Imagine that you were born in Vienna about 200 years ago, preferably in an important aristocratic family or in the family of a high-ranking officer. Then you would have a chance to be invited by the Austrian Emperor to his table. The host in our...

It is January 1, 2021. We have a strange year behind us and we still do not know what awaits us this new year. We still can't travel a lot so I decided that this year's first blog post would not be about traveling, but...

Today, we can't even imagine Christmas without a Christmas tree. In the pre-Christmas season, when the whole city of Vienna is wrapped in a festive atmosphere, Christmas fir trees are sold all over the city and you can find decorated trees in front of the...

I don't know about you, but I rely on classic recipes when it comes to Christmas baking. I know what my family likes, so I focus on traditional family recipes. Nevertheless, it does not hurt to experiment and try something new once in a while....

For the basis of this recipe, I was inspired by a magazine published by the Austrian supermarket chain Billa. By the way, the founder of the company, Karl Wlaschek, whom everyone nicknamed Mr Billa, started his successful career in 1953; 50 years later, he had...

I think that every visitor to Vienna expects pompous palaces and magnificent buildings in this city. Yes, it is like that. Just walk along the luxurious Ringstrasse boulevard, which many consider one of the most beautiful in the world. The construction of the Ringstrasse began...

In the 14th century, the Ottomans came to Europe, and when they conquered Constantinople in 1453, they also ended the existence of the Byzantine Empire. In 1529, after the battle of Mohács in which the Hungarian King Louis II had died, they also wanted to...

A napkin – of paper or fabric - is already a common part of our dining today. The word napkin comes from the French word nappe which is a diminutive for naming the fabric that covers the table. Napkins had been used in ancient Rome...

Austria consists of nine federal states, one of which is Vienna. Each federal state has its own coat of arms and flag. And also an anthem by which the inhabitants of the respective region express their identity. Vienna has its coat of arms (a white...

The figure of Emperor Franz Joseph I is inextricably linked with Vienna and the history of Austria in general, as he stood at the head of the monarchy for 68 years (from 1848 to 1916)! His titles would take up at least five lines in...

Surely you too have recipes that always succeed. In my collection, this is one of them. It is interesting to note that as a child I had not known broccoli at all. And yet, already the greatest gourmets in ancient Rome had enjoyed this type...

Those who like to solve crossword puzzles know that a "mountain pasture" with three letters often appears in them. It is called alm. In Austria, there are more than 12,000 of such cultivated alpine pastures on which cattle graze in the summer. In eastern Styria,...