Category: food & drinks
Alain Passard’s L’Arpège, Paris
Our 1-week stay in Paris was not meant to be a gastronomic tour. But IT asked her Parisian friends, D and C, who work in the food industry, to make reservations for us at several restaurants. In four days, we ate in four restaurants with a combined total of eight Michelin stars. We did not know in
Au bon couscous, Paris
Au Bon couscous is one of many touristy restaurants in the Latin Quarter, located just around the corner from our apartment. On one of the several rainy days in that week while we were in Paris, we ducked in Au bon couscous for a quick lunch. There are many restaurants (Greek, Italian, French, Asian, Indian,
Passage 53, Paris
Passage 53 is one of several restaurants that our local friends (D & C) made a reservation for the four of us for our week in Paris. The restaurant is quite difficult to find as it is hidden in the oldest arcade in Paris (Passage des Panoramas) among specialty shops that sell stamps and postcards.
In and around Emmental
I(Chris) had a 2-day business meeting in the Emmental – a region in west central Switzerland, forming part of the canton of Bern. It was supposed to be a drive that is less than 2 hours from our office, according to an estimate made by Google map. But due to road works near Burgdorf (the