On the eve of the draw, UEFA invited the 700 accredited guests to a gala dinner. Each of the eight host cities presented themselves at the dinner with their own dessert stands.
While the host countries Austria and Switzerland were in charge of starters and main course, the eight host cities were given the challenge of providing the sweet course. Klagenfurt offered Carinthian Reindling, a sweet yeast cake, at its attractively decorated dessert stand. Melanie Ritscher-Seppele and Andrea Pribernig from the Klagenfurt Host City Office and Carinthia's 1st "Dirndl" Princess Birgit Rainer, dressed in the traditional Wörthersee costume, explained how this culinary highlight is made and the ingredients. Klagenfurt's stand was besieged by diners and all the Reindlings were distributed in a matter of minutes.
Oh, by the way, they were made by the pupils of Pitzelstätten College for Agricultural and Nutritional Science in Klagenfurt.
