Celebrate Oktoberfest with recipes, serving ideas and food stories from Cooking With Kimberly. Explore German and Bavarian favorites, from sausages, pretzels and mustard to cabbage, potatoes and hearty dishes for your celebration.
What is Oktoberfest? You might picture enormous pretzels, glasses of beer, lively music and a table full of hearty food. Those are familiar parts of the celebration, but there is a story behind it, too. Oktoberfest began in Munich, Bavaria, in 1810 with festivities honoring a royal wedding. Today, it brings together food, music, fairground…
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