I was the first to review David and Anna Jewell’s gem of a restaurant when it opened last November 2008 in Australian fusion cuisine comes to Vaud: Cookie! David and Anna were so thrilled that they sent a copy of the review back home to all their friends and family in Australia. I discovered this […]
Restaurant reviews
Brasserie Lipp: the brasserie of all brasseries
Brasserie Lipp Geneva: a model for all brasseries The Brasserie Lipp in Geneva even tops the one in Paris. Some may say that’s not difficult to do in a sleepy, provincial town like Geneva, but it is not so simple as that. It’s l’ensemble, the “package” with all its details, that makes it work to […]
Savoie Philippe Chevrier: gourmet cruise on restored 1914 steamboat on Lake Geneva
Geneva’s star of stars: Chateauvieux chef Philippe Chevrier Philippe Chevrier of none other than the exclusive Domaine de Chateauvieux in Satigny has fond memories of childhood lake cruises in steamboats. It is therefore with nostalgic pleasure that he took on the task of organizing gourmet cruises on the steamboat Savoie in Geneva, commissioned in 1914 […]
Café Métropole: Restaurant of the week Friday 22 May
CAFE METROPOLE 6 rue du Prince 1204 Geneva +41 22 310 06 70 email: info@cafemetropole.ch http://www.cafemetropole.ch Affordable restaurant that often serves as a gathering place for young people before they hit the discos, yet oldies like myself who eat earlier have no trouble fitting in. Seasonal, affordable menu offered by chef Rachid Fadili, offering light […]