Month: December 2011
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2011 Goodbye
Happy New Year ! Wishing You All The Best in 2012. Hong Kong & Macau Berlin, Germany Chamonix, France Figueres, Spain Milano, Italy Before we welcome the arrival of 2012, I will do a little personal review of the world events of 2011. This past year seems to be packed with big news, more so…
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Lausanne food porn: Anne-Sophie Pic @ Beau-Rivage Palace – part 2 (Flickering Stars)
This is part two of the food porn post of my birthday dinner at Anne-Sophie Pic at the Beau-Rivage Palace. Read part one here. We had rose champagne to start and a Petite Avrine white wine from Valais (a low production local specialty). The water glass was remarkably beautiful – a Baccarat. Sue chose the Autumn menu which…
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Lausanne food porn: Ann-Sophie Pic @ Beau Rivage Palace – part 1
Last week, to spoil ourselves a little bit, Sue booked us a table at Anne-Sophie Pic at the Beau-Rivage Palace for dinner. The restaurant (ASP|BRP) which earned two Michelin stars in 2009, is named after the chef who was voted by the Michelin guide as the chef of the year in 2007. She “imagined” the…
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Kaki, Cachi, Loti
Persimmon – Kaki or Cachi, Loti – as they are known here in French/German and Italian. We have seen two types of persimmon here all imported from Italy. By far the most lusciously sweet and soft fruit is the one on the right. The one on the left is firmer and the texture resembles that of…
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La Chasseral – Swisscom tower
Continuing from the last post about La Chasseral, Jura Mountains … At the top of La Chasseral is a directional radio tower owned by Swisscom. In fact, one can see this Star Wars-like installation from miles away. There is a path that leads to the base which offers a panoramic view of Swiss Alps, Northern…
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Home made soup
Sue made this for dinner last night.