Pork Dreams
I have known 7 Stern Bräu for such a long time that I am surprised I never blogged about its spare ribs. I have no doubt I tried them before and... Read more →
Meet the Farmers
The weather can make a huge difference to one’s perception of a Brettljause restaurant. Had it been sunny and warm today, I would have certainly... Read more →
Sauceless
For me, Knödelglück was a love at the first sight. A small restaurant located above Merano and providing a fantastic panorama of the surrounding... Read more →
Take Your Time
“Take your time” seems to be the current slogan of Merano (as the ads and the writings on benches in the town’s center indicate), and I must... Read more →
Little Meat Balls
One reason I keep on maintaining this rarely visited web site is the fact that occasionally I come across establishments that are so good or (more... Read more →
Are They Nuts?
I wanted to write that today was the first time I ate a Brettljause with nuts in it, but then quickly remembered that many of the better cold cuts... Read more →
A Jause of Bardolino
It is, of course, not completely appropriate to compare Italian Antipasto misto with a good old Austrian Brettljause. South Tyrol and its Marenden... Read more →
A Jause Through an App
Less than 10 years ago I got excited about a Heuriger having wi-fi. Today in order to get my meat and cheese platter I had to install an app on my... Read more →
Grease in a Park
Determined to concentrate on fish during my approaching holidays in Italy, I decided to have my last lunch in Vienna in a particularly “meaty”... Read more →
Far and Away
It is always strange to enter a Heuriger and find it completely empty. It is infinitely creepier to also realize that all but one table have been... Read more →
Unfinished Business
I have been to Filzmoos twice before and must admit that for a small village it offers plenty of Brettljause-eating opportunities. However, I... Read more →
Dipper Ribs
As I was eating Genussheuriger’s spare ribs, I could not help thinking of breadsticks and hummus. Hummus does not have much taste by itself, so... Read more →