Even though a restaurant named Josef might lead you to believe that the meals have a christian background, apparently Josef is the abbreviation for – Joy Of SErving Food. No idea if it’s true, but you can establish your credentials read more…
We headed to Michelangelo for a quick dinner before moving on. The place is obviously setup for families and has a welcoming atmosphere and enough room to let the little rascals roam around. If you show up a bit later read more…
I’m getting older and I forgot to take pictures. We were spending the weekend at Davos for some nordic skiing. My first days in the army were almost as pleasant and my body is aching like hell. Anyway we were read more…
Japanese places tend to pop up in classy and trendy neighborhoods to cater to people with full wallets. Samurai doesn’t quite follow this pattern. It’s located on Weststrasse, just next to a whorehouse. Depending on the company you’re entertaining this read more…
La Contrada is a strange little place near Langstrasse. I went in for a dinnner on Sunday night and It was pretty well packed, so I’m assuming it’s popular with the locals. Seldomly have I had such a difficult time read more…
Update: I don’t like to brag – but it took the Tagesanzeiger 10 days longer than yours truly to come up with this. Who’s the number one in Zurich? 🙂 Why is therealpickygourmet.com the best dining blog ? Because we read more…
I attended a company function at the Imagine in Sihlcity. It is one of the places which is owned by Candrian Catering. I’m not a big fan of Candrian Catering, simply for the fact that they’re running every restaurant in read more…
Leo’s Bistro is located just next to the Stauffacher. It obviously isn’t a chic and sleek restaurant, where highly paid gastronomic consultants worked on a new and exciting concept. We get lucky and get the nice lady as our waiter. read more…
I headed to dinner at the Hermanseck. A nice place near Bahnhof Wiedikon with a large gay community, so I start thinking that maybe I shouldn’t dine alone here with my manly good looks. Anyway I got excellent service, was read more…
It says on the outside that Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine was served at the Abyssinia Restaurant, so in my book this calls for a visit. The place is almost three quarters full on a monday night. The owner welcomes us read more…