There are locations that are perfect for certain seasons. For me, Kamptal is totally an end of winter/early spring place. It’s too hot in summer,... Read more →
Most traditional Heurige offer a buffet, where visitors can choose their cold and, in some cases, hot dishes. A few “advanced” Heurige (sometimes... Read more →
Of all the touristic “city Heurige” in Vienna’s first district, Gigerl is probably the most touristic. For years, while walking down the... Read more →
According to the weather forecast, today was supposed to be an extremely windy, rainy and unpleasant day. The forecast was wrong: today was extremely... Read more →
It’s hard to say what Midi is or is trying to be. It calls itself a French bistro, has a number of French dishes and the waiters are French, but... Read more →
Spain has Jamón. Austria would like to have its own Jamón, but cannot. Because Spain had it first, obviously. So, Austria comes up with the Vulkano... Read more →
Quite possibly, 2018 will enter the history as the year of my life when I ate the greatest number of Brettljausen. The 74 planks that I was... Read more →
These days the main topic newspapers are writing about are the unusually heavy snowfalls all around Austria. Apparently, the entire country is... Read more →
Having spent the day trying to find good food in Barcelona… What do you mean, I am an idiot? Try yourself on an official holiday, making sure it... Read more →
Here is a dilemma: according to the waiter, this “Old Alfonso’s board” was supposed to be for two people. Of course, not planning to miss such... Read more →
At this time a year ago I stated that 2017’s record of 16 portions of goose would never be beaten or even repeated. I was wrong. This year’s 19... Read more →
Prague can be called many things, but the culinary capital of the world it is not. Unless you are crazy about smoked pig knuckles, badly roasted duck... Read more →
Recent Comments