Hungarian Tidbits
After an unexpected success with a Romanian Brettljause, it was only logical for me to continue expanding internationally with a visit to Ilona... Read more →
Brettelau Jausenescu
It took me a month and three attempts to review this Brettljause. The first time, when I visited Restaurant Bukowina in the beginning of January, I... Read more →
A Stressy Plate
I have always wondered where the inhabitants of small Austrian villages disappear on Sundays. Well, one does not see them much on weekdays either,... Read more →
Brettljause Awards 2017
Another year, another Brettljause. 36 Brettljausen, to be exact. It’s 28% fewer than the year before, but let’s admit, a Brettljause every ten... Read more →
The Goose of 2017
2017 was a good goose year. To tell the truth, it was a crappy year in almost every other respect, but staying within the focus of this site, I have... Read more →
Year-end Jause
If, despite my catastrophic lack of experience, anyone asked me to choose the culinary capital of the world, Baden bei Wien would not make my top 100... Read more →
Romanian Goose
This was supposed to be the day when I wrapped up my goose adventures for the season and finally crowned the Supergoose of 2017. Instead, I am... Read more →
Steirer Power
Regular readers know that I have a soft spot for Styrian Brettljausen. (stop, rewind, start again.) If this site had regular readers – or,... Read more →
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 →
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 →