German Americans especially regarding pastries, meats and sausages, and above all, beer. Frankfurters (or "wieners", originating from Frankfurt am Main and Vienna, respectively), hamburgers, bratwurst, sauerkraut, and strudel are common dishes. German bakers introduced the pretzel, which is popular across the United States. Germans introduced America to lager, the most-produced beer style in the United States, and have been the dominant ethnic group in the beer industry since 1850. The oldest extant brewery in the United States is D. G. Yuengling & Son of Pottsville, Pennsylvania (approximately 80 miles northwest of Philadelphia), founded in 1829 by an immigrant from Aldingen in what
Mainly Mozart Festival Mainly Mozart Festival Mainly Mozart is a 501(c)3 non-profit based in San Diego, California. Mainly Mozart was created in 1988 by Maestro David Atherton and Executive Director Nancy Laturno Bojanic, formerly of the San Diego Symphony, to give the people of Southern California and Baja California an opportunity to experience classical music performed live in the summer by principal orchestral musicians. The focus was placed on Mozart because he is considered one of the world's greatest composers, and because of the breadth of masterful works that he composed specifically for chamber orchestra. Since its inception, Mainly Mozart has added the