The Local Germany https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Grill skills: showdown to determine the greatest German grillmeister of them all Grillen - the German word for barbecue - goes with summer just like lakes, beer and World Cup football. While the latter didn’t work out so well in 2018, this weekend’s German Barbecue Championships gives one lucky team the chance to bring home some silverware - and a cool €12,000 https://www.thelocal.de/20180803/grill-skills-sunday-showdown-to-determine-the-greatest-german-grillmeister-of-them-all Fri, 03 Aug 2018 18:12:39 +0200 grill-skills-sunday-showdown-to-determine-the-greatest-german-grillmeister-of-them-all Towns hire 'rubbish scouts' to keep summer BBQs tidy Towns and cities across Germany are tooling up for the summer, with many hiring extra staff to pounce on people sullying parks with barbecue rubbish. https://www.thelocal.de/20160504/german-towns-hire-rubbish-scouts-to-keep-summer-bbqs-tidy Wed, 04 May 2016 12:48:32 +0200 german-towns-hire-rubbish-scouts-to-keep-summer-bbqs-tidy Duo grill car instead of steaks A chilled-out barbecue on a balcony turned into a nightmare for two young men in Kaiserslautern on Saturday as they ended up accidentally setting a car on fire and damaging two other vehicles. https://www.thelocal.de/20080511/11823 Sun, 11 May 2008 14:42:00 +0200 11823