I still don’t really know how I managed to book the wrong Hotel in a place, where there are only 2 Hotels. Actually there are only 2 houses. One at each side of the road. Jep and the one I was looking forward to spend a nice weekend with Marco was on the other side… so the only thing we did in LaRösa was getting out of the bus, drinking 2 glases of wine and jumping on the next bus out of the valley of Poschiavo. Next time it will be La Stazione della Posta!
But with a weekend ahead, plenty of humor and luck we found another beautiful place to stay Lej da Staz….
A gathering of friends, celebrating good food & good company. Thirty people, with unique stories, meeting for the first time, wearing fancy hats, sharing a picnic meal, enjoying quality time sprinkled with laughter and wine. Magdalena, Yoli and Deddou invited for this inspiring event in the midst of cosy blankets, adorned with fresh lavender and thyme topped with fine herb-infused, home-cocked food and delicious drinks.
What a good idea to create a menu with the theme “Cozy Lavender Garden and Thyme” and then assign the recipes to the guests. Everyone cooks a part of the menu. The venue was decorated with lots of attention for details and the buffet was amazing. It’s so inspiring to see what you can do out of Lavender and Thyme and how different you can use herbs. I didn’t cook this time but was happy to bring some of my Lemon-Thyme Sirup I produced some time ago. A truly nice afternoon and I’m curious what the next theme will be..
Last year I was lucky enough to spend beautiful holidays at CasaBramasole – this year I stay at home but with the TAVOLATA it feels a little like enjoying a relaxing night in italy dreaming of summer sounds…
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A hidden place in Berlin – Neukölln where you feel like in Italy… An old laundry offers the atmosphere for this real Trattoria. The best way to explore and find these places is to rent a bike and just start cruising the streets! Lavanderia offers daily Lunch and a fixed Dinner menu, which sounded amazing but unfortunately I had no reservation for the evening… so I had to come back the next day por un buon piatta di pasta al pesto. And it was really worth it!
I like to travel alone but when it comes to dinner it always feels a little strange to go to a restaurant on my own. So I was glad to come across The Parlour Dinners, a series of events that take place in Berlin Mitte. Laurin told me that he doesn’t call himself a professional cook but the food, the atmosphere the whole evening was even better than in most of the “real” restaurants. I enjoyed being a guest and to experience how other people create their pop-up Dinners like I do my TAVOLATA.
I especially like the Idea that Laurin combines his cooking project with a friend who does handmade furniture – so the showroom becomes a restaurant and vice versa.
Their claim: the project is a homage to quality food, dining culture and unique handmade wooden furniture, is definitely true!
Another reason to stay and enjoy summer in Zurich: Frau Gerolds Garten!
A garden in the city to grow vegetables, herbs and plants – a place for gardening and to relax and enjoy fresh food and drinks. I think this is just great and I’m happy that Frau Gerold is just 2 Minutes bike drive from Herr Albisriederplatz, the place I live…
Restaurant Day Zürich N°1 was a lot of fun: a sunny day with very lovely decorated places – good food – interesting people. It’s was so wonderful to see people enjoying the food carnival – we go a lot of very positive feedback and are looking forward to the next International Restaurant Day. We are sure to beat our score of 13 Zurich Restaurants and hopefully are able to inspire other cities in switzerland!
A big thanks to Helsinki for sharing this great concept and for all the Swiss Restaurants who were so courageous to participate. Claudia, Corina& Lea
Primavera with asparagi, finocchi, crema di ceci and Frank’s special pomodoro. Delizioso.
Wonderful guests always make these evenings very special and I enjoy the lively talks and interesting thoughts which are shared. Next chance to take a seat is the 19th of may when we open the doors for a brunchTAVOLATA.
Beim Namen musste ich schmunzeln – die Idee finde ich gut und fein ist er auch. Darum ab auf die Jagd!