Unfortunately the real Beiz is dying out and being replaced with idiotic gastro concepts run by corporations. Or have you ever eaten something decent at a train station, mall or airport ? The Schweizer Weinstube is one of the last read more…
The restaurant Stucki is located in a very nice and peaceful neighborhood in Basel. Looking at the other diners, it also seems to be one of the places where Basel people go out if they’re looking for a real nice read more…
The Zentraleck has changed hands again and is now run by the former Idaburg proprietor. Two small changes, the blackboard has been removed and a bit of new tapestry was added to the white walls. The menu looked rather interesting read more…
The number one restaurant in San Francisco is the Fleur de Lys run by Hubert Keller. Leveraging a not quiet truthfully filled out OpenTable.com account a table was secured. The place was packed on a Tuesday night and had a read more…
Downton in San Francisco the Hana Zen restaurant prides itself on Yaitori and Sushi. Our reservation paid off, since the place seems fairly popular. The menu is full of tyipcal japanese pub fare, paired with your expected Sushi pieces. Very read more…
Giangrossi is located at the Rebgasse, just opposite of the commendable Restaurant Real. Giangrossi sports the atmosphere of a posher italian restaurant. Seating is a little on the tight end and the crowd is of the classic more mature and read more…
Taking the train to Wasserauen and marching about an hour (uphill, rather steep) you enter part of the Alpstein mountains. The Seealpsee is a small lake which has a couple of restaurants for hikers, bikers and other outdoor activists. The read more…
Cafe Bijou is a small cafe turned restaurant near the Milchbuck. The interior hasn’t changed in the last 20 years and neither have the patrons. I slide into a booth and people seem curious that an outsider strays into their read more…
Being near Basel for the late afternoon, a suitable place for dinner was needed. A couple of places looked interesting but the Muehle Allschwil came out on top. Now if think getting of the bus at Gartenstrasse and quickly walking read more…
What a coincidence – your favourite gluttony sinner was on a trip to Belgium to visit an old friend currently living there. A couple of newspapers were in the accompanying luggage to bring something from home to Belgium. Dinner reservations read more…