L’Ulivo is a smallish restaurant almost in Zollikon. Two people (assumedly wife and husband) are running the show, creating what some people call “italian charm”, other people like me would refer to a chaotic approach at running a dining establishment. read more…
Anna runs a pop-up restaurant and has been featured in a couple of publications. She calls the idea a tavola!. Her newest idea is to take the concept and turn it into a cookbook. Judging from her impressive collection of read more…
Blumental prides itself on serving great Austrian food in the town of Meilen. A quaint dining room and a smaller more private room make up the interior of the small restaurant. A hearty soup with small pieces of sausage put read more…
Typically the small shops serve pretty tasty food, but I was severly disappointed at the Golden Asia Store. I was sold on the national dish of the Philippines, which is Chicken Adobo. After waiting (and there weren’t many people in read more…
Happiness is when you find a great place and are the first one to write about it. Anything that elevates the reputation as being a truffle swine of gastronnmy, capable of discovering the hidden gems tucked far helps in keeping read more…
Where are you when you get lunch in bed and the guy lying across from you gets up to pee in a bedpan ? The hospital. A life-threatening, daunting, chilling-to-the-bone injury led me to enjoy hospitality at the Triemli hospital. read more…
I’ll cut straight to the chase, I’ve bitched many a times about “chain” restaurants and how they lack soul, Bianchi (ran jointly with the Bindella group) is the exception to the rule. Bianchi capitalizes on the name from a large read more…
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…
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…
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…