Gerda’s Austrian Potato Salad

Born and raised in Austria, Gerda Richards is the mother of my dear friend Roxane Richards Huang. With old-world charm and culinary talent, she whips up an apple strudel in no time, hand stretching her dough over the tabletop to make it leaf thin. It’s a work of art, and so is her highly acclaimed potato salad. She made her potato salad in my kitchen, instructing me every step of the way. It was an engaging lesson with a pinch of this, an extra spoonful of that, and the right proportion of