TV series: 50 Kitchens, one City – Thailand

Produced for Deutsche Welle – with love, hunger and a camera crew.

»50 Kitchens, One Home« – Basiliscus Film produced 50 magazine features over nine months on behalf of Deutsche Welle for the lifestyle magazine euromaxx.

Stephanie Drescher was responsible for editing, research and organisation, whilst Uwe Schwarze handled camera work and post-production. Together, we filmed in 50 Berlin kitchens, wrote all the voice-over scripts and penned the text for the accompanying publication. 50 people, 50 recipes, 50 stories about home, cooking and life in one of the world’s most diverse cities.

TV and web series with the Thai restaurant »Dao by Meo«

Bangkok meets Charlottenburg – and what happens in Dao's kitchen is something you can't explain, only film. For our 50-part TV series »50 Kitchens, one City«, produced on behalf of Deutsche Welle, Basiliscus Film visited the kitchens, restaurants and living rooms of people from all over the world – and learned along the way that food is the most honest form of home.

Good vibrations, lots of fun, traditional Thai food and a little bit of sun: Pratina Kross would like to bring all this to Berlin. After spending a day with her at her Dao by Meo restaurant in Charlottenburg, we know she's fulfilling all of her wishes. Pratina, when she came to Germany in 1997, was first disappointed by her new home. She thought everything is pink and beautiful. But it was cold, constantly dark, she did not understand the language, and knew no one. But the Thai woman has a rather sunny disposition and at the same time is a very good businesswoman. Ambitiously, she pursues her goals. Beside her restaurant, she also runs a cooking school. Here, Pratina prepares for us a yellow curry with chicken according to an old family recipe. Delicious!