At a Family Dinner
When I arrive in a previously unknown town, it often happens that on the very first day I spot a restaurant and then it becomes an idée fixe to pay... Read more →
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Farm Shop Jause
It is becoming increasing difficult to find a winter hiking location in Austria that has snow. In this respect, I should consider myself lucky to... Read more →
The Affordance Problem
Affordance is one of the basic prerequisites of usability, stating that an object must possess qualities or properties that make it clear how it can... Read more →
Ribs and Wine
Ježek (a hedgehog in Czech, which explains the great number of these creatures on the Heuriger’s website) belongs to the breed of “advanced”... Read more →
Worth the Wait?
Not many restaurants in Vienna can boast of people queuing outside of them, Figlmüller’s restaurants being notable exceptions, undoubtedly... Read more →
Not Your Old December Goose
When I saw a “goose menu” outside of Gösser Bierklinik’s entrance, I was almost sure it was a mistake. To be honest, I am not even sure what... Read more →
Back for a Picture
Normally I don’t review the same dish in the same restaurant twice, apart from Martinigansl, which can vary a lot from year to year. I will make... Read more →
Elephant Ribs
I totally forgot how hard it is to find a table in Meran on a Saturday. During the week, Meran is a quiet, sleepy town, but come the weekend, all... Read more →
The Must of Meran
As a side note, at the time of this writing, Saxifraga is still using ASP (Active Server Pages) for its web site. I feel like giving them three... Read more →
A Poor Alternative to Goose
I went to Grünspan to have a goose, which was likely to be my final one this year, and intentionally chose a Monday when I expected the restaurant... Read more →
An Early Winter Goose
It started to snow in Vienna today. For me, snow and Martinigansl go well together, as I can still remember one of the very first geese I ate about... Read more →
The Goose of Diminishing Returns
Sternberg was not my first choice for a goose dinner today (in the place I wanted to try, the goose season was already over), but I had heard good... Read more →
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