Brunch: for some it’s an ill-disguised breakfast, for others an existence-defining pasttime. Instagram feeds, newspaper journals, fancy websites and dubious blogs (ahem) all seem to be intent on finding THE place for brunch. Happily snapping a picture of an matcha read more…
Beaten to the punch by the Gault Millau is a clear warning sign: the real picky gourmet is on a slippery downhill slope about to get swallowed by gentrification. 169 West isn’t really a restaurant, it’s more of a mix read more…
190 kilograms of potatoes, 40 kg of bacon and a thousand eggs is what the family Hofstetter goes through every Buurebrunch on the Swiss National Day at their farm. A mere 35 minute drive from down town Zürich, after navigating read more…
Great timing is everything! I grabbed a lunch/brunch at the Cafe du Bonheur at Bullingerplatz and it felt great. The sun was scorching, kids were playing in the water fountain, I got a table tucked away in the shade and read more…
Quick breakfast calls for Cafe Lang. The cooked egg is a staple challenge of many a chef’s competition. The sunny-side up version I had here would have been one of the top contenders, also the way the bacon was crisped read more…
Breakfast led mt to Kipferl an austrian coffehouse located on Camden Passage. They even sported german newspapers, a treat for a sunday brunch. The French toast Holzhacker was good, I liked the way the bacon was cooked but would have 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…
One of my beloved readers wanted to choose the next restaurant so together with my associate we joined her for brunch at this new restaurant Fork & Bottle. It is near Allmend Brunau where the ill-fated Casa Bonita used to read more…
One of the funniest commentaries I read on le Pain Quotidien, was a diner which missed the post office which used to be in the same spot at the Roemerhof… Ouch! I head over there and the first thing which read more…
I headed for a quick brunch at the Limmathof. The first thing I noticed was that the waiter seemed a little quirky. I order off the a la carte menu and lean back with my newspaper. Standard breakfast, some eggs, read more…