Brettljause Awards 2023
OK, the time has come to name the winners of the Brettljause awards for 2023! Wait… isn’t it almost October 2024 outside? Right – I am... Read more →
The Goose of 2023
For the first time in the history of this site, I announce the winners of annual awards for the best Martinigansl with such a delay – in late... Read more →
Ober-BILLA
“It’s a big plank with quite a lot of stuff,” a friendly waiter warned me. “No problem, I am hungry,” I lied, realizing that there was no... Read more →
The Lake Wonder
The thing I like about hiking is that it’s usually nothing like what you think it would be. Looking at Google Maps, I was sure that the bus would... Read more →
12 Hours Well Spent
I don’t think I would have willingly returned to St. Michael im Lungau, had I not had some unfinished business there. This business is to visit... Read more →
Melting in the Mouth
Even though located very far from any mountain – and very close to Vienna, actually – Asperlkeller feels like a strange combination of a typical... Read more →
A Jump into Italy
You know you are in Italy when a half-liter of white wine costs almost as much as a half-liter of beer. Other than that, you can easily mistake... Read more →
The Pale Jause
If one does not study a map carefully, Obernholz may appear like a village in the middle of nowhere. In fact, it is within a walking distance from... Read more →
Meat Pile
Sometimes I feel I should have introduced another criterion for evaluating Brettljausen: presentation. Indeed, it is much more pleasant to consume... Read more →
The Styrian Advantage
After a couple of unsatisfactory experiences during my recent vacation in Carinthia, I was really not ready for another bad Brettljause.... Read more →
Small But (Not) Good
Finally, there is a hut with common sense! As I have been preaching for a year already, Kohlröslhütte offers Brettljausen in two sizes: a... Read more →
An Alternative to Fish
One of the self-inflicted rules I have says that I may only willingly eat fish next to water in which fish lives. One of the flaws of this rule is... Read more →