The 17 June 2009 edition of L’Illustré magazine features six great chefs’ favorite restaurants with terraces. All 66 restaurants are located in the French-speaking cantons of Switzerland.
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Dinner with Fredy Girardet
by guest Ellen Wallace, editor, GenevaLunch I’ve been waiting for years to say I had dinner with Fredy Girardet. Unfortunately for me, the world’s chef of the century (New York Times labeled him thus) retired and closed his restaurant in Crissier before I managed to get there for dinner. You can imagine my delight, then, […]
Cave Berthaudin wine tasting at Beau Rivage
The Rambling Epicure covered this Cave Berthaudin’s spring wine tasting and gala dinner at the Beau Rivage in Ellen Wallace’s blog Among the vines.
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 […]
Hamburger heavens in Lake Geneva region
The May 2009 edition of Baboo Time features an article Hamburger Mania with a long list of the best hamburger haunts in the Lake Geneva area, from Lausanne to Geneva, with one just behind the train station in Rolle. The listings are in both French and English, and give full descriptions of the hamburgers: how […]