February 26 to March 1, 2009. This collection of choicest Tuscan wines is available nowhere else in Suisse Romande, and the tasting experience itself - animated exchange (English spoken) over a bowl of pasta - makes discovering them even more pleasurable. More at www.vinitoscani.ch
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Citrus delights in Geneva
February 19 and 21, 2009. Imagine a six-course meal, each course featuring different citrus fruits: grapefruit, kumquat and lime, blood orange, combava, lemon, and clementine. From amuse-bouche (pre-starter) through “pre-dessert” and real dessert, the fruit highlights such dishes as veal with pistachio and kumquat-powdered rice served with flat-grilled foie gras of duck and lime, and […]
Valentine’s Day specials
February 13-15, 2009. Many Swiss hotels are offering romantic get-away deals for the Valentine’s Day week-end. Here’s a city-break selection.
Geneva, Tiffany Hotel. Recently renovated, Art Nouveau jewel near the Opera House, Victoria Hall and the contemporary art galleries, and a stone’s throw away from the Old Town and best shopping streets. One night (either 13/14 […]
Escoffier revisited, Geneva
February 8, 2009. There’s a festive Sunday lunch at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva to cap off a competition organized by Les Disciples d’Escoffier, an international association of cooking professionals dedicated to keeping alive the spirit of the great turn- of- the- (19th/20th) century French chef, Auguste Escoffier. Saturday is the cook-off of five seasoned […]