Stock Clearing
So late in November, I would not be surprised if the few restaurants still serving Gansl were actively trying to get rid of their inventory. They... Read more →
The End of Geese
I have always wondered how magazines and web sites manage to publish articles named “Vienna’s Best Martinigansl” or alike in the middle of... Read more →
A Desert Goose
It took me three attempts to try Zum Alten Fassl’s goose. Twice before, I entered this dark and, from the outside, not particularly inviting Beisl... Read more →
Salzgansl
Everyone can make a mistake, cooks included. For example, one can add too much of something to a dish, then forget about it and add even more. The... Read more →
Cellar Goose
Searching for a Martinigansl restaurant on a Saturday evening is a rather hopeless venture. Most of the known places are pre-booked, and walking into... Read more →
Edelgans
Edelmann is a good restaurant. I have been there two times before, trying a hamburger and a Brettljause, and both times I had good memories but am... Read more →
The Sauce Disaster
I like it when goose is served with the sauce in its own little jar. First, it proves that the restaurant has thought of the sauce – more often... Read more →
Swimming Goose
This was supposed to be the last glass of wine to finish a wine-heavy day on the South Styrian Weinstrasse and ended up being the first ever (I... Read more →
Looking for Wine on a Wine Street
Something is changing on the South Styrian Wine Street (Südsteirische Weinstrasse). Exactly three years ago I was riding up and down the hills on my... Read more →
Styrian Treasure
I was recommended Pichler Schober three years ago by an elderly couple, as a result of my attempt to shift the conversation away from the refugee... Read more →
Alone in Sausal
I have never thought it would be so difficult to find an open winery in the Southern Styria. Going from hill to hill on my rented e-bike, I was... Read more →
Goose Art
Styria, unlike Vienna, Lower Austria and Burgenland, is not a very Martinigansl area. Perhaps St. Martin is not appreciated there as much, so... Read more →