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Benoît Violier

Chef of the year Giovannini, on pistachios

16/11/2018 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

The year the second chef became the owner Yesterday I learned I am one of the 80-85% of people who eat at the Hôtel de Ville Crissier who, as it turns out, are local folk, not tourists from abroad at all. Franck Giovannini, head chef, gave some of us the figure when we spoke after lunch, […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Benoît Violier, Brigitte Violier, Cave des Amandiers Fully, Chartreuse, Chasselas, Domaine de la Colombe Féchy, Franck Giovannini, Fredy Girardet, Hôtel de Ville Crissier, Louis Villeneuve, Philippe Rochat, Syrah

Vaud Chasselas, 8 Valais stars – coming soon

04/11/2015 by Ellen Wallace Leave a Comment

I’ll be taking part in, and reporting back to you soon, on two annual events that are not open to the public but which will point you to some of the best Swiss wines. The first is the annual selection of favourite Chasselas wines from canton Vaud, the Lauriers de Platine Terravin, organized by the […]

Filed Under: Food & dining, News, Wineries Tagged With: Benoît Violier, Cornalin, Dôle, Etoiles du Valais, Fendant, Heida, Hôtel de Ville Crissier, Humagne Rouge, Johannisberg, Lauriers Platine, Petite Arvine, Sélection du Valais, Syrah, Terravin, Vaud wine quality label

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