Higher taxes for sugar filled drinks
The Austrian Green Party are pressing for higher taxes to be implemented on sugar filler drinks in an attempt to cut childhood obesity and dental problems.
Farmers report mass thefts of fresh fruits
A farmer has claimed that up to a quarter of his fresh fruit is being stolen from his farm every year.
Lipizzaner charity gala at Piber
Once again Elisabeth Gürtler, director of the Spanish Riding School, is hosting a gala dinner for a good cause.
Bubble tea health scare for kids
Austria is considering a health warning for bubble tea after claims that it could cause young children to suffocate.
Austrian distiller awarded gold medal for Organic Vodka
An Austrian distiller has been awarded a gold medal for his ‘Organic Vodka’ at the International Wine and Spirits Competition 2012 in London.
Dinner in the sky returns to Vienna this September
Lovers of gourmet food will literally get to taste all the culinary highlights well above the rooftops of Vienna when Dinner in the Sky returns this September.
Austrias highest and coolest cafe
This is Europe's highest building site - located at a cool 3,440 metres on the Pitztal glacier in Austria which is the location of what will be Austria's highest cafe.
Viennas Cafe Schottenring closes
Cafe Schottenring, one of Vienna's oldest cafes, closed its doors for the last time on Monday.
Free tap water still available in Graz
Tap water in the Styrian city of Graz is for the most part free of charge following hefty debates about the right to charge for drinking water in the gastronomy sector.
Burgenland Wine at the Olympics
Four hundred bottles of sweet desert wine from the Umathum vineyard in Burgenland have been sent to London for the Olympics on request of the world'S best restaurant.
