A mound of fragrant coconut rice serves as an anchor for piles of peanuts, crispy fried anchovies, a jammy boiled egg, spicy homemade sambal, slices of cooling cucumber, and unbelievable fish or vegetable curry. This edible palette of sorts is called Nasi Lemak, and it’s the national dish of Malaysia. Thanks to Kaylin Eu and her pop-up Ma-Makan — which serves up homestyle Malaysian and Singaporean cuisine — you can now get your hands on the eye-catching, deconstructed dish up around Berlin, too. The fourth edition takes place tomorrow (9.3.2018) and Saturday (10.3.2018) at Home: Coffee & Food and the menu this time around features tender curry puffs that you’ll want to inhale by the dozens and mouthwatering Onde-Onde – sweet glutinous pandan flavored rice balls filled with sticky palm sugar and rolled in coconut – in addition to the star Nasi Lemak, made according to Eu’s Singaporean family recipe book. As always, getting in early is recommended. (Text: Devan Grimsrud / Photos (clockwise): Devan Grimsrud, Home: Coffee & Food, Ma-Makan)

Home: Coffee & Food, Jonasstr.23, 12053 Berlin-Neukölln; map
Mon-Tue 9-18h, Thu-Fri 9-18h, Sat-Sun 10-18h
Ma-Makan #4 Brunch Pop-Up, Fri-Sat 10-18h (9.-10.3.2018);Facebook event

Ready and willing to submit your senses to the unknown? Through 25.2.2018, the imposing industrial architecture of Kraftwerk Berlin is setting the stage for the kind of emotional rollercoaster you’ll want to be taken on. Controlling the ride are media artist Christopher Bauder and musician David Letellier, aka Kangding Ray, who have brought together their technical expertise and artistic vision to create a light and sound installation of epic proportions: A light performance involving 90 moving lights and 65 motorized mirrors is interwoven with Kangding Ray’s boundary-blurring electronic soundscapes. Launched as part of CTM 2018, “Skalar” explores how light and darkness, silence and sound influence human emotion, in line with the festival’s “turmoil” leitmotif. Live performances on 4.2 and 24.2.2018 promise to add a whole new level of spatial and sonorous texture to the work. Secure tickets now and be prepared to immerse yourself in a multi-dimensional sensory experience that takes experimental techno — and your sense of perception — to lofty new heights. Or email us for the chance to win one of two free double passes to this Sunday night’s 20.30h performance. (Text: Anna Dorothea Ker / Renderings: Whitevoid)

Kraftwerk Berlin, Köpenicker Str.70, 10179 Berlin-Mitte; map
“Skalar — Reflections on Light and Sound” — in collaboration with CTM Festival 2018 and Kraftwerk Berlin, Facebook event
Exhibition runs until 25.2.2018, Mon-Thu 15-21h, Fri-Sat 13-23h, Sun 13-21h
Live Performances: 4.2.2018, 18h & 20.30h and 24.2.2018, 20h & 22.30h. Tickets here.