Goose and Truffles
Like the first frosty morning of November or the first flower of spring, the first goose of the season is supposed to awake emotions. Sometimes... Read more →
The Hike’s End
The “wine hike” on the last weekend of September is a good Viennese tradition. Three routes were available this year: a short and not... Read more →
Old Danube’s Jause
With the sad closure of Strandcafé, Vienna’s top spare ribs location, dining by the Alte Donau has lost a lot of its attraction. The remaining... Read more →
Beer, Bread and Mustard
Sometimes I feel we are living in some kind of New Age of Brettljausen. Once exclusively the dish of mountain huts and wine Heurige, Brettljausen... Read more →
The Birthday Ribs
Oh, Strandcafé, how do I miss you. No, not your second incarnation with the two-story high windows, plastic wood-colored tables and fancy hand... Read more →
Marende Rusticana
Halfway down the Fulseck mountain, not far from the Dorfgastein’s cable car middle station, the Heumoosalm is seriously rustic. While the front... Read more →
The Third One
I knew I had to visit Café Pirnbacher the moment I saw its illuminated terrace on my first evening in Bad Hofgastein. It is located just above the... Read more →
Hard Work
Eating two Brettljausen on the same day is never easy. When the second Brettljause comes just two hours after the first one, it’s nigh on... Read more →
The Useless Knife
Generally I do not hold high expectations of the restaurants situated right by the cable cars’ upper stations. At best, the food there will be... Read more →
Istria in Green
Bad Hofgastein is full of Austrian restaurants, yet the only Brettljause I found on my first evening was at a restaurant specializing in Istrian... Read more →
The End of Grinzing
The last time I was in Brandl, it was spring, and the answer to my question “may I have a Brettljause?” was an unusual “not yet.” The Jause... Read more →
The Speckmakers
There is a common fallacy that the things that are difficult to obtain are likely to be good. I must admit, I fell (and occasionally continue to... Read more →