A Speckfest
I have nothing against Speck. I like Speck, and I like the South Tyrolean Speck especially. If there were some kind of a petition requiring each and... Read more →
A Late Afternoon Jause with Attention to Detail
You cannot get this Brettljause before 14:30. Believe me (if you don’t believe what is written in the menu): I tried to get it the day before and... Read more →
The Deer Must Die!
Here is a South Tyrolean Brettl that does not call itself a Marende, and rightfully so: it’s much more than the Marende standard requires and much... Read more →
A Basic South Tyrolean Jause
One may point out that this is not a Brettljause but a Marende, which is something altogether different. On the other hand, a Marende – according... Read more →
A South Tyrolean Not-Quite-a-Jause
This one is hard to classify. It does not come on a piece of wood but on a normal plate, so technically speaking it’s not a Brettljause. Basically... Read more →
A Freezing Jause
Hiking and a good Brettljause normally go hand in hand. According to this logic, Leoben would not be the first choice for a hungry... Read more →
A Mountain Lake Jause
I don’t know if any rule can be devised regarding the people who name their Brettljausen according to the name of their restaurants or huts. Are... Read more →
A Windy Jause
A 1.5 hour hike from the wonderful Ursprungalm, the Ignaz-Mattis-Hütte is located on a mountain slope over the Giglach lake (two lakes, to be exact)... Read more →
A Jause as They Show It on TV
The Fahrlechhütte is one of the two huts situated by the Duisitzkarsee, one hour hike (well, one and a half unless you are a Superman or an elderly... Read more →
A Stressful Jause
It truly pains me (actually it does not, but it sounds good) to give a lower-than-average rating for atmosphere/service to a restaurant that is... Read more →
Eating with Marmots
No, you are not sharing your plate with marmots, unless you want to, and even that would be difficult. Nor, fortunately, is there any marmot meat... Read more →
A Warm Jause
There is something wrong about a warm Brettljause. OK, some types of hard salty sausage do not require a refrigerator. Nor does Speck, really. But... Read more →