The Piazza at the Idaplatz has great outdoor seating and makes you feel like somewhere else than Zurich. The place is obviously packed on a Sunday morning, so showing up before 10:30 gives you a competitive advantage. The big brunch read more…
As a man of simple taste, I opted for a plain and unpretentious hotel in London. Located south of Hyde Park, The Berkeley was my temporary domicile. After a long evening of work and a short night, I didn’t feel read more…
The inclined reader will have noticed my increasing interest in Japanese food. After holding a talk, I unfortunately had to excuse myself from the corporate standup lunch and headed out to a very important meeting. I had a date with read more…
Screw fancy brunch places Hubertus Temporary just moved up to my number one spot. The food is simple and plain (Omlette at Nordbrücke is still the best) but the place with its atmosphere and ambiente is unbeatable. The event is read more…
I wasn’t too happy about my first visit at the Delmonico. Knowing the guy can cook, I headed down there for lunch with a couple of colleagues. Terrine and Ossobucco were my dishes and this time the food really shined. read more…
Quick Lunch near the Letzigrund at the Zic Zac. American food ranging from mozzarella sticks to burgers is on the menu. But looking at the specials, the daily one was Riz Casimir and the weekly one Wienerschnitzel, this sends a read more…
The number one restaurant in San Francisco is the Fleur de Lys run by Hubert Keller. Leveraging a not quiet truthfully filled out OpenTable.com account a table was secured. The place was packed on a Tuesday night and had a read more…
Downton in San Francisco the Hana Zen restaurant prides itself on Yaitori and Sushi. Our reservation paid off, since the place seems fairly popular. The menu is full of tyipcal japanese pub fare, paired with your expected Sushi pieces. Very read more…
Giangrossi is located at the Rebgasse, just opposite of the commendable Restaurant Real. Giangrossi sports the atmosphere of a posher italian restaurant. Seating is a little on the tight end and the crowd is of the classic more mature and read more…
Taking the train to Wasserauen and marching about an hour (uphill, rather steep) you enter part of the Alpstein mountains. The Seealpsee is a small lake which has a couple of restaurants for hikers, bikers and other outdoor activists. The read more…