New terrace for outdoor lovers at Cookie in Vaud Cookie café and restaurant in Gryon in Vaud has just opened a beautiful new terrace that seats 60 people, with an exquisite view of the Miroir d’Argentine mountain. Hiking, mountain climbing, rock climbing, mountain biking: no loss of things to do around the Miroir d’Argentine The […]
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Buy those gorgeous Valais apricots NOW!
Apricots are on sale in Valais and this weekend is their peak, say pickers and sellers. I’ve been buying them at different places, mainly for eating but I’m trying to convince the household’s jam-maker that our supply is running low. He’s more interested in making raspberry jam but the two together on a table with […]
New coffee shop with Wifi for your business meetings
Ellen Wallace’s Among the vines blog introduces a new coffee shop on the rue du Stand in Geneva, right in the heart of the banking quarter. It is fully equipped with Wifi, which makes it perfect for your business meetings.
Toward no-smoking restaurants in Switzerland
Ellen Wallace’s post of 26 June 2009 talks about the restaurant smoking ban that came into effect on 1st July 2009 in Valais. Don’t forget that smoking continues on terraces in most all cantons, even non-smoking ones, so if smoking disturbs you, you might want to request a table that is not next to a […]
Mayonnaise in the summer: is it safe?
Is it safe to use mayonnaise in the summer? Is it a myth that we should avoid using mayonnaise on sandwiches and in salads when they are not refrigerated and during hot months when we go on picnics and hiking? Last July, the New York Times reported that the acidic ingredients, such as lemon and […]