Austrian :

Creamy Zucchini, Garlic & Chive Soup - or Zucchinicremesuppe - Austrian Style

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Before I visited Vienna, the last thing I would have associated with the schnitzel-loving city was,  of all things, excellent  vegetable soups.  But in restaurant after restaurant, I had some of the best cream soups of my life,[...]

Austrian Wine Tasting: Wines of Rudi Pichler, Stadt Krems, and Paul Achs

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About a month ago I received an invitation through the Boston Sommelier Society to attend a tasting of Austrian wines.  I immediately replied that I would love to be there since Austrian wines are some of my favorites and it's tough to find[...]

Austrian coffee cake with coffee buttercream

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It?s the CCD?s (Caked Crusader?s Da) birthday on the 28th April. It?s also my uncle?s birthday which isn?t all that surprising seeing as they?re twins! OK, so I can't explain what happened on the "T" in birthday; it took on a life of its own![...]

Heurigen Hopping: An Austrian Dispatch with Plenty of Food, Fantastic Views, and Lots and Lots (and lots) of Wine

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Mmmm, liters and liters of Wieninger wine:    Heurigen are uniquely Austrian establishments.  At these cozy neighborhood wine taverns on the outskirts of Vienna, wine-growers serve patrons their[...]

The Torte Report: Sacher-Torte, That Is . . .

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I made a Sacher-Torte yesterday. I'd never made it before. "Oh, that's nice . . . but what exactly is Sacher-Torte anyway?" Perhaps you're asking that question . . . if so, it's a good one. I'd never even entertained the thought of making[...]

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For those of you wondering what the #1 post of all time is I give you 'The Austrian Alps plus Continental Breakfast.' This post alone is getting almost 100 views a week. Color me impressed. Another fond memory that I have is of my second[...]

Viennese Goulash

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For some reason, I must be feeling nostalgic for my Vienna days as I keep coming back to the dishes I made during those years. Perhaps it's the cold weather that calls out for the hearty cooking of Mitteleuropa . In any event, here's[...]

EGGENBERG SAMICHLAUS

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EGGENBERG SAMICHLAUS is from the oldest family owned brewery in Vorchdorf Austria, and started by monks in 1681. Although the brewery has been modernized as needed, this beer is still brewed using the castle's own spring water, and aged in[...]

The Bavarian Inn, Bragg Creek

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It has been a long time since I have proclaimed that a meal and restaurant were a "10/10!" ... We were due for an amazing meal and we are SO happy to find this gem of a restaurant situated in the forest on the outskirts of Bragg Creek on 75[...]

Pork Schnitzel and Vegetable Rice Pilaf

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    I know about the picture, it is not a  very good one. My thoughts on the opening for this post had been varied. So I setttled on postponing writing it. This picture was taken as an afterthought. It was storming outside,[...]