Old Times at Drei Hacken
As we headed for Zu den 3 Hacken at Singerstrasse 28 in Vienna’s 1st District, all we were looking for was the cosy atmosphere of an old Viennese Beisl, its traditional cuisine, and its low key comfort. No one had mentioned that it came with legends. Embarrassing to admit, as my literary dining companion Ms. [...]
Maître de Vincent
Looking for a different aesthetic, my literary dining companion Dorothy Parker and I followed a tip and headed for Restaurant Vincent at Große Pfarrgasse 7…
Book Review: Friedrich Torberg’s Die Tante Jolesch
Queen of the Kaffeehaus Die Tante Jolesch, a landmark of Austrian Kaffeehausliteratur, has taken on new life lately in honor of the 100th birthday of…
Princelings at Table
One of the best ways to fight a winter depression is an elegant dinner with a friend at fine restaurant, little more rewarding than prandial…
Big Apple Beisl
When a New Yorker starts to feel nostalgic for home, a Viennese host can start scratching her head for just the right place for dinner……
‘Salut’ to the Senses
I raised my glass from the elegantly draped table, the subtle colour contrasting with the brown benches and…
Very Olde Food
“For Powme Dorrys take porke and grynde hit rawe, I kenne temper hit with swongen egges; thenne kast…
Dining with Wolfgang Puck
“The press conference is on the second floor in the ‘Rosa Festsaal’”, said the friendly young woman in…
Werner Berg on Canvas
“These trees seem to be alive,” said my friend Sigrid. “They seem to move along with us.” That…