Bavarians love their pork. Enjoy the region’s best about 30 minutes outside Munich at Das Wirtshaus zum Herrmannsdorfer Schweinsbräu, part of an organic farm cooperative that includes a bakery, a brewery, vegetable gardens, and, of course, happy black-and-pink pigs. In a light-filled barn, chef Thomas Thielemann serves such dishes as a crispy schweinebraten (pork roast). Herrmannsdorf 7, Glonn, 49/(0) 80-9390-9445, schweinsbraeu.de

This appeared in the November/December 2011 issue. Photo courtesy of Das Wirtshaus zum Herrmannsdorfer Schweinsbräu.