Biefstuk

 Oberhausen, Belgium, March 4, 2012—

FOUND, DON'T KNOW how, a corner of Netherlands here on the German border of Belgium.  Gezellig hotel, pannekoekenhuis, and, for dinner, something we haven't had in ages: Hollandse biefstuk, in its nice mushroom-heavy brown sauce. With it, potatoes, of course, halved and roasted with butter and herbes de Provence and salt, and then a nice green salad with mayonnaise and tomatoes and, alas, beets, but even they were okay. Since I'd had an apple-bacon pannenkoek for late lunch, I skipped dessert, contenting myself with a nice quetsch from nearby Luxembourg. Best meal we've had so far in Belgium — or, anyway, my favorite.

Rivaner; red Provençal vin de table

• Hotel Oberhausen, Oberhausen 8, Belgium; +32 8032 9497