A Countryside Tavern Goose
Funnily, I found this tavern by looking for a restaurant in a totally different town. OK, the town I wanted was not far away, just across the Danube,... Read more →
An Office Party Goose
The moment you enter Amon’s restaurant, you know that something is wrong. It does not look like a proper restaurant, somehow. It’s spacious,... Read more →
XXLousy Goose
I don’t trust XXL restaurants. No dish can be at the same time large, good and cheap. XXL restaurants concentrate on the “large” and... Read more →
The Goose on St. Martin’s Day
The core Martinigansl season usually starts after the Austrian national day on October 26th and lasts for about two or three weeks. The climax of the... Read more →
The Goose King of Neustift
If geese had a religion, they would not honor St. Martin much. As the legend goes, when St. Martin, the humble man that he was, tried to escape from... Read more →
A Goose for Two
You can hardly see through the glass door of Mariahilferbräu because it is almost completely covered with TripAdvisor’s recommendation stickers.... Read more →
Sunday Surprise
Wouldn’t it be nice to make a spot decision on the way to the office on a Sunday (yes, that happens, unfortunately), walk into a restaurant, find... Read more →
The Anatomy of a Pig
The one thing I learned today is that the Southern Styria and the South-Eastern Styria are quite different. The Southern Styria, sometimes called the... Read more →
Pesto Bird
After the last marjoram surprise, I did not think anything could astonish me when it came to geese. Wambacher has nearly managed that by adding pesto... Read more →
Marjoram Goose
Funny, just a couple of days ago I was complaining of a perfectly good goose marred by the lack of spices. Now I am going to grumble about a goose so... Read more →
Rudi’s Gansl
Rudi’s Beisl is one of Vienna’s most famous goose places. Year after year it was featured in the “Best goose of town” articles in newspapers... Read more →
Stress and Ladybugs
Blame the weather. 25ºC in mid-October really pulls people outside, and this restaurant in Vienna’s popular Lainzer Tiergarten was not ready for... Read more →