2. May 2013: Restaurant Ra’mien
The “rice bowl with beef, thai basil and chili” (EUR 8.80) is a great meal for lunch. The rice is tasty, the sauce too and the quality of the beef is quite fine as well. All is provided with a nice intensity of spiciness and it is a rather big bowl so you do not [...]
30. April 2013: Volksgarten Club
It is pretty much one year ago that I have last been to the Volksgarten Club. The atmosphere is still somewhat nice, the service is friendly the music is fine and the prices are okay too (entrance fee: EUR 12.50). The “Basil Shots” (EUR 4.30) are quite tasty I must admit and also rather fair [...]
30. April 2013: das techno cafe
It was the season opening of the techno cafe in the Viennese Volksgarten – the line to get in was epically long (approximately 100 meters) and already at 7:30pm that day. Once you have paid your EUR 5.00 to get in, it was time to find a nice place which proofed already quite difficult at [...]
30. April 2013: Restaurant Bar Italia
The “cold tomato soup with pesto” was quite refreshing – it was kind of like a gazpacho but thicker. The pesto was decent and therefore not too strong. The soup was part of the menu which was today “risotto with green asparagus” (EUR 9.90). The risotto was good, a firm bite was still necessary to [...]
27. April 2013: Restaurant Santa Lucia Altstetten
Well, I have had better before. The lunch menu salad is a joke. It is small and has industrialized salad sauce all over it. Definitely not a nice way to start a lunch. The “Fegato di vitello alla Veneziana” (CHF 31.00) were actually quite fine. The quality of the liver was not entirely satisfying but [...]
26. April 2013: Restaurant Zunfthaus zur Waag
Once more a great experience in the framework of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs. The topic of the night was “Dîner Oenologique – Fiesta Español” and it started with freshly cut “Jamón Iberico de Jerez” which was truly luscious. Also, I’ve learned that Spanish ham has to be a bit “sweaty” when served so the fat [...]
Hungry for Change (2012)
It is quite some time ago since I’ve seen this movie and I must say that it was absolutely interesting and is worth seeing for sure. While it has a tendentious felling at some points it still remains interesting. The makers summarize the movie the following way: HUNGRY FOR CHANGE exposes shocking secrets the diet, [...]
24. April 2013: Restaurant Seerose
This place is absolutely lovely in summer – located right next to Lake Zurich you get to sit in the sun, enjoy the weather and get tanned (or, in my case, burned). Therefore, it is key to book a table in advance! I had to wait a little but did not really mind as one [...]
