There are conflicting stories as to how and why this decadent dessert was invented, but no matter its true origin, its taste ...

When I heard that a new opera house was opening in the Austrian city of Linz, the news should have spurred lyrical memories of Mozart’s Linz Symphony or the thundering notes of Anton Bruckner, who ...

Austria knows how to do Christmas. In winter the whole country looks like a snowy Christmas card with wooden chalets, sleighs and bells, and the carol Silent Night was written in a small village ...

There are two Wisconsin desserts that I never had tasted until I moved here from Minnesota. One is poppy seed torte and the other is schaum Torte. Schaum torte is actually a classic Austrian dessert ...

When I heard that a new opera house was opening in the Austrian city of Linz, the news should have spurred lyrical memories of Mozart’s Linz Symphony or the thundering notes of Anton Bruckner, who ...

I' ve always loved the idea of trying desserts and pastries from different parts of the world. I remember seeing a recipe for the famed Austrian Sacher Torte (a dense chocolate sponge cake with an ...

1. To make the pastry, put the flour, spices and sugar in a mixing bowl. Rub in the butter using your fingertips until the mixture has the consistency of breadcrumbs. Add the egg yolks, mixing well ...