The Birthday Ribs
Oh, Strandcafé, how do I miss you. No, not your second incarnation with the two-story high windows, plastic wood-colored tables and fancy hand... Read more →
Marende Rusticana
Halfway down the Fulseck mountain, not far from the Dorfgastein’s cable car middle station, the Heumoosalm is seriously rustic. While the front... Read more →
The Third One
I knew I had to visit Café Pirnbacher the moment I saw its illuminated terrace on my first evening in Bad Hofgastein. It is located just above the... Read more →
Hard Work
Eating two Brettljausen on the same day is never easy. When the second Brettljause comes just two hours after the first one, it’s nigh on... Read more →
The Useless Knife
Generally I do not hold high expectations of the restaurants situated right by the cable cars’ upper stations. At best, the food there will be... Read more →
Istria in Green
Bad Hofgastein is full of Austrian restaurants, yet the only Brettljause I found on my first evening was at a restaurant specializing in Istrian... Read more →
The End of Grinzing
The last time I was in Brandl, it was spring, and the answer to my question “may I have a Brettljause?” was an unusual “not yet.” The Jause... Read more →
The Speckmakers
There is a common fallacy that the things that are difficult to obtain are likely to be good. I must admit, I fell (and occasionally continue to... Read more →
Ribs at the Alpine Village
For a place that is supposed to be a famous ski resort, St. Johann im Pongau creates a very underwhelming first impression. With its impressive... Read more →
The Final Jause
Worry not, it’s not the final final Jause. (Not that I worry that anyone is worried.) It’s just my last Brettljause this year in the beautiful... Read more →
The Water Reservoir Jause
One of the most impressive things about Kaprun’s high-altitude water reservoirs is how long it actually takes to get there. Starting from the... Read more →
A High-Tech Hut
Another day, another valley. Compared to Untersulzbachtal, the nearby Obersulzbach is somewhat longer but is somehow easier to enter, having... Read more →