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Anyone hungry for a cupcake? (Part 2)

Our other cupcake lady in Zurich is Michelle Burke, half Swiss, half British. She fell in love with cupcakes in 2008. After working for fifteen years at …

Anyone hungry for a cupcake? (Part 1)

Have you noticed all of the cupcakes stores, workshops and books out there? It seems everywhere you look there is a cupcake in a shop window, a new published …

Tuscan wines, olive oils, truffles & chestnut cake at the Zurich Zunfthaus zur Saffran

Many Italian exhibitors from the province of Livorno in Tuscany came to the beautiful Zunfthaus zur Zaffran on Monday to present their wines and olive oils. …

Millefoglie Chantilly from the Romitorio di Serelle Taverna in Tuscany

Once I had the chance to visit Tuscany and to stay at the beautiful farmhouse Romitorio di Serelle surrounded by the Chianti vineyards. In the evening I could …

Great moments at the Zurich Gourmesse

Many people came to the Zurich Gourmesse last week, which lasted four days. If you enjoy food and wines the gourmet fair is always a place worthwhile …

The best gelati (Italy, Switzerland & France)

Something fun to do in the summer is to eat gelati and sorbets. We selected a couple places well worth stopping at:   ITALY Bar/Gelateria Serenissima in …

Feta and Melon salad ( 3-4 servings)

What you need: 9.1 oz (260 g) of iceberg salad 1/2 of netted melon 3.5 (100 g) of feta cheese 2 teaspoons of herbs of Provence 1,5 tablespoons of lemon juice 2 …

Ducks Breast “Exotic Surprise”

Jürg Wernli, the chef at BHMS in Lucerne, shared with us a ducks breast “exotic surprise” recipe. It was made at the first Salon du Chocolat in …

Dieter Meier launches Il Tavolo at the Bärengasse

It was a glamorous and joyful evening at the Restaurant Bärengasse last night for the opening of the second food festival’s Il Tavolo. It is no-one …

“Albacore”, an appetizer from Eric Ripert, French chef at Le Bernardin in New York

Vivamost is very happy to publish this week an appetizer from the renown French chef, Eric Ripert. Chef Ripert is co-owner with Maguy Le Coze of the fish …