I bed you all know the say of dogs and their owners: looking over many years more and more the same. That idea I got when I visited the traditional Berliner RENGER-PATZSCH inn for the first time.

But let me start from the beginning on. Albert Renger-Patzsch (1897 – 1966) was a famous Photographer of the German NEUE SACHLICHKEIT. His photos are very impressive in their focus on sober, factual and technical photography.

The owner of the restaurant inherited parts of the artwork, opened a restaurant under the name of RENGER-PATZSCH and showcased some of the photos in the guest room. So far – so good.

But the similarity of artwork, design of the place and style of cuisine forced herself on me: the sober black and white photos, the basic design of an inn like in 1926 – and the creative, professional and for me a bit heavy cuisine – that all comes as a kind of trinity of melancholy.