Like tinsel, guitar solos, and incriminating legal papers, sauerkraut is best finely shredded. Enjoy this slivered specialty of the Old World with today's Groupon: for $12, you get $25 worth of Bavarian fare at Ilsa's Kitchen in Spicewood.
The chefs at Ilsa's Kitchen construct a menu laden with authentic German dishes, which fill the restaurant with the warming aromas of Old World cuisine. On the sausage plate ($11.95), two links of bratwurst, knackwurst, pepperwurst, or weisswurst nestle in a soft mound of kraut like a sleepy alpenhorn player. Seven varieties of pork and chicken schnitzel ($11.95–$13.95) don warm-batter cloaks to dance merrily around a mound of lemon wedges. Generous scoops of goulash cover a layer of sautéed spätzle noodles ($9.95) with sides such as potato pancakes, german potato salad, or semmelknödel dumplings.
Live music on Saturday nights accompanies the rhythm of gleefully chomping teeth and fuels joviality. The restaurant's large beer garden welcomes canines of all breed, allowing pups to experience another culture without learning to use metric-system dog doors.
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The Groupon Guide to: Drawing for Beginners
Great artists aren't born with the ability to turn a blank piece of paper into a museum-worthy work; they develop their mastery only after undergoing a finger-lengthening surgical procedure that provides more control of the pen. If you want to test the water before opting for a risky surgery, here are some tips to help you start drawing:
- Grip the pen firmly to force the ink to cascade onto the page, where you can spread it around with a popsicle stick or a finger.
- Choose an object that won't be difficult to illustrate, such as a banana or misshapen circle with some lines coming out of it.
- Carry a notebook and pen wherever you go—you'll need them to write down the names of things you might want to draw later.
- When drawing a live subject, such as a bird gnawing on a mini cigar, ensure the subject remains still by feeding it overripe bananas, which cause temporary paralysis. If that doesn't work, trace a photo.
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