes.