Category: food & drinks
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Small Cooking School in Lyon
Lyon is the second largest city in France but it is the top gastronomic city. It has more Michelin star restaurants than Paris. So there are lots to explore. Off the main square in downtown Lyon (Place Bellecour), we came across a small cooking school that has a cafe and cookbook store. The place is…
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Snacking on Oysters Riverside
The center of Lyon is located on a strip of land flanked by two rivers: Saône and Rhône. There are markets on the banks of the rivers, selling vegetables, herbs, cheese, flowers, sausages, books, and seafood. We strolled along the Saône to check out the produce. Having never tried pesto cheese before – it was dark…
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Lugano Food Porn: #1-#4
Other than easter eggs, it is also asperagus season at this time of the year. Every restaurant, in Neuchatel and also here in Lugano, has a special asperagus menu (Asperges, Asperagi). In the US, it is available all year-round. I guess they have an abundance of it here only in Spring. The Asparagus milanese with…
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Easter Eggs and Bunnies
At our hotel, we were provided with colorful easter eggs for breakfast. We also received a gift from the hotel – La Colomba (“the dove”, a traditional Italian easter cake). The cake with an outline of a bunny formed by sugar powder is quite effective. Easter gives the Swiss another chance to indulge on all things…
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Neuchâtel Food Porn: Lakeside #1-#5
During my first week in Switzerland, I was staying at the Hotel Beaulac. It was bitterly cold and I did not feel like exploring the town for dining options. So I ate quite a few dinners at the hotel restaurant, Lakeside. Further to my post yesterday showing the interiors of the restaurant, here are some…
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Playing With Food
Is it me or can you see the silhouette of a city ? I wonder if the inventor of Lego was inspired by octopus. What do you think of when you see the image below ?