Plane Spotting
A special thing about Heuriger zum Weißen Kreuz is that it is located very close to Vienna airport, less than two kilometers from the runway, and... Read more →
The Two Halves of Greatness
It is hard to believe that almost ten years have passed since my last visit to GenussBauernhof Distelberger (or Mostbauernhof Distelberger, as it... Read more →
By Bald Marmots
Pfänder is the local mountain of Bregenz, the capital of Vorarlberg, and has two restaurants, which are open in different months. Pfänderdohle is... Read more →
Como Lake Jause
When I visited Como three years ago, I took a funicular car up the nearest mountain to Brunate, but could not even make a few steps before a huge... Read more →
Fish Can Wait
The only times I enjoy eating fish is when I am close to a sea or at least a big lake. Travelling to Trieste for the first time, I was looking... Read more →
A Thunderstorm Jause
The most entertaining event of the visit to Humer happened at the end, when in a matter of minutes a warm and sunny day turned into a cloudy one,... Read more →
Spicy Mexican Pork
Click on the hyperlink above and you will be given a choice between the webpages of a restaurant or a furniture shop. I might be wrong, but I think... Read more →
Wild Garlic Ribs
A chalkboard menu outside Gasthaus Schwaigerwirt displayed something that I thought was an early April fool joke: the restaurant served a goose!... Read more →
The Salad Experts
There is a fine line between a Brettljause – which is a separate dish on its own – and Antipasti serving as a snack to accompany wine. Weingut... Read more →
The Central Cellar of Krems
Krems an der Donau is frequently called the capital of Wachau, a picturesque valley along the Danube river known for its quality wines. Surprisingly... Read more →
Ribs in the Sun
Over the past 15 years, I have been visiting Ramsau am Dachstein almost annually (with a short break for COVID), and more recently, having a lunch... Read more →
Simple & Nice
Brunnerwirt is one of those places that are very hard to write anything exciting about, though that is definitely not the restaurant’s fault. I... Read more →