- -minu
-minu (pronounced "meenoo"), actually Hans-Peter Hammel, (b.
June 16 ,1947 ,Basel ), is a Swisscolumn ist.He is well-known in the region of Basel due to his bizarre expressions, but is also known in other parts of Switzerland. Most natives of Basel know -minu; he is something like the
Munster of Basel or theBasilisk .-minu went to
high school and thenjournalism school in Basel. Since 1967 he has written columns for the Basel newspaper and guest columns for other Swiss newspapers. He presents his own cooking show called "Kuchiklatsch" on the local broadcast channelTelebasel , where he surprises prominent locals with recipes especially prepared for them. He has written cookery books, and his columns and stories have been published in over 40 volumes. -minu lives in Basel, theAlsace , and inItaly .Books
* "-minu's Basler Küche" ("-minu's Basel cooking"), published by Opinio Verlag, Basel, 2003 ISBN 3-03999-026-8
* "Von Menschen und Dingen" ("About People and Things"), published by Verlag Dr. Kovac, ISBN 3-86064-035-6
* "Alltagsgeschichten: Band 7" ("Stories of Everyday Life"), published by Opinio Verlag, Basel ISBN 3-85815-310-9
* "Basel z'nacht: Ein Foto-Album mit poetischen Texten" ("Basel T'night: A photo album with poetic texts"), published by GS-Verlag, Basel ISBN 3-7185-0123-6
* "Weihnachtsgeschichten – ein bisschen anders" ("Christmas Stories - a bit differently"), published in September 2004 by Opinio Verlag, Basel ISBN 3-03999-040-3External links
* [http://www.kuchiklatsch.ch/ -minu's Kuchiklatsch (-minu's cooking show)] (in German)
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