Presented in Vienna already for the fifth time On Mother’s Day weekend, from May 11th -13th, 2012, the hearts of Viennese gourmets will once again be beating faster: For the fifth time, the Kulinarisches Erbe Österreich (Austrian Culinary Heritage) initiative, together with the city of Vienna, is inviting people to Stadtpark for its “Genuss Festival” [...]
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Recipe of the month May 2012
For your enjoyment… Are you like me on weekends or special holidays or when you have guests? On those occasions I like to cook something very special, not the usual fare. Then I’m either spoilt for choice or nothing occurs to me. If even the most intensive search on the internet comes to nothing, or [...]
Viennese cuisine with history – The Viennese “Gabelfrühstück”
Breakfast or lunch already? The second breakfast of the Viennese should in no way be considered a morning snack – the “Gabelfrühstück” (literally “fork breakfast”) is more of a genuine “pre-meal” and is one of the few original Viennese traditions that probably emanate from French cuisine, although as with so many things there are various [...]
Recipe of the month April 2012
For your enjoyment… Are you like me on weekends or special holidays or when you have guests? On those occasions I like to cook something very special, not the usual fare. Then I’m either spoilt for choice or nothing occurs to me. If even the most intensive search on the internet comes to nothing, or [...]
Viennese cuisine with history – Tafelspitz and Viennese beef
Beef stronghold Vienna Anyone asking about Vienna’s typical culinary delicacies will, in addition to Wiener Schnitzel, receive “Tafelspitz” – boiled beef – as a response, usually both in a single breath. And that’s a justified response. Boiled beef is probably the most consistent dish in Viennese cuisine. The only changes are in the kind and [...]
Recipe of the month March 2012
For your enjoyment… Are you like me on weekends or special holidays or when you have guests? On those occasions I like to cook something very special, not the usual fare. Then I’m either spoilt for choice or nothing occurs to me. If even the most intensive search on the internet comes to nothing, or [...]
Lenten dishes in Old Vienna
Imaginative culinary creations for the Lenten season The Lenten season began with this past Ash Wednesday. Yet who still really fasts nowadays, except for clergymen and nuns in churches and monasteries? With the beginning of the “rich” economic anni mirabiles and the predominant abundance of food in the Western world, the fasting period has nearly [...]
Recipe of the month February 2012
For your enjoyment… Are you like me on weekends or special holidays or when you have guests? On those occasions I like to cook something very special, not the usual fare. Then I’m either spoilt for choice or nothing occurs to me. If even the most intensive search on the internet comes to nothing, or [...]
Viennese cuisine with history – “Backhendl” (fried chicken), a genuine Viennese original
Once a luxury dish – now synonymous with typical Viennese cuisine Whether it’s as a delectable Sunday meal, at a Viennese wine tavern or at restaurant buffets of all kinds, “Backhendl” is an indispensable part of Austria’s culinary arts. It’s as much a part of Viennese cuisine as Tafelspitz (boiled beef) or Kaiserschmarrn (scrambled pancakes) [...]
Recipe of the month January 2012
For your enjoyment… Are you like me on weekends or special holidays or when you have guests? On those occasions I like to cook something very special, not the usual fare. Then I’m either spoilt for choice or nothing occurs to me. If even the most intensive search on the internet comes to nothing, or [...]
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Easter egg hunting in Vienna
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The individual portals: Holidaycheck
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Seegasse Cemetery
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Experience Sound at the Haus der Musik
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Does Madame Tussauds suit Vienna?
