Wiener Schnitzel Recipe & The History Of Wiener Schnitzel

[1] Wiener Schnitzel, Austria’s national dish (photo © Cokemomo |iStock Photo). [2] The Schnitzel is often served with buttered noodles.   Wiener Schnitzel (pronounced VEE-ner, not WEE-ner) is the national dish of Austria and a standard of Continental cuisine. In The Sound Of Music, Maria sang that Schnitzel with noodles was “one of my favorite…
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TIP OF THE DAY: Homemade Tortilla Bowls (Fill With Grilled Chicken Salad!)

Make your own tortilla baskets. They’re tastier than the commercial variety served at many Tex-Mex restaurants. Photo courtesy Chef Ingrid Hoffmann.   For many years of our youth, one of our favorite restaurant lunches was Mexican-style chicken salad in a tortilla bowl. As our palate evolved, we realized that a lot of those tortilla bowls…
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For National Italian Food Day: Italian Food Remains #1 With Americans

  Editor’s Note: National Italian Food Day is February 13th, and we’ve updated this 2015 article to reflect the 2026 Top 10 list. “Italian food” is a broad category, so: > Check out the year’s 58 Italian food holidays. And yes, Italian food is still America’s favorite international cuisine. However, many beloved Italian dishes are…
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