When old and new collides - Café Meier vs Steirereck - Austria - July 2016


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February 19th 2017
Published: February 2nd 2023
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Well after getting stuck on the autobahn for hours, we figured it could not get any worse. It did not but it came close. Winding through tiny villages in Germany we were really looking forward to Austria. As we were winding through little German villages we finally got to the border for the dreaded "vignette". Think of it as an EZ pass with the difference that you have to stand in line (it was abo... Read Full Entry



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Attersee pike w/ swiss chard, cucumber and lemon Verbena
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Venison w/ spinach, coconut and tigernut
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Oh the beauty of a cheese cart
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The goodies to finish off an incredible meal
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Milk and hay w/ rhubarb
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Peek-a-boo in a top 100 restaurant. Hey whatever it takes.
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Yes we are the crazy parents that took an 8 month old to a tasting menu. We tried every trick in the book to keep him occupied for 4 hours.
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He even tried the food
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We made it through lunch
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He even got his own seat for a little bit
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Phone cord for 5 minutes
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Where's Waldo?
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On the road again
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I will vouch for the Riesling



3rd February 2023

Autobahn traffic jams...
I was stuck in one for hours but in one case followed some other drivers who left the autobahn across a farmers field to a local road. In another case, I got off at the next exit and took the back roads before eventually returning to the autobahn...right behind the bus that had been in front of us when we left the autobahn! I liked Vienna but only spent a lot of time there in 1964 and 1968...just passing through since then.

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