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 […]
September is National Drinking Month in Luxembourg
A coalition of the Grand Duchy’s top drinkers have chosen September as the country’s new National Drinking Month. Home to several national beer brands, delicious, locally produced wine, cider, and crémant, and the lowest taxes on alcoholic beverages in Europe, Luxembourg is the perfect place to drink — and this month is the perfect time […]
Luxembourgish boss forces entire office to order fish at Schueberfouer dinner
GLACIS — A casual office dinner at the Schueberfouer on Wednesday turned into a display of tyrannical power as the Luxembourgish boss who organized the event compelled all 17 employees present to eat the traditional fried fish. “I’d like the veal cordon bleu,” said receptionist Agnes Molnar, 31, when the waitress arrived at the table. […]