Chicken Florentine
Chicken Florentine Special
Our special is Chicken Breast filled with fresh Spinach, Tomatoes, Onions, Garlic and Swiss Cheese, a Parmesan Oregano Bread Crust on a Tomato, Oregano sauce served with Spatzle.
We also still have our popular Sauerkraut Soup and Wilted Spinach Salad.
Karneval !!!
Dear blog readers! 
This next week is an eventful week in Germany !! The Carneval season has kicked in high gear all over Germany with its parades, masquerades, foolish behaviors and colorful festivities.
Carneval, or Karneval as it’s spelled in German, officially starts on November 11 at 11:11 am when Karneval Comittees start organizing the activities for the “Fifth Season.” The date and time for the start of Karneval has long-standing historic significance in that the number “11” is one number more than the 10 Commandments and one number less than the 12 Diciples of Christ. During the Middle Ages the number eleven was considered the number of Fools.
But while Karneval officially starts in November no one really notices any activity until the last Thursday before Lent (which was yesterday, Feb. 11).
The first sign of foolishness appears that Thursday, also called “Weiberfastnacht”, or Fat Thursday . That day is rather hard to explain, all I remember was when we were young girls we’d cut off pieces of boys’ shoe laces and often try to snip off some piece of our teacher’s ties (that never worked, but I recall getting a teacher’s shoe lace once).
If you want to get an idea of Fat Thursday activities, watch this video here.
The next big day is Rosen Montag, which is a day of parades, TV Shows, heavy drinking (surprise here) and more wacky costumes. Generally, the televised parades feature large, colorful floats that poke fun at politicians. The candy that gets thrown from these floats is called “Kamelle” and people often try to use the inside of umbrellas to catch them.
Schools are closed on that Monday. The cities with the most activity and biggest parades have traditionally been Mainz (which is Louisville’s sister city), and the Cologne area, which includes city of Düsseldorf.
The carneval greeting in Mainz is Helau and in Cologne is Alaaf.
But it is all over on Ash Wednesday with the start of Lent.
Until then HELAUUUUU, and ALAAAAAF!!
OPEN TONIGHT
We will be open for regular business hours tonight! For reservations please call 502-899-7177.
We hope to see you soon.
Closed due to snow
Dear friends of the Gasthaus.
We are closed today, Tuesday, due to the weather until further notice.
Stay safe and warm!
Sauerkraut Soup and Linzer Torte are back!!!
Dear friends of the Gasthaus,
I just received word that Annemarie is baking Linzer Torte for tonight!! For those of you who know what Linzer Torte is, it will be a treat to come in and have a slice. For those of you who don’t know our Linzer Torte, well, you should come in and have a slice! It’s a perfect combination of a firm, nutty crust filled with raspberry jam. You will not want to miss this.
I will post pictures soon, but here is one from the web (not ours)
We also have Sauerkraut Soup tonight! We know how much you’ve liked that soup. And besides, Sauerkraut has a lot of Vitamin C and we all like food with health benefits.
About
A Little Gasthaus History
***The Gasthaus German Restaurant is currently closed to in-house dining until further notice***
On December 18th, 1993, after months of remodeling, the Greipel Family, all born and raised in Germany, except the oldest daughter Simone (born in London, England), finally opened the “Gasthaus” at its present location.
Executive chef/owner Michael Greipel together with his kitchen team, create authentic dishes from Old World recipes. Annemarie Greipel, her daughter Nina and the friendly staff are responsible for taking care of the guests, many of them regulars.
Since opening in 1993, the menu has grown from a few items to a large selection. Everything is made from scratch, using only the finest and freshest ingredients. Michael handpicks all his meats, fruits and vegetables daily. Annemarie and her daughter Nina make all the desserts daily, in house from family recipes.
While most of the entrees are ‘a la carte’, special requests are gladly accommodated after a short consultation with the chefs.
Parties and take-out orders are welcomed.
The Gasthaus can seat approximately 60-70 people. The décor, which includes two ‘Chalets,’ is a mixture of family pictures and personal items from the Greipel’s home in Germany (Bochum) and gifts from guests. A family member painted the two murals on the walls. The female servers, several of them from Germany or Europe, wear traditional Dirndl dresses.
The whole restaurant is available for private parties or special occasions. There has even been a real wedding in one of the ‘Chalets’. For many years ‘Wave 3’ TV (NBC affiliate) has broadcast a live show from the restaurant.
The Gasthaus Team has taken part in cooking demonstrations on TV as well as the ‘Home and Garden Show’.
The Gasthaus consistently receives positive reviews from newspapers and magazines. The ‘Guide to the Best Restaurants in America’ has named the Gasthaus ‘The Best German Restaurant’ in Louisville for 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016.
People visit from all over America and the world, which the guest books confirm. The whole Gasthaus Team, many of them having been there since ‘day one,’ take great pride in everything they do.
The Gasthaus is conveniently located on the corner of I-264 (Watterson Express Way), Brownsboro Road and Rudy Lane. The address is 4812 Brownsboro Center, Louisville, Ky 40207.
We are currently close for in-house dining as we are searching for a buyer with a German Heart to take over the restaurant. We thank you for your understanding!
To see the main website: http://www.gasthausdining.com (Blog is maintained by Nina, © Nina Greipel Photography) Pictures may not be reproduced without a written permission. All Rights Reserved (unless otherwise noted), and are protected under Title 17 of the United States Code.
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