Jan
2013
07. January 2013
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…
Jan
2013
02. January 2013
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…
Jan
2013
02. January 2013
I’ve never like Kolja Kleeberg, he was one of the most irritating chefs I’ve ever seen on television. He’d do a segment K3 – Kolja Kleeberg kocht (cooks) and I’d get annoyed. Later I realized that the gentlemen has quite read more…
Jan
2013
01. January 2013
One of my absolute favourite dishes is a simple shrimp cocktail and what better way I thought to spend my leftover cash then having a last one at the airport ? Caviar House Prunier Seafood Bar has a bar at read more…
Dec
2012
14. December 2012
A swiss member of parliament has a decent idea, asking that restaurants clearly declare the use of convenience food – Article in the Tagi. Quite frankly this makes a lot of sense, since when you go to a restaurant you read more…
Dec
2012
09. December 2012
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…
Dec
2012
03. December 2012
Quick breakfast calls for Cafe Lang. The cooked egg is a staple challenge of many a chef’s competition. The sunny-side up version I had here would have been one of the top contenders, also the way the bacon was crisped read more…
Nov
2012
25. November 2012
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…
Nov
2012
18. November 2012
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…
Nov
2012
18. November 2012
From the outside it’s a proper pub, on the first floor a small restaurant caters to hungry caterers the Upstairs at the 10 Bells. From the first dish which had pigs head, daikon, mustard and dripping toast you could see read more…