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New year resolutions (again? so soon)
Every year in early January, many of us are thinking about new year resolutions. What happened to last year’s ? Since this is the first post of 2012, I will indulge a bit on this exercise here. The graphic above and one at the end are borrowed from the web site of Alain de Botton, a
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
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
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
