The Baytown Sun (Baytown, Tex.), Vol. 90, No. 322, Ed. 1 Sunday, March 27, 2011 Page: 9 of 24
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March 27, 2011_fci ■ 1 y ■ The Baytown Sun
‘Little Bavarian’ brings German
authenticity to Baytown
BY BEN TINSLEY
* ben.tinsley(a>baytownsun.com
The online customer reviews for
Baytown’s "The Little Bavarian" restau-
rant seem to be unanimously positive.
Very few of them are actually written in
English.
This feedback is positive reinforcement
for owner Markus Walbrunn-Worschech
who prides himself on the authenticity
of the combination German restaurant,
delicatessen, and grocery store at 407 W.
Baker Road. Suite V.
Walbrunn-Worschech is actually a
native of Bavaria. The results of his
authenticity? Some authentically
Bavarian customers.
“Wird mal vvieder Zeit einkaufen zu
gehen." wrote a sated Claudia Scheibe.
"Mmmhhhhh."
One only one of the positive
review comments was written in English.
“The best German store in Texas,”
gushes Andreas Neuntller.
Before Walbrunn-Worscheeh's tradi-
tional German meals and snacks and
cakes can be made each day. he must put
pen to paper and painstakingly order
German meats, spices and all the other
ingredients to create the air of authentici-
ty'
All of the German delicacies at the
combination grocery store and deli-
catessen must come from Germany the
jams, the jellies, condiments, gravies,
breads, bacon and candies No substitu-
tions.
And this is how Walbrunn-Worschech
says he attracts over 120 customers a
week with his restaurant,
"This is exactly the way I want it,” he
said. "Everything is 100 percent authentic
right down to my German employees
who speak English. They've lived here
awhile and they know exactly how things
should be cooked."
For Walbrunn-Worschech, 29. it's a
labor of love. He came from Bavaria to
the United.States in 2002 trying to realize
his dream of the perfect German restau-
rant. He came up with the title to his
restaurant as a tribute to his native
Bavaria.
One popular dish that greatly appeals to
both area residents and Bavarians is
Walbrunn-Worscheeh's authentic wiener-
schnitzel.
Warning: This is a different wiener-
schnitzel from the hot dogs served by the
popular food chain of the same name.
"I have so many customers conic in and
order it and then tell me they thought they
were getting a hot dog.” Walbrunn-
Worschech said with a laugh. "But true
wienerschnitzel is nothing like that. It's a
pork or veal cutlet turned in flour and egg
whites and breading. It’s served with
German potato salad. Everyone who tries
it loves it.”
In addition to original ingredients, the
visual appeal of Walbrunn-Worscheeh's
restaurant complete with German flag
Baytown Sun photo/Nicki Evans
Above, The Little Bavarian owner, Markus
Walbrunn-Worschech, sits with employee Ute
Harmon and friend Barbara Coles in the din-
ing room of the restaurant: At left, Walbrunn-
Worschech works in the restaurant slicing deli
meat. Below, the' restaurant/store is known
for the authentic German food they serve and
sell, like this sausage.
helps attract new customers, the owner
said.
"People driving by come in and ask
about the store.” he said.
Walbrunn-Worscheeh’s wienerschnitzel
is popular with Americas who were sta-
tioned overseas in the military, he said.
“They really miss the food and they
always say we have the best wiener-
schnitzel they' have had since forever," he
said.
Success generally brings change. And
changes definitely on the horizon for
Walbrunn-Worschech and his store.
He's getting a lot of calls for catering
and serving events such as weddings.
Which means more planning and
painstaking work.
In two weeks Walbrunn-Worschech will
open a bakery section for German cakes.
“All of our cakes are homemade and
people just love them." he said. “The
other day. after 30 minutes of being open
we sold two cakes. People like them
because they're not as sweet as American
cakes."
Walbrunn-Worschech is also working
ahead on one early project, getting things
organized for Oktobcrfest season, lie
wants to acquire even more authenticity
a traditional authentic feel, authentic
clothing, and authentic beer steins.
Incidentally, the restaurant’s hours are
from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday and
Tuesday, and from 10 a.m. to 0 p.m.
Wednesday through Saturday.
Anja Boedecker. one of the German
posters, summed her colleagues' thoughts
on the restaurant up in one word.
"Yummy!!!" she said the one word in
her review that could be understood in
English.
http://www.thelittIebavarian.etMn
As song says, 'Lost in the '50s tonight'
NATALIE WHATLEY
natalie.whatley(a)yahoo.com
Need a
vacation
I’m going to try and make as
much sense as possible, but
I'm in desperate need of some
mental rest. The old noodle is
not firing on all cylinders. You
may contact my fully-staffed
(takes a lot of folks to run it)
complaint department should
you feel the need.
This week's offering comes (.
on the heels of seven days
spent in sunny Florida with
low temps in the mid 50s.
highs in the low 70s. few high
clouds ... in brief. GOR- j
GEOUS! Be very envious. I
saw The Mouse and a whole
lot more, but the best part was
the change in scenery. To say I
desperately needed it would be
a colossal understatement.
Thanks to one loveable
canine, it had been nine long
years since we had been away
from home for any length of
time. Scooter suffers terribly
from separation anxiety and
has never done well being
away from me.
Attempts at leaving him with
family resulted in the Lynn
and Linda Rowe residence
having an “emergency exit"
created in a screened-in patio
and a front-door frame nearly
chewed through after the
attempted patio escape failed.
They were quite kind to him
even after he damaged their
lovely home.
Through his undying devo-
tion he wanted me and no sub-
stitute would suffice. Am I a
lucky girl., or what? lie's
eleven and still sits at the door
and cries when I leave. I’ve
told him — lovingly, of course
that he’s really too old to be
acting that way.
Anyway. I enlisted the help
of Dr. Mat Dobbs and Crosby
Boarding Kennel as 1 was in
dire need of some time away.
Scooter would have to stay
behind. The Rowes, doting
grand-dog-parents to Scooter
welcomed him to their home.;
but Jeff wasn't so keen on
making repairs upon his
return.
As if Scooter's severe
attachment to me wasn’t prob-
lem enough, he has a nervous
stomach. In short, if I fuss at
him for any reason or heaven
forbid leave him. he has "gas-
trointestinal issues”. I won't
elaborate. It’s every bit as bad
as you imagine . . . and then
some, I get the warm fuzzies
just thinking about cleaning up
the mess.
Dr. Dobbs started him on |
some medication for his
tummy days prior to our depar-j
ture and, well, 1 can’t speak
highly enough about the staff;
at Crosby Boarding Kennels.,
They didn't even laugh at me
when I bawled the morning
Scooter checked in.
Standing in their office and
SEE WHATLEY • PAGE 2B
Every time someone sends
me something about the
1950s e-mail or otherwise
I lie down in a fetal position
and cry.
It was a wonderful time to
grow' up. It was a wonderful
time to be a teenager.
,1 miss those days terribly.
But I have the memories.
I got an e-mail about the
1950s the other day, complete
with music you could actual-
ly understand (imagine that).
and it sent my
heart pumping
and my mind
r e e I i n g.
(Many say my
mind “reels”
all the time,
but they don't
mean it as a
compliment.)
Some are
probably won-
dering: “What was so hot
about that era?” This is par-
ticularly true, most likely,
among today’s youth, which
is anyone under 60.
Here’s a look back.
To begin with, it was a
calmer time, a safer time, a
more laid-back time. After
the Korean War. (he world
was pretty much at peace.
And I’m going to say it:
Think of me what you will,
but it was a more “moral”
time. too.
Sure we did nutcase stuff
not me. but my friends and
I plan to write about a couple
of. uh. episodes in a few
weeks.' But drugs (known
then only as "dope”) were
something they used in
Chicago and New York. Not
in Sweeny.
Heck, we didn't know a
single soul not one who
had a skull and crossbone tat-
too.
SEE FINLEY • PAGE 2B
Honey ‘wets’ swimming appetite
Rather often. I whine about fact we
didn’t have a swimming pool in the
city of Baytown until Roseland
opened in ’49.
I might add that Goose Creek
Consolidated Independent School
District didn't acquire its first pool
until a decade later.
By the time Robert E. Lee High
School finally got one, it came too
late for me and my peers to use.
So I thought.
Mary Stephens,, a Red Cross life-
saving instructor, thought otherwise.
“Come on in, the water’s fine," she
coaxed me and Bobby Sutphin, my
partner in crime reporting at The
Baytown Sun.
As mothers, Bobby and 1 should
sharpen our swimming skills for safe-
ty reasons, Mary advised, and as
reporters, curious
about the world
around us, we should
welcome the opportu-
nity for a new adven-
ture.
We talked ourselves
into it. We would take
the plunge.
We asked Mary what
we needed to bring to
class, besides new
swim suits we hadn’t bought and
squeezed into yet.
“Ajar of honey,” she said. "Plastic
container, of course. No glass
allowed around pool."
That was odd. W'as Mary going to
teach us how to eat honey? When it
came to food consumption, thank
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