Luigi Restaurant Cooks Up Delicious Delights For Winter Season

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General News

Brothers Luigi and Leo Doci who own the renowned Luigi restaurant chain will be cooking up a storm in Semmering this winter. These two top restaurateurs will be providing catering services through the “Luigi Gastronomy” branch of their company to make the winter season even more delicious in the town of Semmering in Lower Austria, […]

Defibrillators network in Vienna

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Lifestyle

Only ten out of 100 people in Vienna survive a sudden cardiac arrest outside a hospital. The association “Puls” wants to establish a dense network of defibrillators in the city and thus increase the survival rate. Only eleven percent of the people, who suffer a cardiac arrest outside a hospital, survive this. In contrast, there […]

Austrian McDonalds killer on trial

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A court case has started in Germany after a disagreement at a McDonalds in Münich an which a man was killed after being punched by an Austrian. The German businessman Giacomo A., 41, had been attacked by the unemployed Austrian David M.,25, at the McDonalds on 30th July last year. It was as the businessman […]

Austrian restaurant wins UK Slow Food Award

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Culture

Heinz Reitbauer, master chef at the Viennese restaurant “Steirereck”, has won a British slow food award. Heinz Reitbauer, 41, founder, manager and chef at the Viennese restaurant “Steirereck” is a frequent contestant at the “Top 50 Restaurants Worldwide” which took place on the 30th of April in the London Guildhall.  Reitbauer is committed to sustainable, […]

Asparagus season officially opens

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Culinary Guide

The asparagus season has officially started in Austria and in the heart of asparagus country at Deutsch-Wagram it was a reason to celebrate with a band and an official festival. The now traditional “Spargelgala” is so popular that it has become a magnet for nearby Vienna high society that come to enjoy asparagus in all […]

Working up an appetite in East Tyrol

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Travel

With some 357 kilometres of slopes between the south side of the Alps and Carinthia, East Tyrol is the perfect skiing destination for all sun and snow lovers. Those who work up an appetite on the slopes however are also well provided for at the dramatic Adler Lounge, perched on the top of the Cimaross […]

Sunday wine and champagne tasting in Salzburg

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Lifestyle

Located on the top of the Mönchsberg Mountain in Salzburg, the city’s M32 bar and restaurant will be offering two Sundays of wine and champagne tasting during March. Blaufränkisch and Duval-Leroy champagne are the order of the day at the top restaurant, which can be enjoyed during an afternoon tasting or paired with a six […]

Saiblingsschmaus at Borromäus

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Lifestyle

By Rebecca Musgrave As someone who prefers to remain seated at a crisp tablecloth clad table whilst enjoying good food, the word “buffet” unfailingly sets alarm bells off in my head. When faced with the Imperial Riding School Renaissance Hotel Saiblingsschmaus spread on Ash Wednesday however these bells were quickly silenced. For several years now […]

Overnight with the neighbours

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Travel

Words and Pictures by Glen Sweeney We had been promising ourselves a trip to Bratislava on the Twin City Liner since its inauguration but somehow never got around to it. So, this summer with gritted determination we set out to commit to a date and even went so far as to book our tickets and […]

Beckham leaves after salad snub

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Lifestyle

Victoria Beckham stormed out of a restaurant after her special request fell on deaf ears. Elisabeth Sereda, the Hollywood correspondents of Austrian showbiz magazine Live, revealed that the ex-Spice Girl and her entourage stood up and left after a waiter denied her wish for a salad as offered in the menu but without onions. Sereda […]