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Archives for January 2016

Chef Benoît Violier dead: police say likely suicide

31/01/2016 by Ellen Wallace

LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND – One of Europe’s most respected chefs, Benoît Violier, died Sunday, age 44, at his home in Crissier, not far from the Hôtel de Ville restaurant. Police say it appears that he shot himself with a firearm in an act of suicide. He and his wife Brigitte have run the restaurant since 2012, […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News

Swiss news: avalanches, airport safety, soldiers, tennis, tunnels

23/01/2016 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND -A 43-year-old Vaud man is in critical condition following an avalanche above Bex, in the Vaud Alps, Friday afternoon. The accident occurred at la Pointe des Savolaires in the Bex commune, at 14:00. The alert was given by his companion; the pair had been skiing with skins. The second skier was uninjured, although […]

Filed Under: Travels

Swiss news roundup: murders, tunnels, puppies

12/01/2016 by Ellen Wallace

Weather forecast: colder, with rain on the plain, snow in the mountains Details, MeteoSwiss GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The greater Lausanne area has seen its second murder-suicide in one week, with the death of a couple north of the city. A thermal door is being tested at the north end of the St Gotthard tunnel, to […]

Filed Under: Travels

Geneva airport’s Altitude: new chef, look, food

12/01/2016 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

Republished from genevalunch.com, my news site. Note: no word as yet on what is happening to the fine wine collection carried by Altitude, including many Swiss wines. GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – The gastronomic restaurant Altitude at Geneva’s international airport will have a new name, Le Chef, a new interior and a new celebrity chef, Benjamin Luzuy, […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News, Travels, Wineries Tagged With: Altitude, Benjamin Luzuy, Geneva airport restaurant, Le Chef

140,000 trying for Gotthard train tickets

11/01/2016 by Ellen Wallace

BERN, SWITZERLAND – The inaugural trains for the Gotthard tunnel 1 June won’t lack keen passengers: the Gottardo 2016 project office says more than 140,000 have registered in the first two weeks of a competition to ride the first trains. The competition is open until the end of January. The first 10 ticket winners were […]

Filed Under: Travels

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