Ribs in the Woods
“Back to the woods,” says the Rieglerhütte’s slogan, written on all the signs pointing to that place. In the woods it is indeed, located in... Read more →
Josef’s Italy
I said it before, I’ll say it again: Josef’s Genießerei is abnormal. The fact that such a place exists at the outskirts of Vienna, where no one... Read more →
Looks over Taste
One of the common symptoms of a sinus infection (sinusitis) is the reduced sense of taste. Having spent the day hiking while unsuccessfully fighting... Read more →
A Secret Garden
Vienna is full of hidden courtyards and gardens. Even while walking in the central first district, leaving a busy tourist-infested street to explore... Read more →
Spittelberg Jause
Finding a new Brettljause location in Vienna is a rare event. More often than not, my monthly Google searches for untried Brettljausen in each of the... Read more →
A Fever Jause
Achoo! Is the horseradish too strong or what? No, it can’t be, the Brettljause has not even arrived yet. Achoo! Time to take a sip of wine…... Read more →
Pulled Pork Ribs
First were spare ribs, next came burgers, now every restaurant thinks it is not going to survive unless it serves pulled pork. So far the only pulled... Read more →
Family Business
Mostviertel is the best place one can be at the end of April. The pear trees are full of flowers, the grass is bright green, and one can almost... Read more →
Fawlty Towers Remade
Wilhelm Busch was a German poet and illustrator (and alcoholic) famous for his Max and Moritz children story about two pranksters. It is a very... Read more →
A Poor Neighbor
I can’t help feeling sorry for Gasthaus Radlherr, for it has no choice but to live in the shadow of its much more popular neighbor, the... Read more →
Good Ambassador
I am almost disappointed that the Brettljause of Steirische Botschaft (translated “The Embassy of Styria”) was not disastrous. In that case I... Read more →
Back to Basics
The more I try the Brettljausen of the area close to the Wachau valley in the Lower Austria, the more I see the similarities among them. The shyness... Read more →