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04.02.2011, 18:51
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | Having a TV celebrity chef is not a plus.  | | | | | Very true, but it was an excellent meal and was, two years ago, 70€ for the tasting menu. Plus the head chef was there, and came out to ask us how it was (I let my German speaking friend handle the conversation!).
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04.02.2011, 18:53
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | Having a TV celebrity chef is not a plus.  | | | | | Unless its Rick Stein - but then, he probably doesn't regard himself as a celebrity.
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04.02.2011, 18:54
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | Unless its Rick Stein - but then, he probably doesn't regard himself as a celebrity. | | | | | He's a good chef despite being on the telly. | This user would like to thank Gastro Gnome for this useful post: | | 
04.02.2011, 20:51
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand
Anyone got any idea why my OP deserved a groan?
I'm quite puzzled!
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04.02.2011, 21:01
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | Anyone got any idea why my OP deserved a groan?
I'm quite puzzled! | | | | | General Manager??!!
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04.02.2011, 21:16
| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | Anyone got any idea why my OP deserved a groan?
I'm quite puzzled! | | | | | | Quote: | |  | | | for a two star restaurant at approx CHF400 for the meal ( | | | | | Because we don't do bloody text speak here! | 
04.02.2011, 21:17
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | Because we don't do bloody text speak here!  | | | | | surely that is just an abbreviation? | 
04.02.2011, 21:39
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | General Manager??!! | | | | | I thought the clue was that the Midfield General thanked the next post which said the place was pretentious.
But hey, I wasn't overly effusive in my praise of the meal . . . So hence I'm puzzled. Actually I was pretty ambivalent going on underwhelmed.
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04.02.2011, 22:57
| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | surely that is just an abbreviation?  | | | | | We do not do abbreviations on the English Forum either. Please capitalise.
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05.02.2011, 11:22
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | Anyone got any idea why my OP deserved a groan?
I'm quite puzzled! | | | | | | Quote: | |  | | | I thought the clue was that the Midfield General thanked the next post which said the place was pretentious.
But hey, I wasn't overly effusive in my praise of the meal . . . So hence I'm puzzled. Actually I was pretty ambivalent going on underwhelmed. | | | | | I think you might have possibly answered your own question. | 
05.02.2011, 11:29
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | Anyone got any idea why my OP deserved a groan?
I'm quite puzzled! | | | | | because you obviously have far too much money to burn | 
05.02.2011, 12:43
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Groaning is petty though. We all make choices. For the price of GastroGnome's meal - I'd choose to buy a week's ski pass for a top resort, or a flight to Morrocoo, or to see my grand-children.
Many of course would have no choice but to use it to feed my family and keep them safe .. but that of course is another story (like many, been there, done that).
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05.02.2011, 13:03
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand
Gastro have you ever been here: http://www.traube-tonbach.de/en/rest...zwaldstube.php
I just wondered how it compared to the Dolder experience ?
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05.02.2011, 14:43
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Gastro Gnome, did you have the uni roe/sea urchin? There was some pretty strong, pungent flavours in there. Mango, chorizo and saffron...wow!
Was it nice?
p.s. Your flickr pic collection is fab!
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05.02.2011, 14:50
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | We do not do abbreviations on the English Forum either. Please capitalise. | | | | | Yes dad.
I believe the groaner may have groaned out of envy, purely and simply.
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05.02.2011, 15:10
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | because you obviously have far too much money to burn  | | | | | I didn't burn it. I ate it. | 
05.02.2011, 15:15
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | I haven't yet. Actually my fine dining in Switzerland's been fairly limited since I arrived here. Thanks though . . . I'll look into Traube Tonbach.
The next places on my (reasonably local) list are Schloss Schauenstein, Hexen and (a bit further away) and L'Arnbourg.
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05.02.2011, 15:44
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | Gastro Gnome, did you have the uni roe/sea urchin? There was some pretty strong, pungent flavours in there. Mango, chorizo and saffron...wow!
Was it nice?
p.s. Your flickr pic collection is fab! | | | | | I can't take credit for the photos, they're from my friend, Ulterior Epicure.
The sea urchin dish was one of the less successful ones. Urchin should have a strong flavour, but this was lost under the chorizo sauce. Overall it tasted a bit like a Mexican breakfast, though that isn't necessarily a bad thing.
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05.02.2011, 18:00
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand | Quote: | |  | | | I think you might have possibly answered your own question.  | | | | | I can see why some might see the food as pretentious, but simply posting about it in a not uncritical way?
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05.02.2011, 18:30
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| | Re: The Dolder Grand
The potato Espuma looks interesting - did you try it? What was in it?
Love the photos..
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