"Besigheim am Neckar was awarded many years ago by the viewers of the MDR to the most beautiful wine destination in Germany. What can, of course, be due to the fact that the Neckar is at most distant from Saxony – or that one would like to forgive Glorification from a distance. But in this case, I can inevitably agree as locals. Besigheim has an intact, picturesque city centre, lush Mediterranean greens (can win the “Unser-Dorf-soll-be-Award” every year), as well as a wonderful gastronomic offer based not only on wine. Those who do not want to travel as a driver due to the wine can also use the regional train or the Neckarpersonalenschiffahrt, which currently arrive twice a week at Besigheim. Part of the attractive city centre is also a pedestrian zone. Over the years, I have already tested almost all good-bourgeois locals with regional cuisine (also the European Mayor of 2007). The market economy opened in 2017 was still on my absolute wish list. After gastronomic teaching and walking years, among others in Mallorca, Kitzbühel and the Berlin Adlon, the patron Frank Land returned to Besigheim. The market economy is located on the ground floor of a magnificent, beautifully renovated house with a plentiful work directly on the market square. In the outdoor area you sit under palm trees and southwest dowel plants or extend in a deck chair overlooking the city fountain and the town hall. Generous screens donate shadows. In the very well maintained interior with 70 seats dominate rustic wood, comfortable seating furniture, stylish decoration. Although a thunderstorm is in the air, it pulls me out. Finding a good table at the easy to carry marketplace, which is optimally protected even in rain, requires several reconstructions. We'll be granted. Since there is almost a coffee and tea time at 16:30, there is only a small card on the tables. For example, we decide to warm up with a white wine choir (3.80 euros), a simple Americano (3.00 euros) and a light Rhabarber-Erdbeer-Sorbet (3.00 euros). At a good 30 degrees outside temperature, the Schorle could have been a bit cooler and more splashy, for that it is served in a beautiful carafe. Unfortunately, the wine used was not appreciated – however, the market economy cooperates with such estimated wineries such as Dautel from Bönnigheim, Aldinger from Fellbach or Wöhrwag from Untertürkheim, which are all top-class. The coffee is bought by the Heilbronnn Rösterei Hagen. The Americano is strong, deep dark, with nutty-chocolate flavors. For this purpose, the fruity-refreshing sorbet is perfectly matched. Here you have not only beaten an iceball on a plate, but tastefully and lovingly decorated, among other things with slightly heated peach columns and fresh berries. Unfortunately, we don't get out of this appetizer. When a rain shower starts suddenly, it becomes unpleasant and we almost pull the seat cushion under Popo away. Something bad, otherwise we experience the service as very courteous, standing and polite, will almost chat when paying. On the (fortunately barrier-free) way to the toilet, I can still take a look at the kitchen where the preparations for the evening are actually made in the finest handmade. Looks like it's Typo. It is therefore absolutely necessary to return. The market economy offers an additional lunch table from 11:30 to 14:00 and organizes numerous special events such as cooking classes, jazz evenings with live music, wine tastings, culinary theme weeks. Despite the densely sown gastronomic offer in the centre of Besigheim, the market economy is a real profit for the place. It doesn't always have to be a white sausage..."
