April 16
Skopik & Lohn
The editor of The Wine Review insisted that I try out Skopik & Lohn, a Viennese restaurant known for its authentic Austrian dishes. I was reluctant at first, not objecting to his recommendation, but recognizing that it was merely a block from the police station I had been taken to. There was no reason for me to fear the proximity; I hadn’t done anything wrong. But I still worried that appearing so close to the precinct might stir suspicion about my motives.
The Wine ReviewSo, although it was a small concession to make, I asked the taxi driver to avoid driving by Leopoldgasse 18, where the police station was, and approaching the restaurant from another angle. He looked at me in the rearview mirror, and I knew that I had sparked his curiosity while trying to avoid t
