Gastronomy

A mixture of national and international culinary delicacies

The culinary offering from 26 top gastronomes also succeeded in tempting hundreds of thousands of visitors – from lunchtime onwards – to City Hall Square this year. The combination of new and tried-and-tested food specialists proved once again to be a sure-fire recipe for success. Sophisticated dishes from fields at home and abroad pampered visitors with a culinary journey through the world, while the range of treats was supported with refreshing drinks. Like last year, convenience food was off the menu in 2014: all the food was freshly prepared with consideration given to regional and organic products. Reusable dishes also reduced the amount of waste.

The Vienna Wine Prize was represented with a WienO pop-up vinotheque, which also enabled wine-lovers to sample the precious drops from the city of Vienna’s vines on a daily basis. The Sunday Jazz Brunch at City Hall Square was another big hit. Every Sunday from midday to 2pm, a diverse array of jazz artists entertained visitors with their live acts at City Hall Square; entrance was free. And a particularly highlight for the younger crowd was the DJ Lounge, which twice a week – every Monday and Wednesday – invited people to join in a cosy after-work meet-up and chill-out at City Hall Square.