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 →
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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 →
Done with Love, Quickly
After yesterday’s experience with a Brettljause so authentic it was nearly inedible, at first the Brettljause of Raineralm did not create a great... Read more →
Ur-urig
A few years ago (OK, quite a few years ago), I would have applauded Jamnigalm’s Brettljause for its authenticity and possibly granted it a much... Read more →
Pizzeria’s Ribs
Wherever I travel in Austria, I try to speak German, that – apart from a much less pleasant alternative of going to doctors – being my only way... Read more →
Valley’s End
As one is approaching Schwussnerhütte, Seebachtal valley, already quite beautiful, starts to offer particularly spectacular views. If you want to... Read more →
Long Goodbyes
Stockerhütte proved what a lovely place it could be in the final 10 minutes of my stay there. For the preceding half an hour, it was mainly a pain... Read more →
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