Belle Epoque brasserie in Montreux gets an up-to-date look The brasserie at the luxury resort hotel Montreux-Palace has just gotten a new chef and a facelift. This luxury “pub” is a real institution in Montreux, so there is excitement in the air. Franck Page, the new chef, worked at Fauchon in Beijing, as well as […]
Switzerland
Café du Simplon and the Orient Express
Take the Venice Simplon Orient-Express at the Café du Simplon in Lausanne If you’ve always dreamed of taking the Orient Express but don’t have the time or budget, the Café du Simplon in Lausanne might be the next best thing. The name of the café comes from the street where it is found, the rue […]
Restaurant notes: 21 January 2010
La Terrazza Route de Florissant 51, 1206 Geneva. +41 022 345 56 00. Open for lunch and dinner. Closed Saturday and Sunday. I discovered this almost hidden Swiss-style café-restaurant many years ago on my treks back and forth to the Beaulieu clinique. Mr. Borella started as waiter at the Lion d’Or during its golden age. […]
World’s largest airplane touches ground in Zurich
Zurich, Switzerland (GenevaLunch) – The Airbus 380, the world’s largest plane, touched down in Zurich shortly after dawn Wednesday 20 January, to the cheers of a large crowd. The plane had no passengers and was not a commercial flight but rather a test before the plane comes into service at the airport. Singapore Airlines announced […]
Switzerland gets its own AOCs!
When it comes to wine and food, a name is not just a name Switzerland has had AOCs for a while now, but on 14 January 2010, the Swiss federal agriculture office, OFAG, published an official bulletin containing a list of approximately 800 appellations of origin and geographical indications, roughly the equivalent of the French […]