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 […]
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Au P’tit Bonheur Thanksgiving meal
The P’tit Bonheur in Chambésy will be serving Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday, 26 November 2009. The menu includes pumpkin soup with pumpkin seed oil, apple and walnut salad with cranberry vinaigrette, roast turkey and giblet sauce with fig stuffing, mashed potatoes and Brussels sprouts, and pumpkin pie with whipped cream and vanilla ice cream for […]
Affordable Asian restaurants in Geneva
It is difficult to find an authentic Asian restaurant in Geneva. Geneva’s Asian population is sparse compared to cities like London, Paris, or San Francisco. But where there is a will there is a way, and Asians always manage to find the authentic restaurants. I’ve jotted down just a few addresses Asians have recommended to […]
Breathtaking view of Miroir d’Argentine
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 […]
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 […]