People who’ve signed up to my Twitter feed will have noticed some comments on polish food in the last couple of days. Reason was a trip to see trains in Znin and Wolsztyn. Overall polish cuisine is great, has strong read more…
Finding a nicer terrace than the Belvoirpark Restauran is going to be difficult in Zurich. The restaurant is part of the associated hospitality management school. All of the staff (or at least I presume all of the staff) are part read more…
It’s getting harder and harder to find restaurants which don’t have a website – it seems that my beloved salesman of 1212.ch is slowing down. The Hirsladnerhof is a small restaurant led by a guy from Appenzell. So after a read more…
A comment asked for some good ideas for low-cost dining out in Zurich. I gave it some thought and racked my brains for restaurants which serve you food at a proper table for a sit-down meal. I’ve ruled out any read more…
The Real Picky Gourmet’s Top 5 Zurich Restaurants:: The Restaurant – Dolder – quite frankly the best dining experience – one of the very few places where the elegance, sophistication and classiness of the dining room is met by the read more…
Thornton’s restaurantis one of the classier places for fine dining in Dublin. They offer a lunch menu and since we couldn’t decide on which one to go for we decided to add another course from menu one to menu two. read more…
The Hardhof with the Fässlibar (Barrelbar) at the Albisriederplatz is the type of restaurant where elder men in their sixties drink their beers between lunch and dinner. Surprisingly a face lift was applied and I must say a rather tasteful read more…
I called Meta’s Kutcherhalle to make a reservation on a Thursday. Meta picks up the phone, laughs and says that she’s opening on Monday and I was a couple of days early. Being your inquisite food writer, which is always read more…
I was surprised to see that one of my favorite lunch places has undergone a change in owners. The Weisses Rössli is now run by Mirca Reich & Mathieu Bacon, whereas apparently Helen & Samuel Knill have moved on. I read more…
The Restaurant Alte Sonne is well tucked away in a part of Meilen, which locals compare to the Bronx of New York. Obermeilen is an underdeveloped area which has not been subject to gentrification. Nevertheless, good memories of raucous festive read more…