Halina
Seidl
Hard
Work and a Great Little Restaurant
Halina
Seidl is the owner of a great little restaurant. And, times are
good. But, things used to be different. The Poland of her youth was
a very hard place, and Halina Seidl decided to leave and go to
Vienna. And, being young, she only had thoughts for success.
To
begin with, Halina Seidl got a job washing pots in a restaurant. It
was hard, dirty and hot and the hours were long, but, the pay was OK.
But, life was good for her German, and within just three very short
months her German was fluent. And, then came her first big surprise.
The
cook at the restaurant fell ill, and
Halina Seidl was asked to step
in. And, she was good. Her cooking was popular and the
restaurant was full every night. But, all good things come to an
end, and three months later the cook returned in good health. Halina
Seidl went back to washing the pots and cleaning the floor. But, she
didn't stay long. Her second big surprise came seven months later.
It
was a sausage stand in the Prata, Vienna's amusement
park. The rent was reasonable, and, Halina Seidl had
saved enough money to get going. And, she was happy. She had very
own business and the money she earned was all hers. And, her success
was her character. She understood people, she knew how to please,
and she knew how to smile. Halina Seidl liked people and people liked
her. And, she stayed in the Prata for four happy years. And, then
came surprise number three.
Another
sausage stand! But, this time a sausage stand with a difference. It
had its own little restaurant built on at the back. It was perfect.
And, soon the people were coming. There were the mid-morning
retirees playing cards and enjoying a wine, there were
the afternoon housewives enjoying a coffee and cake, and there were
the lunchers - people from all walks of life, and all enjoying not
only very good cooking, but great hospitality, too.
Everyone's welcome at Halina Seidel's. But, Halina Seidl's strength
is her cooking. And, whilst standing in the kitchen she often thinks
back to her childhood in Poland. And, she has never forgotten it.
Whilst
her brothers were out working in the fields, Halina Seidl was helping
her granny cook lunch. Poland made Halina Seidl, it gave her all that
she knows, and now she is saying thank you in a very nice way. Every
year, Halina Seidl spends two weeks in Poland teaching young girls
how to cook. Traditional Polish cooking will not be forgotten. And,
Halina Seidl's own daughters?
They,
too are interested in cooking, and one of them may even take over the
restaurant. Who knows? But, until then, or surprise number four,
Halina Seidl will still welcome her guests with her wonderful cooking
in her great little restaurant where everyone's welcome.
P.S.
Halina Seidl's restaurant is in the 13th district of
Vienna in the Hietzinger Hauptstrasse at number 90 (just where the
railway crosses the street).
Vocabulary
another
– noch eine(e)
cook
– Koch
fell
ill – (fall ill/fell ill/fallen ill) – wurde
krank
hospitality
– Gastfreundschaft
norm
– Durchschnitt
reasonable
– angemessen
retiree
– (pensioner) – Pensionistin
sausage
- Wurst
step
in – (step in/stepped in/stepped in) – einspringen
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