My most favorite Austrian girl called and asked to get together. Hadn't seen her since before all the holiday hoopla, so I immediately asked "dinner?". To which she responded "Zaal 301?"

301. Overtoom 301. Also known as the former Film Academy; a squat, of course. Interestingly the squatters raised enough money to actually buy the building themselves.

I've travelled near and far and wherever I've gone, nowhere do I feel more relaxed than at 301. So naturally I responded "yes".

Now, you can only have dinner at 301 on select days, and I'm a veteran of the Amsterdam scene so I know the days and the times and what time you have to call to reserve. (4pm) My Austrian girl knows the drill as well, so she was well prepared for the mountain of vegan cuisine as the super cool Australian accented bartender-volunteer places our meals in front of us. After paying somewhere around the suggested price, we fill our stomachs while discussing how nice it is to be back at 301 after all the holiday fuss and all the annoyingly hip cafe's and restaurants the city is now littered with. We finish the evening off with some homemade choco-nut cake, mint tea, and chit chat with the regulars... and their dogs. - Thats what I call an evening.

And PS, it doesn't hurt to have a devastatingly beautiful and interesting Austrian friend to join you.