Typically the small shops serve pretty tasty food, but I was severly disappointed at the Golden Asia Store. I was sold on the national dish of the Philippines, which is Chicken Adobo. After waiting (and there weren’t many people in read more…
Happiness is when you find a great place and are the first one to write about it. Anything that elevates the reputation as being a truffle swine of gastronnmy, capable of discovering the hidden gems tucked far helps in keeping read more…
Where are you when you get lunch in bed and the guy lying across from you gets up to pee in a bedpan ? The hospital. A life-threatening, daunting, chilling-to-the-bone injury led me to enjoy hospitality at the Triemli hospital. read more…
I’ll cut straight to the chase, I’ve bitched many a times about “chain” restaurants and how they lack soul, Bianchi (ran jointly with the Bindella group) is the exception to the rule. Bianchi capitalizes on the name from a large read more…
The Rössli Erlenbach is run by a new owner and since it’s right off Seestrasse perfect if you’re passing through. The salad was a bit boring and not very imaginative. The Cordon bleu was slightly messy (cheese oozing out) but read more…
Quaglinos sits right behind the Opera House and is a quaint looking, french style Bistro. Not much happening shortly before Christmas, but seems cozy enough for a nice meal. The baguette wasn’t fresh, but at least the spread and the read more…
Freudenhaus newly opened on Zollikerstrasse and flaunts an austrian influenced menu. Since Freundenhaus is equivalent to brothel in german, googling the restaurant leads to some interesting results. The menu is interesting and it can be difficult to make up your read more…
Quiet dinner and in the mood for a classic Zürcher Geschnetzletes ? Common logic dictates that one of the Zunfthäuser is a good bet. The Zunfthaus zur Waag fits that category. First dish was veal tongue with sauce ravigote, nice read more…
Stapferstube da Rizzo sends a very clear message, we’re aiming to be the number one of the traditional upscale italian places in Zurich. The decor and interior is more on the traditional than the modern side, but it supports the read more…
Thanks god for the Gastro Taxi in the canton of Thurgau, otherwise we would have never made it to the Frohsinn in Uesslingen. Metzgete is essentially everything you can dream of from the pig. The Metzgete at the Frohsinn is read more…