Now romantic hotel sounds neither tough nor avantgarde enough for me to try, but with ever diminishing options to try in Zurich, I need to be bolder. The Florhof is situated in a surprisingly quaint corner next to the Kunsthaus read more…
Funny enough we showed up at 13:30 on the dot and the guy sweeping the entrance asked to us to wait a few minutes. I’m assuming in Spain not everyone is as punctual. The Restaurant Riff is very sleek and read more…
If you don’t have a car the not so quaint village of Seon is in the middle of nowhere. Riding my scooter I drive up a pass (Mutschellen) and come across towns such as Villmergen until after some circling around read more…
I’ve always been weary of going to the Sprüngli. Rumours have been flying around for years, that older ladies scoop up unsuspecting young men for raunchy sessions back in feudal mansions on Zurichberg. Being a rather delicate flower, the last read more…
A quiet reopening ? A restaurant changing hands silently ? Quite surprising but that’s exactly what happend at the Zentraleck. The old chef moved on and now it’s run by a guy who’s originally from Puglia (Apulien). I called ahead read more…
So you were thinking I was slacking off during summer vacation ? That was just a ruse to lure the leading Zurich gastro-journalists into thinking that they’re back in the driver seat. Seldom do I get excited when I see read more…
My dearly loved readers, have noticed that my vehicle of chocie is a 125cc scooter. While having great advantages in the inner cities, it is somewhat of pain to ride the Autobahn with a 110 km/h and constantly being overtaken. read more…
Would you believe that ? The NZZ beat me to a scoop. Now I dearly love the paper but their focus tends to be more on lengthy reflections than current affairs. Upon noticing I immediately dispatched to the newly opened read more…
Zürich geht aus has been around the block for a couple of years and is probably the biggest food publication in Zurich. I’ve been hearing rumours or a couple of years about less than ethical practices. These are all along read more…
I decided to revisit the Kafi Dihei after a lunch I had earlier in the year. The challenge on a Sunday is getting a table. The decor is still quaint and it attracts a lot of people. I went for read more…