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Yume Gastro – Futuristic food experience with 360 degree view

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Aviles (Asturia, North Spain) – On our trip from Galicia via Asturias and Leon to Madrid we visited Yume Gastro in Aviles. It is a small town in the north of Spain, near the beautiful and famous “As Catedrais” beach (in Galicia, Spain).

If you happen to be in the area, it’s worth to visit the restaurant for several reasons.
The location of the restaurant in a futuristic tower is unique. The restaurant is located in the Oscar-Niemeyer cultural center. You have a great 360degree view from the tower. The food is great and the team amazing. There is a tasting menu with 6-8 courses for EUR 65. The beautifully arranged dishes were just great and you can see the hard work behind it. For the first course we were invited to visit the kitchen and see some of the preparation. Plan in enough time for a lunch or dinner.

La Terraza del Niemeyer

Bodega Colomé – Once in a lifetime

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Molinos

The Hacienda Colomé (by Swiss entrepreneur Donald M. Hess) is not only worth a visit for its wines, but for the special place. The next small village is about 45 minutes away by car. From Salta you can do the zigzagging roads by going over the top of a pass (Cuesta del Obispo) and “Parque Nacional de los Cardones” about 5 to 6 hours, depending on road conditions (partially dirt roads). This means that one does not go there spontaneously for a winetasting.
For a long time we had the idea to include the Bodega Colomé on our next trip to Argentina because we know friends that stayed there. Since the hotel has only 9 rooms, this was the first thing we booked for our trip and planned everything else including flights only afterwards. It was really worth it. It is a place with a certain magic. You can relax, get some peace and quiet, do walks and besides; taste the best wines of the region.
We spent New Year’s Eve at the bodega and had a really wonderful evening with people from France, Brazil, Switzerland and Argentina. Bodega Colomé grows their own fruits, vegetables and herbs in their garden and cooks only regional and seasonal meals. The staff conjured up a delicious multi-course menu for the guests that evening, including wine pairing.
At 12 o’clock we all toasted to the new year on the terrace under the roof of stars and there was – still on top – a huge dessert buffet.
Those who make it to Colomé should stay at least two or three days, as the James Tyrell Art Museum is also very worth seeing.

  • Surroundings of Colomé
  • View
  • Far away
  • Hacienda
  • Breakfast
  • Colomé secection
  • View of Colomé Bodega
    View of Colomé Bodega
  • Lavender as far as one can see
  • Hacienda
  • Paths
  • Room with chimney
  • Bath
  • Road to Colomé
  • Pool area

www.bodegacolome.com/homepage/

Zuccardi – Bodega Piedra Infinita

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Mendoza – Valle de Uco

In order to get a table in the restaurant, one has to book early, preferably two or three months in advance. We had already made a reservation for the “El Enemigo” at noon the same day and therefore only did the tour and the tasting. I have rarely seen such an impressive bodega. It was only opened in 20016 and is one of six bodegas of Zuccardi wines.
For the construction, natural materials from the surroundings were used, such as stones from the estate area. The cement tanks are built without “epoxy”. Piedra Infinita won the Great Wine Capitals Global Architecture award in 2016 and World’s Best Vineyard Award, for its overall Winery experience.

  • Conference room
    Conference room
  • Vines
    Vines
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
  • Entrance and lobby
    Entrance and lobby
  • Entrance and lobby
    Entrance and lobby
  • Entrance and lobby
    Entrance and lobby
  • Entrance and lobby
    Entrance and lobby
  • Outside architecture
    Outside architecture
  • Outside architecture
    Outside architecture
  • Concrete tanks
    Concrete tanks
  • Outside
    Outside
  • Wine cellar
    Wine cellar
  • Tasting room
    Tasting room
  • PiedraInfinita
    PiedraInfinita

The tasting was great but again, a lot of wine to drink….If we manage to visit Mendoza again, we would probably also book a table at the restaurant, the meat on the BBQ looked mouthwatering.

https://zuccardiwines.com/en/bodega/

Alfa Crux Bodega

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Mendoza – Valle de Uco

On the way from Mendoza city to our hotel Gimenez Riili in valle de Uco we stopped at the Bodega Alfa Crux for our lunch including wine tasting (the restaurant was called O’Fournier, now apparently they have renamed it to Crux Cocina).
A reservation is essential, because the restaurant has only room for about 20 people.
The view of the mountains through the big windows and the pond around the restaurant are stunning. Also the food and of course the wines have impressed us and are still in best memory two months later. A must visit for the region.

  • Interior restaurant
    Interior restaurant
  • Dessert
    Dessert
  • Check
    Check
  • Wine tasting
    Wine tasting
  • Main course
    Main course
  • Stairs to main building
    Stairs to main building
  • Main building of bodega
    Main building of bodega
  • Empanada
    Empanada
  • Croqueta
    Croqueta
  • Main building of bodega
    Main building of bodega
  • Main building of bodega
    Main building of bodega

www.alfacruxwines.com/es/

Gimenez Riili – Hotel and Bodega

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Mendoza Valle de Uco

The hotel and bodega Gimenez Riili is located in the middle of the emerging new wine region “Valle de Uco” near Mendoza. The hotel has only eight rooms but they are already in the process of being extended. The rooms are very nice and modern furnished. The food is excellent and is cooked on an open fire in the middle of the restaurant. You can also try their own wines with the meal.

The hotel is home to people and some animals like guinea pigs, dogs, tarantulas (only one luckily ;-)) and toads that are running around freely. So you should not be afraid of contact with animals.

www.gimenezriili.com/

Patagonia Paradise

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Bahia Bustamante – North Patagonia east coast

This hotel and restaurant is really something unique, a hidden gem. It is not at all on the way and does not always guarantee electricity – especially after 11pm.
But in reward, one gets a wonderful fauna and flora right in front of the door. Unspoiled nature wherever you look. After four days on the Peninsula Valdes I thought I had seen all penguins, sea lions and ostriches, but Bahia Bustamante offers all this too, but not as an observer from far away, you are right in the middle of it. It is difficult to describe the place, you have to see, feel and experience it on your own.
The hotel should be booked 6-9 months in advance and you should definitely book the cabins WITH dinner. The food is incredibly good and this at the end of the world and with a view of the vines (yes really vines in Patagonia) and the sea behind. Of course you shouldn’t be picky about what you eat, because there is simply one menu every evening, but if you like local food and wine, you are in good hands.

The hotel and surroundings

Excursions at Bahia Bustamante

  • excursion by boat
  • all edable
  • beach of sea shells
  • Ostriches – nandus – behind our cabin

The restaurant at Bahia Bustamante Lodge

  • The green leaf is from the field behind the lodge (see pics excursions)
  • Malbec “Animal”
  • Pumkin casserolle
  • Restaurant from the outside
  • The VIEW
  • Shrimp cocktail
  • Dona Paula Malbec
  • Delicious fresh fish dish
  • Pumkin volcano – delicious
The restaurant at Bahia Bustamante Lodge

www.bahiabustamante.com/

www.instagram.com/bahiabustamante/

Adler – Flying high

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View from Adler Hurden
View from Adler Hurden

Hurden – This bijou called “Adler” (eagle) is located directly on lake zurich between Rapperswil and Pfäffikon. For my mother’s birthday we wanted to have lunch at a special place and therefore chose the restaurant Adler. At lunchtime you can choose a menu of 2 – 4 courses (complete menu CHF 95) or a la carte from the main menu.
The food is really exceptionally good. The service is highly professional and friendly. We had my mother’s Viszla dog with us and she immediately got a bowl of water too.

Markus Gass – the chef – and his wife are very welcoming hosts and make sure every wish is read from their guest’s eyes.
The location (in summer under the shady trees) directly at the lake with a view of the Glarner Alps can hardly be topped. The numerous quacking ducks act as a background sound.

If you plan a visit, reserve your table, especially for summer evenings outside.

  • Restaurant outside
  • Lunch menu Adler
  • Restaurant garden
  • View from the garden
  • Table outside
  • Lunch at Adler
    Lunch at Adler
  • Kingfish carpaccio
  • Melon soup with San Daniele ham
  • Swiss veal with baby maiz and tomato risotto
  • Macaron filled with duck liver

www.adler-hurden.ch

Seerose – Waterfront classic in Zurich

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Zurich –  The restaurant Seerose a little outside the city of Zurich is a classic. I think it has one of the most beautiful terraces, built directly on the water. Even in winter you have a wonderful atmosphere with a view of Lake Zurich and the Alps in the distance. The food and the wines are always pretty good. If you want to come with your own boat, it has some moorings. The maneuver should have been practiced, because you have some viewers with you.
Definitely book ahead!

Fish “Chnusperli” with sauce Tartar
Moorings at Seerose
Table setting
Lake view with Alps
Salmon sashimi
Waterfront view
Entrecote Cafe de Paris