A Happy End
After the middle of November, not only it becomes increasingly difficult to find a Martinigansl, but also the quality of the remaining geese goes... Read more →
A Small Goose in a Small Place
Sanny & Michi is a very small restaurant. An information poster on the wall claims that it can accommodate 30 persons, but that must include... Read more →
Cut-It-Yourself Goose
The common complaints people have after eating a goose are that the portion was too small, that the part of the bird’s body they got was not what... Read more →
A Not So Reliable Goose
A year ago, I praised Gmoa Keller for its consistency and predictability. Whenever I went there, the goose looked exactly the same; if you check out... Read more →
Onion Goose
November is, generally speaking, a terrible time to travel in Austria. Most hotels finish the summer season after the Austrian National Holiday... Read more →
A Dumpling Improved
Call me biased, but when it comes to geese, I generally do not trust restaurants in Vienna’s central first district. True, I have had a few very... Read more →
A Quiet Goose
For a long time, the name “Strandbeisl Selbstverständlich” was for me a synonym of “bad food.” Because of the restaurant’s closeness to... Read more →
A Goose among Barracks and Hospitals
I pride myself of knowing Vienna quite well (after all, it is a relatively small city to learn), but occasionally my searches for St. Martin’s... Read more →
Making a Mess
After four visits in the past three years, returning to Klein Steiermark for a Martinigansl was like coming back to see an old friend. The crispy,... Read more →
A Sunset Jause
The night before, the summertime ended. Normally, a difference of one hour, whether one hour less or one hour more, does not affect me much, but... Read more →
Going Off the Beaten Path
The South Styrian wine road has no shortage of Brettljause-serving places, but having visited it annually for the past 10 years or so, I am starting... Read more →
The Conference Goose
I perfectly remember the time when Strandcafé was little more than a hut, consisting of two rooms. The slightly bigger one was smoking area and not... Read more →