Chaîne des Rôtisseurs
22. March 2014: Restaurant Accademia del Gusto
Starting a lunch with an “artichoke flan with Parmesan Sbriciolona and basil sauce, served with a Calabrian pork roulade” is definitely a good idea. The artichoke flan was placed on crispy dough, smooth and aromatic. The “pork roulade” which was more a bacon-artichoke roulade provided a pleasantly salty flavour. The basil sauce rounded up the […]
1. February 2014: Restaurant Locanda @ Hotel Carlton
I have not attended a Chaîne event in more than a month – and I just remembered why I love going there. The first course that night was a “guinea fowl gâteau with Burgundy truffles, sautéed romaine lettuce and white port” which was a great starter: smooth, creamy, subtle combination of flavours! While being too […]
5. January 2014: Restaurant Lapin @ Hotel De la Paix
The Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Bailliage de Lucerne lunch (CHF 56.00) started with three different amuse bouches – tuna tartare, chicken breast mousse and chicken wings with hot dip which were all fine – my personal favourite were the chicken wings though as they were nicely crunchy and at the same time the sauce provided it […]
30. December 2013: Restaurant Topaz
I started the traditional Ottoman degustation menu with wine pairing (210.00 TRL) with a glass of “Sarafin, Sauvignon Blanc, 2012” (27.00 TRL) which was smooth. The degustation menu started then with a “Wedding soup with lamb, sautéed almond, young vegetable and dried mint oil”. The soup was thick, heavy and aromatic at the same time […]
29. December 2013: Restaurant Sunset Grill & Bar
The Sunset Grill & Bar is an In-Restaurant in Istanbul and I frankly understand why – great view all over the Bosphorus, truly stunning. I mean, I do understand why people go and dine here: because the view is breath-taking. But, frankly, although the Sunset is part of the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs which raised my […]
7. December 2013: Restaurant Hotel Imperial Vienna
After being in Vienna since May this year again, I finally managed to attend a Chaîne des Rôtisseurs event this evening – and luckily it was the Christmas event at the Restaurant Hotel Imperial Vienna which started already with a great amuse bouche from the kitchen – “beef tartare with avocado mousse”. The beef tartare […]
5. October 2013: Ristorante Madonna della Neve
It is almost exactly three years ago since I have had the pleasure to eat at the Ristorante Madonna della Neve the last time. And I must say while my expectations where definitely high, they were met! First was a round of antipasti (EUR 10.00 for all of them) and it started with “Carpaccio con […]
14. September 2013: Schloss Grafenegg
The start of the evening was promising and so it went on – the “Gillardeau oyster with cucumbers, nut butter and caviar” was tasty, a bit salty but intense and the nut butter somehow brought in a balancing element. The “char with lime, leek and cress” was tender but not as tender as I expected […]
