The core Martinigansl season usually starts after the Austrian national day on October 26th and lasts for about two or three weeks. The climax of the... Read more →
If geese had a religion, they would not honor St. Martin much. As the legend goes, when St. Martin, the humble man that he was, tried to escape from... Read more →
You can hardly see through the glass door of Mariahilferbräu because it is almost completely covered with TripAdvisor’s recommendation stickers.... Read more →
Wouldn’t it be nice to make a spot decision on the way to the office on a Sunday (yes, that happens, unfortunately), walk into a restaurant, find... Read more →
The one thing I learned today is that the Southern Styria and the South-Eastern Styria are quite different. The Southern Styria, sometimes called the... Read more →
After the last marjoram surprise, I did not think anything could astonish me when it came to geese. Wambacher has nearly managed that by adding pesto... Read more →
Funny, just a couple of days ago I was complaining of a perfectly good goose marred by the lack of spices. Now I am going to grumble about a goose so... Read more →
Rudi’s Beisl is one of Vienna’s most famous goose places. Year after year it was featured in the “Best goose of town” articles in newspapers... Read more →
Blame the weather. 25ºC in mid-October really pulls people outside, and this restaurant in Vienna’s popular Lainzer Tiergarten was not ready for... Read more →
Tomorrow is the last day of the “Wiesn-Fest,” Vienna’s poor-man version of Oktoberfest, and the entrance to the Prater amusement park is full... Read more →
I am sure there are people who fly to Vienna late in the evening, stop at InterContinental, have some short but important meeting the next morning,... Read more →
Vienna is a city of many Heurigers. Different Heurigers. There are the Heurigers of the 19th district: mostly beautiful and pleasant at off-peak... Read more →
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