Blaue Gans, or Blue Goose, is what Austro-American impresario Kurt Gutenbrunner humbly calls a wirtshaus, kind of like the German version of a British pubsimple and unpretentious almost to the point of affectation. Other than some carved wooden geese and new signage in the window, and a long black communal table where his artsy pals like to cavort, the old Le Zinc space is virtually...
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Omigod, we're so rich we'll even spend money on Germanic food! The Gutenbrunner Austrian Empire creeps further downtown via this charming "Blue Goose." Share goulash and strudel around a communal table while going on (and on and on) about impending Tyrolian ski jaunts. We know it's juvenile, but hearing people say "pork schnitzel" still makes us laugh real hard, especially after a half dozen...
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I suppose it's late in the day to discover New Austrian cooking. But what am I supposed to do? The last time I looked, Austrian food meant plump wursts, greasy gravies and the kind of desserts that went out of style in 1914.
Now, Austrian is hot again, thanks to Kurt Gutenbrunner's mini-empire of restaurants: the elegant Wallse, in the West Village; chic Thor, on the Lower East Side;...
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Kurt Gutenbrunner of Wallsé, Thor and Café Sabarsky fame has transformed TriBeCa's Le Zinc into an Austrian restaurant within close proximity of beloved top-ranked Danube. European art and film posters line the walls, and handsome furnishings make for a very gemütlich (cozy) atmosphere. Service is impeccable, though relaxed, and servers are helpful in translating the German names of the...
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Chef Kurt Gutenbrunner, of Wallsé, Thor and Café Sabarsky, mans the stoves at this high-ceilinged TriBeCa eatery that was once home to Le Zinc. Homesick Austrians (and the people who love them) cram the main room, w...
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