My cherished readers will have noticed: 2018 was pretty quiet and some of you even took the time to write me with a personal message to encourage more content. Your feedback was highly appreciated. But there’s an underlying reason for read more…
Vreni Giger – renowned chef with critical acclaim – is invovled in a pop-up named Warenhaus. I fondly remember a great meal at her former chef’s table in St. Gallen and felt excited to have dinner at this establishment. Entering read more…
One of the most underrated restaurants in Zurich is the <a href=”https://weisses-roessli.ch/”>Weisses Rössli</a>. It has this unique mix of class and modesty, which is often missed in other locations. And – especially in summer – the small hidden garden is read more…
Calvados / Idaplatz http://www.lecalvados.ch Idaplatz is slowly moving past its prime. Now that everyone has heard about it, it’s always full and has turned from hotspot of habituées to a hotspot for the whole city. Or in true football fashion read more…
Some places are so new – they don’t even have a proper website. Frankly, I’m not even sure that it’s called “Banh Mi”. The former Limmatlädeli is now a vietnamese place serving Banh Mi sandwiches and rice noodle dishes. read more…
Shortly before Food Zurich kicked off, a newsletter lands in my mailbox and I’m ecstatic. Tanja Grandits and Maison Manesse have decided to team up. In a tent on the grounds of the Street Food Festival Zurich, they’d be serving read more…
Brunch: for some it’s an ill-disguised breakfast, for others an existence-defining pasttime. Instagram feeds, newspaper journals, fancy websites and dubious blogs (ahem) all seem to be intent on finding THE place for brunch. Happily snapping a picture of an matcha read more…
My heart rejoiced when I read the news: one of Zurich’s most skilled chefs is back and is now running the Weinstube Weisse Rosse. The often overlooked restaurant has approximately 25 seats and has always catered to locals looking for read more…
Huusbeiz is run by the same people who ran the Fink restaurant a little while ago. If I had to characterize the place it’s a tad less urban than the Café Boy and the dining room is slightly more that read more…
I’ve always dreamed of going to Oktoberfest (the real thing in Munich). Not for the drinking, but for the all the bavarian dining delicacies. What has kept me from actually going was all the tv shows showing funny Australians, charming read more…