We know, we know. It gets us every year, too: Oktoberfest creeping up like this in September. We've not even had time to get our lederhosen back from the dry cleaners. It has been more than a century, ...

Full of rich, meaty, carbohydrate-dense dishes like bratkartoffeln (pan-fried potatoes), bratwurst (sausage), roulade (thinly rolled meat), and schnitzel (cutlet), German cuisine is some of the best ...