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, […]
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Geneva airport’s Altitude: new chef, look, food
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, […]
Geneva airport gets new chef, renames restaurant
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, a “rising star of the gastronomic world”, according to an airport press release. The restaurant’s renovation began Monday; it will re-open at the end of February 2016, […]
Looking ahead
I’m taking a couple weeks off work to travel and let my hand recover more fully; it was injured in a cycling accident in August and typing isn’t the best cure. Here’s to a lovely holiday period, followed by a year of bounty and blessings to all of you. I personally feel very blessed, surrounded […]
Swiss gov’t news roundup: easier US entry, alcohol abuse, holiday traffic
BERN, SWITZERLAND – A roundup of news from the federal government in Bern: Swiss citizens who are frequent travelers to the US may want to take part in the US Global Entry programme, following the signature 16 December of a declaration of intent by the two countries. The federal government issued a statement saying it […]