mr and mrs smith eats

The Imperial Porcelain and Silver Collection, the first stop on the Hofburg Imperial Apartments Tour, allows us regular folk to imagine what court life would have been like during the Hapsburg reign. First up, where a collection of copper baking pans. Beautiful on their own, one could only dream of the sort of elegant concoctions they produced. The vast silver collection is still used today for state dinners. Not all court services where stuffy. Many featured whimsical animal

As if a visit to Schönbrunn Palace didn’t offer enough, one of the highlights is a demonstration on how to make an authentic Vienna apple strudel. You can enjoy a simple demonstration for about 30 minutes or even take a full class for 2 hours. Either way, you get to eat strudel, which makes most things worthwhile. The recipe is simple (you can find it here). It’s the technique that is key. Ingredients Flour Salt Eggs Oil Butter Breadcrumbs Cinnamon Sugar Raisins Lemon Juice A

As if a visit to Schönbrunn Palace didn’t offer enough, one of the highlights is a demonstration on how to make an authentic Vienna apple strudel. You can enjoy a simple demonstration for about 30 minutes or even take a full class for 2 hours. Either way, you get to eat strudel, which makes most things worthwhile. The recipe is simple (you can find it here). It’s the technique that is key. Once the dough it made, you roll it out a bit. It helped to have the spinning pastry st

We headed downtown today in the hope of finding a good stein-clinking Oktoberfest celebration with a bevy of sausages and pretzel stalls. The Oktoberfest at Pershing Square was a bit of a let down but it did get us excited for our trip to Vienna, Nuremberg and Prague later this year. Nothing makes us happier than sausage-and-schnitzel-and-pretzel spots on every corner. In the meantime, here are a few of our favorite recipes to celebrate Oktoberfest in your home kitchen. Ger