In the small hours of a rainy night in Neumagen-Dhron, Germany, peering idly from our hotel window, I saw something that looked like a shadowy train, with an occasional lighted window, passing slowly and silently beyond a thin screen of trees lining the river. There are no train tracks by the river in Neumagen-Dhron, so I watched for a full minute, mystified, as the long apparition glided by and finally out of sight.
The Wurstfest Association of New Braunfels on Thursday announced the cancelation of its 2020 festival due to considerations related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “This will be the first time Wurstfest has canceled a festival in our 60-year history,” Randy Rust, 2020 Wurstfest president, said in a statement. “We have had our challenges in the past, including flood events and most recently a fire that destroyed the Marktplatz building.
Spacing between tables on the patio was generous, the dirndled servers wore masks, and we felt as comfortable dining there as on our own deck, writes …
One of the world’s quintessential beer foods, sauerkraut is a delicious treat at any time of the year. Sauerkraut is also the perfect food for this world-historical moment when many of us are stuck at home and digging in for the long haul. Loaded as it is with folate, Vitamins B6, C, and K, riboflavin, thiamin, iron, potassium, and magnesium, sauerkraut is a “superfood” — which is super news at a time when we want to keep our immune systems running at peak efficiency. In this two-part series, I’ll give you the goods on fermenting sauerkraut at home, and then provide you with a few recipes to get you on your way.
It’s fun to see the popularity of German Heritage related Maifest celebrations increasing all across America.
The first of May is always a public holiday all throughout greater Germany.
Also known as Der Erste Mai or Tag der Arbeit, this first day in May was the historic start of an ancient festival to welcome the spring weather and to drive away all evil spirits.
It’s also an occasion to celebrate workers rights like Labor Day in the United States.
In recent years, the Maibaum (maypole) is a much decorated, tall wooden pole made up to showcase the history of trades and crafts of the local town where it’s located.
It is celebrated with a long precession of music and dance.
Maifest in America is very popular as well. One of the largest celebrations of Maifest within the USA is in Cincinnati, Ohio which has been celebrating it since 1873.
Organized by the Germania Society Of Cincinnati, this Maifest celebration doesn’t start until May 19th, 20th and 21st 2017.
Take a look at their Maifest promotional “commercial” videos from last year. Sure looks like a lot of German Heritage fun!
Of course the city of Chicago won’t begin their annual Maifest celebrations until the month of June. Maybe for the same reasons Oktoberfest in Germany takes place in September.
One of the most popular celebrations of Maifest within the USA is that of Brenham, Texas that originally started it’s first Maifest celebration in 1881.
This town of Brenham TX has strong German ancestry roots.
Brenham’s Maifest celebration may be a bit watered down these days, but it continues to be a very popular and ongoing attraction for all weekend long that showcases Brenham’s proud German Heritage with historical demonstrations, music, dance, merchandise and displays.
There you have it. It doesn’t really matter if it’s May 1st or the end of June… Maifest is a big part of your proud German Heritage to experience and enjoy!
Have you ever gone into a brand new place and immediately experienced the warmth and welcoming like a close family environment? You know, a sense of coziness.
The German’s have a one word name for that. They quickly tell you that it’s called… Gemütlichkeit.
I can tell you straight up that the Schnitzel Ranch Restaurant in Huntsville, Alabama has that Gemütlichkeit feeling working for them full time and it’s always in high gear.
As soon as my family walked in the door, we were greeted by several staff members to the Schnitzel Ranch. They were all friendly and eager to get us seated.
Granted it was their first opening of their new place since relocating from across town and the excitement of their new place was obvious. That was fun to see.
Yes, GermanHeritageUSA was in the Haus!!!
Schnitzel Ranch Restaurant Owner and Chef, Renja Schmitt was busy speaking and taking pictures of patrons when she glanced up and recognized my face saying, “I knew you was going to eventually show up!”
After some good conversation with Renja, we were all seated and I was seriously debating on ordering either a 2 or 3 liter bier boot. I settled for a simple 1 liter mug. In minutes I was enjoying a Paulaner Premium Pils that was quite refreshing after a late afternoon drive into town from Nashville.
The Schnitzel Ranch Restaurant is pretty much in downtown Huntsville Alabama, not far from the Von Braun Civic Center at their new location on Church Street.
The select menu at the Schnitzel Ranch is fantastic folks! I had personally ordered the Jaeger Schnitzel dinner loaded with sauerkraut and warm kartoffelsalat on the side.
Delicious!
Besides just great German food and beer, the Schnitzel Ranch offers a full bar selection of a variety of spirits too! They can make you just about any type of drink you desire
By the way Renja, I did take your recommendation and tried a shot of Asbach Uralt. It’s a very popular old fine Brandy from Germany that’s now at the Schnitzel Ranch… Wunderbar!!!
In conclusion, a special thanks to Schnitzel Ranch owner and chef Renja Schmitt and the rest of the staff for a FIVE STAR dining experience. We will definitely be back!
Great time yesterday afternoon in Nashville at Opry Mills Mall for the new Bavarian Bierhaus Nashville Restaurant’s pre-grand opening event where you had a chance to meet Brian Kehl and the rest of the ownership group.
There was German music, pretzels and a genuine Bavarian style Keg Tapping ceremony that got things going after the formal introductions by the owners. It was interesting to hear the story of how a couple of former Army soldiers came up with the idea of the Bavarian Bierhaus and put their resources and knowledge together with a group of friends to bring this dream to fruition.
There was a group of us that were fortunate to get a personal tour of the Bavarian Bierhaus Nashville massive 600+ seat restaurant that is still under construction.
I’m telling you now… it’s massive and Nashville is in for a treat! Just take a look at their incredible menu selection.
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It’s good to know that the outdoor Biergarten section is on the west side of Opry Mills Mall facing the Cumberland River and the loading dock of the General Jackson Showboat.
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It’s perfect for all you NFL fans that take the Showboat upriver to the stadium on gameday, because now you have another fantastic venue to tailgate at for pregame or postgame festivities.
Be certain to mark your calendar for the GRAND OPENING of this most impressive brand new Bavarian Bierhaus restaurant in Nashville, Tennessee that is scheduled to come alive on Sunday, April 30th 2017 at high Noon!!!
Hope to see you there because GermanHeritageUSA will be in the Haus!
The German-American Chamber of Commerce in San Francisco is hosting its first annual gala dinner offering white asparagus from Germany on May 11, 2012, at 6 PM.
Tickets are still available and can be ordered until May 4, 2012.
Location: City Club of San Francisco
Program:
6pm Champagne Networking Reception
7pm Gala Dinner
Live music by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music String Quartet…
When you are at the Flower and Garden Festival at Downtown Leesburg today, make sure you stop at the Blueridge Kettle Corn Tent! There Kettle Corn is awesome! Ask for their low-sodium German Version! And the later come by at DB for Bier, Doener and Currywurst! C u later!
Live Music schedule for today: Adam @ 2:30pm and Moon Music @ 7:30pm. Watching the weather forecast, it looks like that Adam will play on the deck and Moon Music will play inside. Join us after you done Flower Shopping! 😉
We are now serving UNDERBERG! If you never had it, try it next time after your meal! Check out this site for details on this magical German drink: http://www.friedlin.com/products/underberg.php
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We are now serving UNDERBERG! If you never had it, try it next time after your meal! Check out this site for details on this magical German drink: http://www.friedlin.com/products/underberg.php