Category: food & drinks
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Évian-les-Bains, part 1
Evian-les-Bains or Evian lies directly across from Lausanne on the french side of Lac Leman. There is a ferry that runs between Ouchy, Lausanne and Evian every two hours. So off we went as it was a sunny spring day and the lake was very calm. The trip took about 35 minutes. On weekdays, the commuters…
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Lazy Dog Cafe, Cerritos
This is our 300th post ! Thanks for visiting and leaving comments. The adventure continues … For regular folks like us, the time to do shopping is mostly the weekend. But when all of us are shopping at the same time at the same places, the result is crowds and stress which strip away all…
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Savini in Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II, Milano
Our second touristy meal in Milano was a dinner at Savini. The restaurant is inside the Galleria and shares a corner in the middle with Louis Vuitton. It also happens to be directly across from a McDonald (see earlier post about Al Mercante). The Galleria was very much alive with people so it was fun…
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Ristorante Al Mercante, Milano
While we were visiting Milan last Spring, we ate here one night. This restaurant was mentioned in the Michelin Green Guide (not the restaurant guide). It is centrally located and has exterior seating in Piazza Mercanti – just around the corner from Piazza Duomo. Some of the fish looked as if they are ready to…
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Summer fun: Weber BBQ
When I came back from vacation in Southern California (19C), I was shocked by the 28C difference – apparently Switzerland just had a cold snap (-9C). Under such circumstance and after the post about hotpot/fondue for winter, I have to say something about the warmer season. This past summer we got ourselves a BBQ. We…
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Winter comfort: Hotpot / Fondue
There is nothing more inviting in a frigid winter or a lunar new year feast than a hotpot 火鍋 ? Known also as a steamboat as my Malaysian or Singaporean friends might call it or a fondue locally. While in the US, we had one made in Japan and the pot consisted of two compartments. Soups…