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So Long, Farewell Austria! Kulinarium 7, Vienna, Austria for a Wine Matching Dinner

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 19:00:59 +0000

It was our last night in Austria and it was a sad time as we were at the end of our whirlwind trip to the land of The Sound of Music, Mozart and Christmas Markets. To toast our final night we start the evening with some cake and a liqueur beverage. The kuchen at The [...]

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Naschmarkt & Restaurant Palmery, Vienna, Austria

Not Quite Nigella — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 19:00:18 +0000

We were sadly nearing the end of our stay in Austria and it hit us today when we realsed that about this time tomorrow, we’ d be lining up for our Emirates flight back to Dubai. We were tired but happy souls enchanted by the land and we just wanted to make it last a [...]

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A Magical Food and Fun Filled Day in Vienna, Austria

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 19:00:48 +0000

Vienna lights-powered by environmentally friendly LED After a three hour First Class train ride from Salzburg, we arrived at Vienna station. Gone was the village style charm of Salzburg and in it’s place was the glamorous, brightly lit Vienna. We checked into our hotel called “The Ring” in the centre of Vienna and I set [...]

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A Progressive Dinner Across Salzburg: Carpe Diem, Arthotel Blaue Gans & Hotel Sacher, Austria

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 19:00:23 +0000

Dear Reader, allow me to share with you a little fact that you may not have known about Austrians. Austrians were known as Bull Washers (or Stierwaschers). The story goes that apparently in 1525, the castle was besieged and they needed to pretend to the outside world that they had plenty of food. They only [...]

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Silent Night Chapel, M32 & Die Weisse, Salzburg, Austria

Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:00:01 +0000

Today started with a hijacking. I’ve never been hijakced before and never did i think that it would be by an Italian women’s travel group. We were on our way to Oberndorf to see the Silent Night Holy Night chapel when a talkative bunch of women boarded the train. We got off and proceeded to [...]

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The Hills Are Alive With The Sounds of Salzburg, Mozart, Guided Symbols & Hotel Goldener Hirsch!

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:00:53 +0000

Welcome Christmas cookies and fruit After our two hour drive from Munich Airport to Salzburg, we reached Hotel Auersperg, a 4 star boutique hotel which features a blend of modern and traditional Austria. The rooms are given are in the new villa wing and are all very modern and when I walk in I see [...]

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Fine Dining at 31,000 feet on the Emirates Airlines A380 Business Class

Not Quite Nigella — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:00:17 +0000

All trips to the airport should start out like this. There’s a knock on my front door and I open it. “Hello Mrs Elliott, I’m a touch early but I have your car waiting for you outside” says the chauffeur of the car that is to take me to the airport. Being chauffeured to the [...]

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The Magical Austrian Christmas Markets!

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 18:00:57 +0000

Salzburg Christmas Markets There are times when food blogging is quite the most fun thing on earth to do. It makes up for the times writing at all hours and never having a day off. One of these times was when I was invited to a media famil trip by the Austrian National Tourist Office [...]

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