Update 29 May Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Geneva is the grandaddy of Swiss wine open days: it was the first to offer this, in 1987, and the event has become hugely popular. Several things contribute to this: almost all the cellars participate, some 80 out of 95, they are geographically fairly close so it is […]
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Geneva police rev up biker safety campaign
Geneva, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Motorcyclists being stopped by the police are a sight more frequent than usual this week in Geneva, with the city’s police running a safety campaign 17-21 May, called “PréDiRe Motocyclistes”. It is part of the larger BPU (Swiss Safety Council) national preventive campaign to cut the number of bikers’ deaths and […]
CHF109,250 for 6 Hermitage bottles in Geneva
Christie‘s had a good week, as did Sotheby’s, in Geneva, with sales of fine jewels netting the two nearly CHF100 million in sales. The diamond sales makes the price of a fine bottle of wine dim a bit, but nevertheless, the CHF109,250 ($98,951) paid at Christie’s wine auction at the Four Season’s Hotel des Bergues […]
An asparagus tip: preserving tender stalks
By Ellen Wallace Most of us don’t have the luxury of going out into the garden, picking the asparagus, then cooking it within minutes, which gives a heavenly vegetable. The best alternative, and this is the season for it, is to go to the farmer’s door early in the morning to buy freshly picked stalks, […]
EU holds emergency air travel meetings, Switzerland closed until Tuesday (update)
Swiss air space closed until at least Tuesday 20 April 08:00 Swiss skies open under 11,000 metres (36,000 feet) Note to travelers: Check our earlier stories for useful links to airports and more, plus background Update 11:00 Bern, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – Swiss civil aviation authorities said Monday morning 19 April that Swiss air space will […]