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Some restaurants I could recommend to a friend (4): Fribourg

I don’t know why, but Fribourg, quite a small town, has got plenty of good restaurants, from higher gastronomy to typical bistros. And the city is full of medieval charms, lodged between the upper town and lower (basse ville). All that climbing about is worth it though.

New tables for an old guide

There are two events in the year for the best chefs in Romandie: one is the publication of the new edition of the Michelin guide, and the other is the new GaultMillau. Who will climb? Who will arrive? Who will fall? A distinction in one of the two guides can bring about a 25 percent […]

Luxury at its best

Let’s begin with an exception, I mean an exceptional restaurant near Neuchâtel. Built for the Swiss National Exhibition in 2002, the Palafitte Hotel was just dropped onto the lake, with rooms and suites on stilts, private jacuzzis and a private staircase to go swimming directly from your terrace. Is it expensive? Yes, indeed. But the […]

One day in Cully

When I grow up, I want to live in Cully. Cully is a big village (or a small town) between Lausanne and Vevey. Everybody knows everybody and you have to drink a glass of wine with the other residents at least once a week. And, finally, Cully has a lot of very good restaurants. How […]