The hot summer season is far from over, despite the first rain in weeks, quenching the parched fields, parks and lawns in the region. And rosé is very much the wine to drink when the weather is […]
Before the Easter feast
We always had a light supper on Easter Saturday when I was growing up: it was the end of Lent in my Catholic household, but there was the promise of a big Easter Sunday dinner. It was a time for […]
Gardens in future
Making soup from nettles and other wild plants with chef Carlo Crisci (Michelin 2 stars, Auberge du Cerf in Cossonay) at the Alimentarium in Vevey was inspiring - one of my outings for Swiss Taste […]
The whiskey and the apple
"Whiskey, you're the devil" is the start of a song by Ireland's Clancy Brothers that I've always liked. It came right to mind when I saw a new line of apple design pottery from my favourite Irish […]