"Krone" commentary

The dream of stars

Andrea Thomas reports on the topics of vacation and travel for the Kronen Zeitung.(Bild: Krone KREATIV/emperorcosar - stock.adobe.com)

In Austria, restaurants are awarded toques, forks - and now stars again, as the international Michelin Guide has recently been reintroduced for the whole country. At the award ceremony at Hangar-7 in Salzburg, it not only rained stars - a dream for any chef, as several of the award winners on stage were delighted to report - but also a particularly large number of green stars (33 in total!), which can actually be seen as a positive signal for regionality and the quality of our food. The return of the Culinary Guide after 15 years is accompanied by the hope of being (even) more recognized internationally and providing an impetus for Austria as a tourist destination.

Regardless of whether it's stars, forks, toques or whatever, gastronomy in our country is of a high standard - and good food is definitely part of traveling! We can score points here, we love it ourselves!

It's also fitting that more and more regions in the country are celebrating the culinary theme with their own events, such as the Wachau GOURMETfestival (April 3 to 17), the Felix-Wirtshausfestival (April 1 to May 1) on Lake Traunsee and, most recently, the mundART Festival from April 25 to May 4 on Lake Wolfgangsee. These are just a few examples of the interesting culinary delights that await us in 2025.