Dump the Dumpling
When St. Martin’s geese leave Vienna (no, they don’t fly away, in case you are wondering, they are discarded in black plastic bags as unconsumed... Read more →
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The Last Day of Goose
There is only one thing more difficult than having a goose on two consecutive days: it’s to have two geese on the same day. And even though I have... Read more →
Summer Place Goose
With the end of November approaching, the number of restaurants serving goose has shrunk to a handful. Today I crossed the whole city just to visit... Read more →
Slimy Cabbage Goose
As part of my goose obsession, I’ve tried all kinds of red cabbage: undercooked, overcooked, oversweet, over-spiced, under-spiced and so on and so... Read more →
A Countryside Tavern Goose
Funnily, I found this tavern by looking for a restaurant in a totally different town. OK, the town I wanted was not far away, just across the Danube,... Read more →
An Office Party Goose
The moment you enter Amon’s restaurant, you know that something is wrong. It does not look like a proper restaurant, somehow. It’s spacious,... Read more →
XXLousy Goose
I don’t trust XXL restaurants. No dish can be at the same time large, good and cheap. XXL restaurants concentrate on the “large” and... Read more →
The Goose on St. Martin’s Day
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 →
The Goose King of Neustift
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... Read more →
A Goose for Two
You can hardly see through the glass door of Mariahilferbräu because it is almost completely covered with TripAdvisor’s recommendation stickers.... Read more →
Sunday Surprise
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 Anatomy of a Pig
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 →
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