About the author

Constanze Lisa Weiss

A lover of Eggs Benedict, edible stories, and sunset poetry, she is a creative director in training at an international advertising agency. As such, Constanze spends her time dreaming up creative concepts for clients, creating magic from words for different platforms, and tasting her way through the Austrian food scene - all while writing her very first novel.

Media
Origins

You Are Invited

At a mysterious potluck, dishes from Botswana to Austria turn strangers into companions. Around one table, cultural differences become invitations to taste, listen and connect.

Media

The City of the Moon

In a moonlit city, heartbreak fades through strange cycles of color, absence and return, with mozzarella in carrozza becoming an unlikely companion in learning to live again.

Science
Voices

Fred & I

Caring for a basil plant becomes a mirror for understanding high sensitivity, where sensory overload, empathy and solitude gradually reshape one writer’s relationship with self and surroundings.

Voices

The Panettone Thief

A childhood raid on a Christmas panettone becomes a family legend, tracing how stolen candied fruit grew into an adult affection for the entire festive loaf.

Flavors
Origins

A Rich Hug!

What if bread could talk? What if it dressed up for Easter and showed up at your picnic bursting with salami, cheese, and whole eggs? Meet Casatiello, the Neapolitan icon that brings flavor, faith, and full-on joy to the table. Ready to taste the hug of spring?

Craft
Flavors

Eggs Benedict

A foggy history, a global cult, and a brunch classic turned desk lunch: Eggs Benedict gets a portable twist. From farm-fresh eggs to hackable Hollandaise, this is more than a recipe, it’s a love letter to runny yolks and crispy bacon. Who says you can't brunch at your desk?

Craft
Flavors

Freaky Kasnock’n

Melty cheese, crispy onions, buttery egg pasta. Kasnock’n is Austria’s answer to soul food, made for winter days and homesick hearts. This gooey dish hits different with a cold glass of milk. It smooths the flavors, cools the heat and wraps the whole thing in alpine comfort.

Aesthetics
Origins

Dobos Torta

Budapest, 1885. Enter the Dobos Torta: seven layers of sponge, rich chocolate buttercream, and a crackly caramel crown. Created to stay fresh and travel far, it became a royal-approved classic. A bite of this Hungarian icon still tastes like history done right.

Craft
Flavors

Sweet Sensations Of Cinnamon Rolls

The smell hits you before you even step inside: warm dough, melted butter, a hint of cinnamon magic. Welcome to Sweden’s sweetest obsession: the cinnamon bun. A story of spice, sugar, and edible hugs awaits.

If your brain is filled with obscure food facts, historical bites, and culinary debates, welcome home.