Last weekend, government staff from numerous EU countries were running around trying to find the meat of potentially sick animals illegally slaughtered in Poland and sold across the EU, according to the newspaper 20 Minutes. While the hunt to identify the meat and pull it from shop shelves was underway, authorities in Poland confirmed that […]
Bill Harby’s new fave burger joint in Geneva
Writer and Geneva resident Bill Harby went for a wander in Geneva on Sunday. Here is what he found. Today in Pâquis, Geneva’s intriguing neighborhood full of immigrants and Swiss who run cafés, restaurants, and other, ahem, businesses, I had the luck of the flâneur. Flâneurs are people who simply wander to see what they […]
Iconic Swiss vegetarian restaurant coming to Lausanne
Late last week, Swiss Rail announced that it has a new tenant for the vacant restaurant space at Lausanne train station. Meat lovers may be disappointed, however fans of vegetarian food will be licking their lips. The restaurant chain Tibits, which has eight restaurants in German-speaking Switzerland, and one in London, will open its first […]
The world’s best restaurant keeps its three stars
24 Heures. In 2015, “La Liste” published a list of the world’s best restaurants. The Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville, in Crissier, near Lausanne, in Switzerland, grabbed the number one spot. A remarkable achievement. The restaurant still ranked number one. Then in early 2016, tragedy struck. The restaurant’s star chef, Benoît Violier, was found dead. He was supposed […]
The world’s best restaurant is in Switzerland
Switzerland has two of the world’s top five restaurants according to recently published rankings by “La Liste”. The Schauenstein restaurant in the small town of Fürstenau, a village of around 300 people sitting at 650m in the mountains of Graubunden in Switzerland, came in at number five, and the Restaurant de l’Hôtel de Ville, in Crissier near […]
Thanksgiving is this week: where to go in Switzerland
Every year in late November, Americans come together with family and friends to reflect, be thankful and help those in need, all while sharing a sizable meal composed of roast turkey, cranberry stuffing, mashed potatoes, string beans and decadent pies. There are few American celebrations that represent the comfort of home and family as whole-heartedly […]
Would George Clooney approve of this? Lunch at Le Pont de Brent
Brought to you by Nespresso Gourmet Weeks. This is the question I asked myself when I sat down at the double-Michelin-starred restaurant Le Pont de Brent above Montreux, Lake Geneva, for a Nespresso coffee inspired lunch. Every year a small number of Switzerland’s most decorated restaurants open their doors for two weeks from 25 October until 15 […]
Summer guide to delicious hot smoke barbequing in Switzerland
Hot smoking is the rage in Canada and the US and its popularity is spreading like wildfire throughout Europe. Hot smoking adds wonderful flavour to even the blandest food and transforms fish such as salmon into a delightful and impressive summer barbeque dish. Tempt your family and friends with well-tried and tested hot smoking ideas […]
Geneva restaurant review: Thai
My husband and I had visited Thaï before, but at this point I hadn’t started a blog. We had the pleasure of trying it out again after a 2 year gap. I am no restaurant owner, but having eaten in many, I can assure you that consistency in delivering good quality food every single time […]
Flocons de Sel, an affordable three-star restaurant in Megève
What makes a three-star restaurant better than a two or one-star, considering the huge difference in price? My answer would be that in a three-star establishment there can be no mediocre dish on the menu, no errors in cooking time or service. Of course one can eat fabulously well in places without stars, but there […]
