Lai Thai Lai Thai is in an elegant setting. The owner went to Swiss hotel school, so you are always greeted like a king or queen and the service is impeccable. A wide range of Northern Thai dishes you don’t ordinarily find in hole-in-the-wall type Thai restaurants, such as the special Thai rice and fish […]
Restaurants with terraces
The philosophy of fine dining in Crissier
Fine dining, Rudolf Steiner style The Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner was the inventor of the spiritual movement anthroposophy, a kind of intuitive ethics which has thrived in Switzerland, chiefly through the Waldorf schools and through foundations and communities inspired by his teachings. This seventeenth-century castle, Le Castel, was bought by the Lausanne branch of the […]
Want to eat in an igloo? Go to Cookie in Gryon
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]