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Host: Birgit

Rankweil, Austria

USD
$80-$116 per person

Traditional Alpine and Austrian meal in Rankweil with a local family

Host offerings
  • House
  • Home cook
  • Pets
  • Vegetarian
  • Alcohol
  • Transportation
  • Cooking class
  • Market visit
  • Food tour

Meet Birgit

Birgit studied at an agricultural college where she learned about soil culture, crop production and processing her own produce - preparing jams, vinegar, pickles, sauerkraut, honey, bread, cheese and sausages. This was followed by many years of working in restaurants and professional kitchens. Currently, Birgit works at the agricultural college as an economic manager, and loves to cook for her friends and family. She lives in a rural region with her two lovely boys, it is in west of Austria bordered by Switzerland and Lichtenstein. Her home is surrounded by mountains and is in the lap of nature. Birgit even has her own garden, where she grows vegetables, herbs and fruits - apple, plum, walnut, hazelnut, fig trees, red and white currants. She also has some chickens for eggs and bees for her honey production. Birgit and her family are very traditional and so excited to share their unique food, culture and customs with travelers.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (1-4 guests) Birgit and her boys (when they are home) will welcome you to their friendly, sunny, yellow house in Rankweil, with the warmest smiles. She will introduce you to traditional, Alpine cuisine, that is cooked using all organic, regional and seasonal ingredients. She grows her own vegetables, has a herb garden, and even has her own chicken and bees – so all the fruits, vegetables, herbs, eggs and honey used in your meal come from Birgit’s home. A few Alpine and Austrian dishes that you might try at Birgit’s home are fritattensuppe (a homemade beef broth topped with rolled up and then thinly sliced strips of pancake) or grießnockerlsuppe (semolina dumpling soup) and Vienna schnitzel or tyrolean dumplings with smoked ham and sauerkraut. End your meal with a dessert such as apfelstrudel (Viennese apple strudel) or sacher cake (chocolate cake). In the summer months, when the weather is good, you can even opt for a barbeque meal in Birgit’s beautiful garden, where you will grill vegetables and meat on a special grill and even fry funken küchle (choux pastry) in the outdoors.

Cooking experience: (1-4 guests) Before you begin your cooking class in Austria, you will tour Birgit’s garden (in the Summer months) to see her how she grows her own fruits, vegetables and herbs. In your 1 hour hands-on cooking class, you will learn to to cook a traditional alpine meal. You will learn to make a main dish and an appetizer or dessert. Such as Vienna schnitzel and grießnockerlsuppe (semolina dumpling soup) or apfelstrudel (Viennese apple strudel). After your Austrian cooking class, join Birgit at the dinning table to share the meal you helped prepare.

Notes: Birgit can offer vegetarian meals on request. Please note that Birgit's Austrian home cooking class is approximately 1hour 30minutes away from Zurich, the Alps, Lake Constance, Neuschwanstein Castle and Rhine Falls, and about 2 hours away from Lucerne.

Languages spoken: English and German

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Starter: Frittatensupe (a homemade beef broth topped with rolled up and then thinly sliced strips of pancake) or Vorarlberger cheese soup or Grießnockerlsuppe (semolina dumpling soup)
  • Main course: Kässpätzle (cheese dumplings) or Vienna Schnitzel or Tirolean dumplings with smoked ham and sauerkraut or Rindsrouladen (Austrian beef roulades)
  • Dessert: Apple buchteln (apple pie) or Apfelstrudel (Viennese apple strudel) or Sacher cake (chocolate cake)

Traveler reviews

5.0 (2)
Walking in Rankweil, observing the afternoon sun creating contrasts of shadow and light on the surfaces of houses and gardens, seeing people walking carefree without cars and motorcycles, I thought this village was a blooming garden, an oasis of humanity. My thoughts became a reality as we arrived at Birgit’s house, where she and her two children joyfully welcomed us. With a hospitable attitude, they led us to their wonderful garden to enjoy a marvelous dinner with the mouth-watering Austrian delicacies they had prepared. Your food is excellent, Birgit, as is your hospitality!
- thanost September 25, 2024
Great host, spoke very good english, took the time to share some information about the country, easy and tasty recipes, table set up very professional. Had the pleasure to meet her wonderful and helpful boys, the oldest speaks very good english. The only thing, since menu is small it would have been nice to chose, upon reservation, what we have like to learn to cook. Otherwise it was a fantastic experience and recommend the course.
- Nicole C September 14, 2023

Birgit

$80-$116 USD

per person
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  • Credit card is not charged until the host confirms your booking
  • Private experience
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $89 $80 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $116 $99 Not offered
Alcohol
 $32 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $89 $80 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $116 $99 Not offered
Alcohol
 $32 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:00pm-2:00pm 6:00pm-8:00pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-11:00am 5:00pm-5:00pm

Meet Birgit

Birgit studied at an agricultural college where she learned about soil culture, crop production and processing her own produce - preparing jams, vinegar, pickles, sauerkraut, honey, bread, cheese and sausages. This was followed by many years of working in restaurants and professional kitchens. Currently, Birgit works at the agricultural college as an economic manager, and loves to cook for her friends and family. She lives in a rural region with her two lovely boys, it is in west of Austria bordered by Switzerland and Lichtenstein. Her home is surrounded by mountains and is in the lap of nature. Birgit even has her own garden, where she grows vegetables, herbs and fruits - apple, plum, walnut, hazelnut, fig trees, red and white currants. She also has some chickens for eggs and bees for her honey production. Birgit and her family are very traditional and so excited to share their unique food, culture and customs with travelers.

What to expect

Please note menu might vary. If there are particular dishes you are interested in trying, please include your request in the booking form.

In-home meal: (1-4 guests) Birgit and her boys (when they are home) will welcome you to their friendly, sunny, yellow house in Rankweil, with the warmest smiles. She will introduce you to traditional, Alpine cuisine, that is cooked using all organic, regional and seasonal ingredients. She grows her own vegetables, has a herb garden, and even has her own chicken and bees – so all the fruits, vegetables, herbs, eggs and honey used in your meal come from Birgit’s home. A few Alpine and Austrian dishes that you might try at Birgit’s home are fritattensuppe (a homemade beef broth topped with rolled up and then thinly sliced strips of pancake) or grießnockerlsuppe (semolina dumpling soup) and Vienna schnitzel or tyrolean dumplings with smoked ham and sauerkraut. End your meal with a dessert such as apfelstrudel (Viennese apple strudel) or sacher cake (chocolate cake). In the summer months, when the weather is good, you can even opt for a barbeque meal in Birgit’s beautiful garden, where you will grill vegetables and meat on a special grill and even fry funken küchle (choux pastry) in the outdoors.

Cooking experience: (1-4 guests) Before you begin your cooking class in Austria, you will tour Birgit’s garden (in the Summer months) to see her how she grows her own fruits, vegetables and herbs. In your 1 hour hands-on cooking class, you will learn to to cook a traditional alpine meal. You will learn to make a main dish and an appetizer or dessert. Such as Vienna schnitzel and grießnockerlsuppe (semolina dumpling soup) or apfelstrudel (Viennese apple strudel). After your Austrian cooking class, join Birgit at the dinning table to share the meal you helped prepare.

Notes: Birgit can offer vegetarian meals on request. Please note that Birgit's Austrian home cooking class is approximately 1hour 30minutes away from Zurich, the Alps, Lake Constance, Neuschwanstein Castle and Rhine Falls, and about 2 hours away from Lucerne.

Languages spoken: English and German

Sample menu

This is just a sample menu to give you an idea of the types of dishes the host cooks. Your menu will vary according to seasonal availability.
  • Starter: Frittatensupe (a homemade beef broth topped with rolled up and then thinly sliced strips of pancake) or Vorarlberger cheese soup or Grießnockerlsuppe (semolina dumpling soup)
  • Main course: Kässpätzle (cheese dumplings) or Vienna Schnitzel or Tirolean dumplings with smoked ham and sauerkraut or Rindsrouladen (Austrian beef roulades)
  • Dessert: Apple buchteln (apple pie) or Apfelstrudel (Viennese apple strudel) or Sacher cake (chocolate cake)

Traveler reviews

5.0 (2)
Walking in Rankweil, observing the afternoon sun creating contrasts of shadow and light on the surfaces of houses and gardens, seeing people walking carefree without cars and motorcycles, I thought this village was a blooming garden, an oasis of humanity. My thoughts became a reality as we arrived at Birgit’s house, where she and her two children joyfully welcomed us. With a hospitable attitude, they led us to their wonderful garden to enjoy a marvelous dinner with the mouth-watering Austrian delicacies they had prepared. Your food is excellent, Birgit, as is your hospitality!
- thanost September 25, 2024
Great host, spoke very good english, took the time to share some information about the country, easy and tasty recipes, table set up very professional. Had the pleasure to meet her wonderful and helpful boys, the oldest speaks very good english. The only thing, since menu is small it would have been nice to chose, upon reservation, what we have like to learn to cook. Otherwise it was a fantastic experience and recommend the course.
- Nicole C September 14, 2023
Pricing (per person)*
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $89 $80 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $116 $99 Not offered
Alcohol
 $32 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
1 person 2-4 ppl 5+ people
In-Home Meal
 $89 $80 Not offered
Cooking Experience + Meal
 $116 $99 Not offered
Alcohol
 $32 per person
*Does not include 4% payment processing fee applied at checkout.
Experience Timings
 Lunch Dinner
In-Home Meal
 12:00pm-2:00pm 6:00pm-8:00pm
Cooking Experience+ Meal
 11:00am-11:00am 5:00pm-5:00pm
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