A Pillow Jause
“Polster” means a pillow in German, and while I have no idea where this small but seriously popular hut has gotten its name from (and too lazy... Read more →
Brettljause Live
I have to admit, I never write my reviews right after eating a Brettljause. Very rarely I write them the same day. What I do try to do is to record... Read more →
Bad Weather Jause
“Once the clouds clear up, it is going to be a warm and sunny day,” the radio announced at my breakfast this morning. “If they clear up,” it... Read more →
Lakeside Holidays
The Hintersteiner lake near the village of Scheffau is very beautiful. So beautiful, in fact, that any restaurant located by its side (and I have... Read more →
Curry and Wurst
Don’t ask me what a “kafma” is. I have been researching myself, but all Google returns is the definition of “karma” (and a bit about... Read more →
Speck You Up
Unlike the Jägerhütte (my first Brettljause destination today), Wochenbrunner Alm is situated on the slope of the Wilder Kaiser mountain. The... Read more →
The Hunter’s Board (not)
The Wilder Kaiser region has long been on my list of places to visit, and finally I am here, looking to expand my knowledge of Tyrolean... Read more →
A Jause with Rams
The village of Geras in the Lower Austria is not known for much except its nature park. The park features a small but carefully chosen selection of... Read more →
Minibaron
Even though being a marketing ploy to a large extent, the Mostbaron Heurige are too good to be ignored. Having visited all of them, every year I... Read more →
The Big Board
Had there been a Brettljause award for the biggest wooden board, the dish of Sternberg would have won it straight away. The Brettl was so huge that... Read more →
Love Me Tender
As far as I am concerned, the main purpose of a marinade is to make meat taste less of the animal that it came from. Lack of marinade results in an... Read more →
Easter Jause
Waidhofen an der Ybbs may not be the best known town in Austria, but it is one of the coolest. No other town I know has managed to accommodate so... Read more →