Residents of Juniper Village Senior Living at Brookline were
treated to some delicious Austrian cuisine at the restaurant of one of their
own. Inn resident Herwig “Brandy” Brandstatter played host to a dozen of his
neighbors and a few Juniper associates at the downtown State College restaurant
he opened with his son Bernd more than a dozen years ago. Herwig’s Austrian
Bistro serves up authentic, homemade dishes including gulasch, wienerschnitzel,
and apfelstrudel (perfected by Brandy’s late wife, Gundi).
Brandy began cooking with his father at the age of five and
later attended culinary school in Salzburg, Austria; the same school where
Bernd would attend years later. After leaving their hometown of Igls, Austria
and first visiting State College in 1982, the Brandstatter family fell in love
with the area, eventually moving here. For the next four years, Brandy ran
Herwig’s Edelweiss, his restaurant just outside of State College. After
dabbling in the travel industry for a while, Herwig’s Austrian Bistro opened
downtown, moving to its current location on College Avenue in 2006.
Residents and associates alike enjoyed their recent visit to
their friend’s family restaurant and look forward to returning soon!
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