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A Day Out in Nyon: Enjoying the Ancient with the New
Left: The 12th-Century Château de Nyon, and right: Restaurant Le Maître Jaques I know I sound like a broken record saying yet again how blessed I feel living in a region brimming with so many...
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Love at First Nibble at the Salon du Chocolat in Geneva
Meet ChocoChilli. He’s the short, dark, handsome one on the left. It was love at first nibble. First taste sensation: red wildberry crisp, then the crunch of macadamia nut followed by a jolt of...
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Hot Punches to Spice up your Swiss Seasonal Festivities
Nothing speaks more to me of Christmas than a wonderfully spiced hot punch sipped while decorating the Christmas tree or wrapping presents to place under it. Here are a few recipes that I hope you’ll...
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Simple, seasonal recipe: Vacherin Mont-d’Or mini fondues
Baking the cheese deepens its mild flavor. Photos and recipe courtesy of Globus delicatessa. If you’re done enjoying delicious but time-consuming Christmas roasts with all the elaborate fixings and...
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“Le Renard” snifs out Geneva’s Need-to-Know Addresses
In the recently released sixth edition of Le Renard sur la Lune, ed. 2014, our favorite little fox is back after sniffing out more than 1200 need-to-know addresses in the Geneva area for us to explore...
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Introducing Blanchette Loup, Swiss Granny and Video Star
When Blanchette Loup was a young cook working at the Château de Constantine in the Vaudois village of the same name she was asked to bake the regional specialty called the Gâteau de Vully, a delicious...
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Easter Chocolate with a Delicate, Contemporary Touch at Guillaume Bichet —...
When in 2011 Guillaume and Elodie Bichet opened the Confiserie de la Fontaine in a bright, welcoming space near the elegant stone fountain from which it takes its name on the village of Coppet’s...
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Self-serve Apple Picking at Ferme Courtois in Versoix
A ripe, juicy Gala apple. All photos copyright Savvy Little Sparrow. Although the days are growing shorter and the heat of summer has been replaced with chilly mornings and evenings, there’s much to...
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Autumn Recipe: Tarte Tatin of Juicy Vaudois Gala Apples
From the Tree to the Pantry: Tarte Tatin made with Vaudois Gala Apples Whether you choose to pick your apples straight off the branch (as we did last week) or off the grocer’s shelf, harvest time is...
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New Online Guide Celebrates Geneva’s Outdoor Markets
Fruit and vegetables on sale at the Blvd. Helvétique Market On any day of the week — regardless of season or weather — there’s at least one of eleven outdoor markets open in Geneva where food lovers...
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