Today was one of the rare occasions where I got to eat roasted rabbit. We were invited to have lunch with my parents and my mother made roasted rabbit, red cabbage and pretzel dumplings.

Delicious as it was, it reminded me of my childhood when my grandmother would make the exact same dish during Easter holidays. Although it must have been nearly 25 years ago, the memories are vividly imprinted in my memory.

It fascinates me how we can memorise things like smells and tastes over the quarter of a century. Our brain is truly unique that way, as there is no other way to preserve memories like this. Sure, we can write things down and try to describe tastes and smells as best as we can. But still, reading about it can never provide the same vibrant and tasty sensation that comes to mind when I think about my grandmothers roasted rabbit. That’s what I learnt today.

I’m on the verge of finishing the preparations for Createcamp 2015. It’s an event that I’ve been wanting to organise for a long time and this year I finally got around doing it.

Today I was planning the meals for the attendees. It’s no secret that I like to cook and because we are a small group of people, I thought I’d take on the challenge to provide food for everybody myself.

As I went into planning today, I realised how easy it is to get caught up in the details. And again I noticed how important it is, to simply write things down. When it comes to food, the truth is, you can’t plan everything. But having a written outline of meals and ingredients proved to be very reassuring. At least that’s what I learnt today.

Every three or four weeks we go to a little Italian shop to buy prosciutto, olives, pasta, different cheeses, focaccia and ciabatta. The owner is an Italian gentleman who has been living in Germany for over thirty years. He only sells products he likes to eat himself and he’s always got some anecdotes to tell about them. It’s unambiguously clear that he really cares about every single item on his shelves.

I just love this little shop. And I really like the experience of buying food there because it’s always funny and educating. Today on our way home, I thought about the unique way the owner is handling his business and if there was anything that I could learn from him in terms of dealing with my clients.

I believe on a certain level it doesn’t matter if you’re selling prosciutto, cars or websites. If you care about your product, people will pick up on that. Clients want to be involved, delighted and on a more fundamental basis simply be talked to. That’s what I learnt today.

My brother-in-law got a new barbecue smoker. Today, he invited us over and grilled some meats, fish and vegetables for us.

Up until last week, we used to grill on a regular charcoal grill, which was absolutely fine. But having tasted the smokiness of the new grill has definitely spoilt my taste. I really liked the flavour of the wood he used and it will become increasingly difficult to get a similar taste to the delicious feast we enjoyed this afternoon. That’s what I learnt today.