Casa Ferlin is an over 100 year old establishment near Central. The clientele is definitely upscale, old-money with the occasional Nationalrat (member of Swiss national parliament) milling around as well. Service is decisively french, with waiters wearing tuxedos, offering table-side read more…
Once in a while the Tagesanzeiger delivers. This time it was a fabulous piece about Rösti from Zurich’s gastro-journalistic consigliere Mr. Böni. After reading the piece, I knew I had to go to the Sternen for dinner. A quick phone read more…
Another trip to my favourite city, this time visiting Tim Raue‘s restaurant. He has a reputation for recreating the flavours of dishes from many asian countries in his two-star Michelin restaurant, located near the dreadful Checkpoint Charlie Museum. Tim Raue’s read more…
So after a disappointing lunch, my vegan day continued. I wasn’t going to be deterred by a single bad meal and decided to visit Marktküche in the former Grottino 79 near Bäckeranlage. Marktküche positions itself as “food with class” and read more…
Yeah I know – Zueritipp has been wiping my butt with the first reviews of new restaurants for the last couple of weeks, but there’s lots of fight left in your favorite and most trusted gastronomical advisor. DOMM a new read more…
Have you ever tried to get a table but couldn’t ? At the Accademia del Gusto it took me three tries, everytime I’d call towards the end of a week, they’d be sold out. This can mean two things, either read more…
The Haus der Freiheit is a rather interesting place. It’s owned by a well know political figure and is up the hill a good 25 minute walk from the Krummenau train station. If you call from your office (with supressed read more…
Vineria Centrale replaced the former Chrigi’s Bar, a venue which I never had the chance to visit. Vale Fritz is the chef of the day in this concept called Slow Monday. A guest chef cooks in the bar and diners read more…
Douglas a german drug store company had a slogan “Come in and find out”. For large parts of the German population (being native German speakers) that meant “find your way back out” and refers to the maze such stores tend read more…
What used to be the upscale burger, now seems to be the “real” Mexican restaurant. With multiple places popping up, it’s fair to spot a trend. The latest addition is Cantina La Lupe on Luisenstrasse (no homepage). Menu doesn’t look read more…