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Photo: St. Pauli Girl.

Earlier this year, model and actress Katarina Van Derham was named the 2009 St. Pauli Girl spokesmodel via an online vote. Van Derham has roles on shows including "Entourage," "Monk" and "CSI," and has graced the covers of dozens of magazines. But for brew fans, Van Derham's gig filling in as the famous St. Pauli Girl icon may be their first encounter with the actress.

Beyond getting to know Katarina's very pretty face, we were interested in finding out about her beer knowledge. Van Derham is a native of Slovakia and speaks five languages, including English, Slovak, Czech, Russian and Polish. Eastern Europeans are world-renowned for their love of beer and beer-centric culture. Does she have the knowledge to back up her esteemed position?

We gave her a five-question beer quiz to see just how up-to-speed she was. ...

Those lucky enough to be in Germany for the World Cup next month will no doubt want to sample that country's traditional food and drink. With that, ahem, goal in mind The Guardian published a guide to the 12 cities that will play host to the tournament.

In addition to general descriptions of the cities, "halftime snacks" are listed for each. After watching the first match in Hamburg, the paper recommends ending a night of clubbing with a vist to the Fischmarkt in St. Pauli at 5AM for some smoked eel and Alsterwasser (a mixture of beer and lemonade). Moving on to Berlin the pick is Moroccan restaurants, which are all the rage, and, of course the city's famous currywurst.

I won't be anywhere near Stuttgart for the sixth match but the brezen, buttered pretzels filled with salami or cheese, sound mighty tasty. The local specialties of Kaiserslauten (match seven) are slightly less mouthwatering. Anyone for saumagen, pig's stomach filled with potatoes, or pferdwurst, horsemeat sausages? Hanover, host to the last match, has something I'd love to try, however. The Pfannkuchenhaus (Calenberger Strasse), serves up pancakes baked over an open fire with solid maple syrup. IHOP menu planners take heed!

[image: Football.co.uk]

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