The Heuriger Ribs
Known to me thanks to its Brettljause, Schneider-Gössl is one of those few Viennese Heurigers that no tourist will ever find. Located in the 13th... Read more →
Breadless Jause
Johann Medl, the owner of Medl Bräu, opened this small brewery after winning big at lottery. Would I open a Brettljause restaurant if one day I... Read more →
A Design Error
By chance, waiting for the Speckteller to be delivered, I was reading a book about design (The Design of Everyday Things by Don Norman). However, I... Read more →
The Return of the King
A couple of years back, reviewing spare ribs at the Strandcafé seemed sacrilegious. Finally, that was the place where I learned what spare ribs were... Read more →
The Greasy Ribs
With the 22nd district of Vienna being notoriously poor in term of restaurants, Gasthaus Schina can be considered an institution with a long history.... Read more →
The Wedding Jause
The town of Ebensee in Upper Austria is mostly known for its closeness to a seriously beautiful lake (Traunsee), its skiing mountain reachable with a... Read more →
The Workers’ Jause
Simmering, Vienna’s 11th district has always been the one I was least familiar with. Considered the “workers’ district,” its main attraction... Read more →
The Forgotten Jause
Last time I went to Vogelbauer, which must have been about a year ago, I ended up so drunk, I could not remember what I ate, despite having a blurred... Read more →
A Pear-shaped Jause
It’s my fifth visit to the Steinerne Birne, and I still have not run out of Jause options. (Though to be honest, I took the Urige Jause on two... Read more →
The Jause of Four Spreads
There are Speck-heavy Brettljausen out there, and some Schweinsbraten-heavy Brettljausen. There are even some excessively cheesy ones, diluting the... Read more →
Beer Beer Beer
Craft beers are taking over Austria. What started as a rare bottle of a strong Belgian Trappist beer in a bar in central Innsbruck some 12 years ago,... Read more →
The Styrian Spring
The Kästenburg is perfectly located, offering one of the most beautiful views in the whole South Styria, even if what you see is mostly Slovenia.... Read more →