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Eating to learn about wine, Italian-style

03/06/2016 by Ellen Wallace 1 Comment

I spent an afternoon this week at Taste of Italy, an event in Geneva that brought in two dozen premium food suppliers from Italy, a kind of matchmaking fair for wholesalers, retailers and the restaurant business. My idea was to learn more about Italian regional products in order to better understand Italian wines. Wine and […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: cheese, coffee, cold cuts, confits, dried meat, food, Italy, jam, lard, olive oil

Where old food goes

09/01/2012 by Ellen Wallace

GENEVA, SWITZERLAND – Forbes carries a wonderful article about food and expiry dates, where it goes, who buys it and whether or not they should all expect to die within hours (if you read no further, the answer is “no”). The problem of old but still good food isn’t limited to the US, of course. […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: collected, expiry dates, food, foundation, non-profit, poverty line, redistributed, Switzerland, Tables Suisses

Swiss spend more on food than on taxes

15/11/2011 by Ellen Wallace

Insurance was 8.4% in 2009, but cost has risen for past 2 years BERN, SWITZERLAND – Average disposable household income in Switzerland in 2009 was CHF6,650 a month, with 13 percent of that, CHF1,185, going for food, beverages and restaurants. Housing and energy together made up the largest household budget item, CHF1,495 a month. Transport […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: beverages, disposable income, energy, food, housing, insurance, mandatory expenses, obligatory, savings, social security payments, spending, Swiss household budgets, taxes

Swiss tasting week: La Semaine du Goût

19/09/2009 by Ellen Wallace

The annual La Semaine du Goût started today in Switzerland, and runs until 27 September 2009. Each canton offers an uncanny variety of activities for adults and children alike. From tasting workshops and cooking classes, to biodynamic growing techniques and wine making and tasting and even markets: there is truly something for everyone. Just click […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Add new tag, children, Cornalin, Delément, food, Foodie news and events, gastronomic restaurant, Geneva, geneve, gourmet, La Semaine du Goût, Lake Geneva, Les Vins du Valais, Marie-Therese Chappaz, MarketDay - Seasonal products, Markets and food fairs, Restaurants, dining, suisse, Switzerland, tasting, tasting class, tasting week, Valais, wine, workshops

Geneve-Saveurs gastronomy workshops

27/02/2009 by Ellen Wallace

Title: Geneve-Saveurs gastronomy workshops Location: Geneva, route de Lausanne Link out: Click here Description: Workshops and tasting sessions: oils, wine, chocolate and more with some of Switzerland’s top experts Start Date: 28 Feb 2009 Start Time: 10:00 End Date: 01 Mar 2009

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: food, gastronomy, Geneve-Saveurs, wine

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