BERN, SWITZERLAND – A 23-year-old Geneva man and a couple aged 67 and 68 were killed Monday and Tuesday in the southern Philippines in two separate incidents, Swiss media are reporting; the Swiss Foreign Affairs office has confirmed the couple’s murder in near Opol, but not the youth’s death. The couple, who lived in the […]
Archives for October 2014
Sake novice
I am a sake novice: I may know a lot about wine, but sake is mostly outside my experience. Reading about it without having done any comparative tastings makes little sense, so last week when Le Verre en Cave in Geneva offered an evening class and tasting session, I decided to go. Here, in a […]
Vineglorious! book update: reviews, sales points
A wonderful new review from Blick, one of Switzerland’s most popular magazines, by editor Alain Kunz. You’ll find it listed on the book’s page for reviews. I’ve just added new sales points to the list: in addition to buying it online you’ll find it at a number of wineries, a group that now includes Philippe […]
Swiss food fare 21 November!
If you happen to be on Swiss flight LX 16 from Zurich to New York 21 November you’re lucky: chef Andreas Caminada will prepare and serve a special meal for all classes of the flight. Caminada is a Michelin three-star and Gault-Millau 19/20 chef at the Schauenstein Schlossinn and restaurant inFürstenau, canton Graubünden, not far […]
Gault & Millau awards, bounty of Swiss goodness
Reposted from Ellen’s Wine World BASEL, SWITZERLAND – Basel has the latest addition to Switzerland’s extraordinary collection of fine wine and food locations, with chef Peter Knogl named by Gault & Millau as its Swiss Chef of the Year 2015 at awards Tuesday 7 October in Basel. Knogl heads the kitchen team at the riverfront […]