A Luxembourg financial services firm has announced that it will thank its 56 hardworking employees by throwing a holiday party six weeks after the holidays ended, and that the event will be held in a remote cafe that is known mostly for the likelihood of getting food poisoning while eating there. “January has continued to […]
Expat furious crappy cuisine from own country even crappier here
WALFERDANGE — A man who moved to Luxembourg three years ago is railing against restaurants that serve the cheap and unremarkable cuisine from his home country — and make it even cheaper and more unremarkable. “Back home, every city and town has at least one really mediocre Tex-Mex restaurant where you can get low-quality enchiladas, […]
The true dark story of Gromperekichelcher
I’m new here. What’s the story with those fried potato cakes with the funny name? By Wise Expat Sage Dear Wise Expat Sage, I moved to Luxembourg in October, so this is my first winter here. What’s the story with those deep-fried potato cakes sold at the Christmas market that everyone gets all excited about, […]
New Luxembourg restaurant offering exotic item ‘the hamburger’
LUXEMBOURG-VILLE — The curious and the hungry are flocking to a new Avenue de la Gare restaurant to try a strange foreign delicacy called “the hamburger.” What is the hamburger? According to food expert Mila Zimmer, the hamburger resembles a hot sandwich, but rather than using a baguette or sliced bread, cooked minced beef is […]
Compromise: Luxembourg smokers agree to stop exhaling
An agreement between the country’s most outspoken smokers and its angriest non-smokers was reached late Wednesday night, leading many to believe that hostility between the two camps will finally subside. The deal allows smokers to continue enjoying cigarettes pretty much anywhere in public—on the condition that they don’t exhale, and find something else to do […]