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Countdown to Valentine’s Day: chocolate notes

02/02/2010 by Ellen Wallace

The Rambling Epicure’s chocolate notes: countdown to Valentine’s Day Comprehensive list of chocolate shops and visits to chocolate makers in Geneva area. Each chocolate maker makes its own special chocolate creations for Valentine’s Day, so check out the chocolate works of art at your favorite local chocolate maker. Organic, fair-trade chocolate at Chocolatier Durig in […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: chocolate, Chocolatier Durig, Foodie news and events, La Cuillère Suisse, Lake Geneva, Lausanne, Organic fair-trade chocolate, suisse, Swiss, Swiss Foodies, Switzerland, The rambling epicure, Twitter, Valentines Day

Eco-friendly bed & breakfasts around Lausanne

27/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

History, ecological tourism and regional food products all in one The Lausanne tourist bureau is supporting the efforts of three wine estates around Lausanne to provide rooms on a B & B basis, meals, receptions, cocktail parties, and wine tastings. These include the Château de Rochefort, the Abbaye de Mont and the Domaine de Burignon. […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: accommodation, Accommodations, B&B, catering, Eco-tourism, events, Foodie news and events, hotel, Lake Geneva, Lausanne, Receptions, Restaurant guide, suisse, Swiss, Switzerland, Vaud, wine estates, wine tastings

Switzerland gets its own AOCs!

19/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

When it comes to wine and food, a name is not just a name Switzerland has had AOCs for a while now, but on 14 January 2010, the Swiss federal agriculture office, OFAG, published an official bulletin containing a list of approximately 800 appellations of origin and geographical indications, roughly the equivalent of the French […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: AOC, Appellation d'origine contrôlée, cheese, Foodie news and events, France, Lake Geneva, OFAG, Opage, Swiss Wine Guide, Switzerland

Swiss’expo agricultural show: fun for whole family

15/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

If you’re looking for greener pastures, this weekend is the time. Swiss’expo, the “largest farm” in Switzerland, opened 14 January 2010 and will continue until the 17th. It is being held at Beaulieu in Lausanne. The agricultural show includes more than 1,000 show animals, including calves, cows, horses, ponies, and goats, as well as local […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: Beaulieu, Colorado Country Band, cows, Foodie news and events, Lake Geneva, Lausanne, Swiss milk producers association, Swiss'expo, Switzerland

Water, water, but no longer everywhere

08/01/2010 by Ellen Wallace

Free drinking water starting to disappear in Switzerland I went to the renowned Sprüngli pastry shop in Zurich a few months ago with my chocolate-lover soul-mate, Tina Daub. Not having been there since our college days, we were excited and our taste buds were tingling at full speed before we even sat down. We ordered […]

Filed Under: Food & dining Tagged With: cafes, Coop, Foodie news and events, Free drinking water, Lake Geneva, Manor, Migros, restaurants, Switzerland

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