Vienna at ChristmastimeWhen only Angels and Early Birdsfind a Seat at the Table without Reservations

Early Bird
finds a free table,
if it's a lucky one, that is:
I highly recommend not to venture
anywhere in Vienna at Christmastime
without having made a reservation,
days in advance -

Quiet corners to hide from the world,
sipping Viennese Coffee Melange,
feasting on lemon meringue tart,
may be elusive, even impossible, to find,

unless you take the wise route,
by either getting up with Vienna's Hooded Crows
or calling ahead, reserving your place at the table

Lemon Tart, Undone
Photographed for Carol Gillott
of Paris Breakfasts
who appreciates such insights(I think!)

Happy End, Demel's Way

This being Demel,
the Coffee Fairy, aka Demelinerin,
packed the leftover tart in
what could well be the most beautiful
take-home box in the whole wide pastry world -
for one more feast, later, at home

Images and Text © by Merisi