A Post-COVID Jause
All the waiters are wearing transparent face shields, and there is a hand disinfectant at the entrance as well as an infographic explaining exactly... Read more →
The End Time Jause
With COVID-19 currently threatening to kill us all (and more), every Brettljause we eat can possibly be our last one. Actually, as I am writing this... Read more →
Snowfall Jause
Spending an extended weekend in good old Ramsau am Dachstein was my last desperate attempt at finding snow this winter. And I had my luck: the night... Read more →
A Quiet Heuriger
Lately I had gotten so used to the Heurige that were crowded and noisy that I approached the Winzerhof Hozheu with a sort of dread. After all, it... Read more →
Little Romania
If anyone had told me a few years ago that I would be prowling obscure Romanian restaurants in search of a Brettljause, I would have laughed. OK,... Read more →
A Jause at the Heart of Salzburg
In the last few years the wonder of high-speed train connections has turned Salzburg into a sensible destination for a day trip, and its... Read more →
The Hall of Fame
Despite my undying love for Brettljausen, there are certain kinds of Brettljause restaurants that I would think twice before entering. One would be... Read more →
In a Brewery Far Far Away
Most people know Attnang-Puchheim as the railway station where one changes from the train from Vienna to the train going towards Hallstatt,... Read more →
The Best of Wagram
Feuersbrunn is a settlement of two halves. The southern part, which is closer to the railway station, is a typical small village of the Weinviertel... Read more →
Heuriger Deluxe
According to its website, this Heuriger opens at 3 o’clock. As I was approaching it at a quarter to three, the number of cars parked along the... Read more →
Brettljause Awards 2019
If I had to describe the Brettljause year 2019 in one word, it would be “unexceptional.” Boring, even. With 62 Brettljausen tried and tested, I... Read more →
Dead Bird Watching
I had never eaten a goose in January before. Even today, when I noticed the line “1/4 Gansl” in the menu outside of the Waldgrill Cobenzl, I... Read more →