Marcel Winatschek

When Everyone Shows Up

Sara and Marcus were playing. The steak was tough and undercooked. Someone was going on about Bangkok. These are the details I remember from Blogfabrik’s opening last weekend.

The space itself is this coworking thing they set up in Kreuzberg for content creators—bloggers, photographers, videographers—who essentially pay their rent with content for the house magazine. It’s exactly the kind of thing that gets Berlin media people excited. If I were writing a gossip column I’d probably be going on about prominent figures from the digital sphere celebrating a bold new venture, but I’m not.

Basically everyone I actually like was there, which almost never happens. Drinks were free, the weather was cooperating, Sara and Marcus had decent music going. A couple of the women were talking about Bangkok and Amsterdam and Cologne. The steak was rough, but I wasn’t about to complain.

That’s the kind of night I want.