Foodie Stuff: The Year That Was

January 1, 2016

The Year That Was - 2015

In travel, I didn't visit any new states, but I did check off a couple of European countries. I restricted my domestic travel to only cool cities: Austin, San Francisco, and Seattle.

Here's my year in cities:

German cities: Munich, Dachau, Regensburg, Nürnburg, Weimar, Erfurt, Zwickau, Schneeberg, Schwarzenberg, Dresden, Bautzen, Görlitz, Leipzig, Potsdam, Berlin, Wittenberg, Gotha, Köln, Frankfurt
Salzburg, Austria
Prague, Czech Republic
Austin, Texas (January/February, March, May, October, December)
Kerrville, Texas
San Francisco, California
Seattle, Washington

In European travel, I broadened my vocabulary of German food words. At the end of the day after we reached our step count goals, we made a Mischung, which is a mix of fruit juice (Multivitaminsaft) and sparkling water. There were so many bottles to take to recycling. And of course, there were wonderful Bäckerei to be found in every city and train station.

The Kaspressknödel mit Blattsalat at the restaurant Zum Zirkelwirt in Austria was unassuming and unforgettable.

Also in Salzburg, the Dobos Schnitte at Konditeroi Schatz had dozens of perfect layers.

Erfurt did not disappoint. The Gasthaus Feuerkugel served perfect Thuringen dumplings from Oma Käthes recipe—the regional Thüringer Klöße are basically a historical landmark. Bernd the bread has his own statue on the street.