Love it or hate it, the cult status of Grill Royal in Berlin’s culinary and celebrity circuits is undeniable. For the ritzy steak house’s 10th birthday, Distanz has published a new coffee table book in German and English which pays tribute to its legacy. The publication features candid photo series showing guests at various stages of their meals (and after) taken by the likes of Maxime Ballesteros and Robert Rieger. Interwoven is a feature on the establishment’s history, a conversation about wine with sommelière Andrea Kauk and co-owner Moritz Estermann, a highly technical tribute to meat and many more juicy tidbits. If you haven’t yet stepped foot inside, we can guarantee that by the time you’re through with this book, your fingers will be itching to dial the reservation line — that’s +49 30 2887 9288. (Text: Anna Dorothea Ker / Photos [clockwise]: Maxime Ballesteros, Robert Rieger, Pamina Aichhorn)
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“Grill Royal — The Place People Love to Hate” (Distanz, 2018), available here.