Mrs. C can't resist caramelized goat cheese (or goat cheese in any form, actually!) and this was a very nice mix of flavors, from the creamy cheese to the sharp arugula. The fig sauce gave the place a beautiful splash of color, but they could have left the tomatoes out as they just didn't 'fit'... overall a balanced first plate!

and this is what the beautiful EVOO went on to. a light summer lunch, pangasius fillet, light and flaky with the crunch from the sesame crust. Mrs. Carastian loved it.

Mrs. Carastian's choice for a light lunch. A gigantic plate of mixed greens, topped with sauteed button mushrooms and home made "croutons". Good - yet not a revelation of a salad (but then - who expects a revelation and angels singing when the salad is void of Bacon ;-))

Yummers - that is how a crayfish salad should look like. Crayfish, Some spring onions, vinegraitte. done. Tasty as can be.

Mr. Carastian's last meal at this year's Conference. and what a promising start this meal had! a nice earthy, rooty chicken salad ("Grandma's chicken salad") on beet carpaccio. add in the drizzle of nice herby oil and you got a winner.

A classic in Bavaria. hoib = halb = half. 50% dumpling, sliced and cut and 50% Wurst (Lyoner). both pickled with Vinegar, some pickles and red onion. perfect little Biergarten dish. add a Weissbier. heaven.

The perfect hot summer night meal, a cold salad of onions and bologna-like luncheon meat tossed with vinegar. Classic Bavarian beer garden food.

Collecting our stamps for the Culinary Fall (Kulinarischer Herbst) is a fun part-time job for the Carastians. We got our booklet stamped and enjoyed a nice meal at the Dinzler location which is right off the Autobahn, making for a very gourmet pitstop for travelers. Mr. C had a lovely salad with a nice balance of elements - tart beets, creamy tart cheese, fresh baby greens, light oil dressing. Well done, Dinzler!

What a nice dish! And surprising to see a 'surf and turf' like option on a farm - but Mr. C just went with it. ;*) The salad was fresh young greens and herbs with a light balsamic orange vinaigrette. The small white bowl was an herby lemon creme fraiche for the meat, which Mr. C did not use - why ruin a gorgeous piece of beef like that with a sauce! Shrimp surprisingly tasty. Great dish!

Mr Carastian thought he'd go for a light dinner and decided on the mixed salad greens with sprouts cukes and tomatoes- add some Turkey for protein. Boy was he disappointed- almost 12 Eur and the salad was walking the line (and sometimes stumbling over it) between ok and rotting.

Came out almost freezing, with that much vinegar on that we sent it back. Sadly, it was not the last item we refused in this landlocked version of the love boat (decor wise- an eighties nightmare in pastel)