Who doesn’t like italian food ? Il Tartufo looks like it’s well positioned for old school italian dining. The waiter does a great job of pushing the specials and except for the soup I follow his guidance. It also helps read more…
A virgin restaurant was due to be visited, the Brasserie Lipp in the middle of Zurich. The claim of the restaurant is to be one of the premier seafood places in Zurich. The menu reflects that, in combination with classic read more…
Loft Five opened in Zurich’s newest property development project, the Europaallee. One can debate the name of this establishment but we’re openminded. The interior is best classified as a little bit of everything. At first a lovely dish with a read more…
The Maison Manesse opened with a big bash with over 400 people attending. Being shy and living in the shadows of anonymity your favourite restaurant tester waited a few days before trying out this new establishment. What a change from read more…
Vale Fritz announced a co-event with a japanese/hawaiian friend of his, whom is a model and a fisherman. Sounds like something I just couldn’t miss. Interesting enough it took place in Schaffhausen in the plainly named d Chuchi (the kitchen). read more…
There are two Rheinfelder places in Zurich, the slightly posher one being the Rheinfelder Bierhaus. Posh in the sense of a lower amount of openly alcoholic patrons, so that the level of down-to-earthness is even acceptable for local politicians to read more…
What’s the downside of complete anonymity ? Unlike others – no PR firm is trying to be buddy-buddy and run elbows with me. But the troubles I go through just to provide the beloved reader with the utmost realistic account read more…
A friend recommended the Cotidie Restaurant in London. The chic interior and the staff is very London like and I was looking forward to the tasting menu. After the amuse a very simple, yet stunning dish sporting culatello ham with read more…
At my age it’s getting hard to stay up long. So after a transatlantic flight, I had a reservation at the revered Eleven Madison Park at 10 in the evening. After staying awake and lying that my non-existant wife got read more…
If this were the Langstrasse, hipsters would find the Kwang Chow just splendid. The faded decor and the cheesy pictures of B-List celebrities dining here are all testament to what Chinese dining was all about in the eighties. Unfortunately 30 read more…