Driving around Zurich I landed at the Puls 5 and went for lunch at the Angkor, a somewhat fancy asian place. The decor is a bit more upmarket than other asian places and spouts a certain poshness. It was lunchtime read more…
Always looking for a nice trip through Switzerland, on a sunny day not much beats the Furka Dampfbahn. Go for gold, pay the 90 franks for a first class tickets. Make sure that you’re in the last first class cabin read more…
It’s Saturday and you’re looking for a place to grab lunch. With the newly opened Viadukt shopping mall, it makes sense to stop by Restaurant Viadukt. After sitting down, I get a menu and was surprised that there was only read more…
Kaiser’s Reblaube (literally the Emperor’s vineyard arcade) is nicely located near the St. Peter’s church. The chef at Kaiser’s Reblaube is well known for writing for the Zueritipp, still that didn’t faze me one bit. The house is one of read more…
I kept going to Cafe Wimbledon in the hope of getting a glimpse of Roger Federer, but apparently that’s the other Wimbledon. The Cafe Wimbledon has been rebranded and is running under the Nooch flag. It was a lunch and read more…
Marinello is one of the grocery stores of choice if you’re looking for a good selection of local cheeses (Natürli) or lovely vegetables. The outlet at Sihlcity was advertising lunch menus for 11 CHF. Having misplaced my wallet at a read more…
If you’re ever interested in buying a cheap house, Wigoltingen seems to be good place. It doesn’t seem that the corporate real estate developers have discovered this part of Thurgau. Another nice perk is the Michelin starred Schäfli Wigoltingen which read more…
You might remember the infamous Soup Nazi figure from the Seinfeld tv show. Drawing on a similar concept, by being vey strict about what you can order, the Bon Vivant in Basel only has a single menu and there are read more…