ValeFritz @ d’Chuchi, Schaffhausen Downtown, Schaffhausen

Vale Fritz announced a co-event with a japanese/hawaiian friend of his, whom is a model and a fisherman. Sounds like something I just couldn’t miss. Interesting enough it took place in Schaffhausen in the plainly named d Chuchi (the kitchen). This is a small restaurant or better a food worshipping temple. Beatifully restored (lots of manual labor), it’s cozy, intimate and sports a series of different food events while doubling as a regular restaurant. If you’re in Schaffhausen, well worth a stop.

The hawaiian/japanese element was the fisherman telling the fishmonger how to cut the fishes and then preparing them in a traditional hawaiian matter. The menu was funny, since it mentioned “unpastored” butter, which I could only assume to be of atheist heritage… LomiLomi is a smoked salmon (smoked on premise) served with some cucumber and tomato. Like the following Poke I would have liked a little more salt on both dishes. The poke came dressed with a sauce on the basis of macadamia nuts and as a plain tartare of tuna. The Laulau was wrapped in the wrong type of leaves (something I would have never ever noticed, but the chef told us so) but it had no effect on the quality. Especially the sweet potato was a good combination to go with the monkfish.

To show some local products Vale cooked up a Luma pork served with an onion jam which was lovely. The morels were a tad too sour and the sauce overall could have been richer and creamier. After the interesting selection of cheeses from the local market, a riesling parfait was served. While delicate, it was slightly lacking in flavor. The best dish of the evening, which for some reason no photograph exist was by far the cheesecacke. Crumbly and salty dough with a hefty serving of sweet cheese showed what makes a cream cheese great – salt AND sugar.
Looking back this was a terrific evening, with a great chef and a great little restaurant. This gem certainly deserves more attention, since the owners are full of energy, are looking to promote great food and offer everything at very reasonable prices.

The thing which infuriated me was a table of three (keep in mind the place has 6 tables in total) which didn’t show up and they even turned away walk-ins. This will lead to only one thing as this habit spreads across more and more diners – you will need to backup your reservation with a credit card moving forward, threating the ability to dine anonymously. Before you say what do I care – I can’t have my doctor, health insurer, nutrition advisor, friends & family know just how much I actually stray from the recommended healthy, average diet. Can you ?