Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The second most visited web site in Swiss government offices, a January 2009 investigation showed, was the social network Facebook. Government employees were invited to show a bit of restraint in May and they did cut back somewhat, but Facebook remains the fourth most visited site at work – and the […]
Archives for September 2009
Gruyère hosts biggest Swiss regional produce fair
Ellen Wallace is posting here while Jonell is away; she’ll be back next week. Prepare to rub elbows with a lot of people if you head for Gruyère in the next four days: the charming hillside castle town is expecting 40,000 people to visit the Salon suisse des Goûts & Terroirs, Switzerland’s largest regional produce […]
Best little food shop in Switzerland!
Ed. note: Ellen Wallace is posting stories on food during Jonell’s absence; she’ll be back in mid-September. La Potagère in St-Pierre-de-Clages, Valais, is a mix of gourmand excellence, no frills and over-the-top whimsy By Ellen Wallace Click on images to view larger There might be another food shop somewhere in Switzerland that equals this one […]
Vinea orders sunshine for Swiss winelovers crowd
Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – For the 16th year in a row, Vinea, the main wine fair for Swiss wines, managed to order sunshine for its two days of wine-tasting. This is the first year that the fair, organized originally by Valais winemakers to promote their own wines, has been opened to bottles from throughout […]
Swiss wines’ largest fair, Vinea kicks off with Vaud chateaux honoured
Lausanne / Sierre, Valais, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Canton Vaud’s wine group Domaines Clos & Châteaux will be one of the guests of honour at Vinea, Switzerland’s main fair for Swiss wines, which opens to the public Saturday morning at 10:00, outdoors in Sierre. MeteoSwiss is predicting that Friday’s rain will turn to sunny skies during […]