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Sablier Rooftop wins Master 2021

18th Best of Swiss Gastro

For the 18th time, the Swiss public award Best of Swiss Gastro (BOSG) has been awarded in eight categories. The overall winner of the evening and new Master Best of Swiss Gastro 2021 is the Sablier Rooftop Restaurant & Bar at The Circle at Zurich Airport.

The BOSG jury of experts nominated a total of 102 innovative Swiss restaurants with a convincing concept. Over a period of two months, these restaurants, bars, cafés and take-aways were then put to the test... Read more...

Best apprentice chef chosen

Fynn Thielen, The Dolder Grand, wins "gusto22

In a three-hour cooking competition, the nine finalists had to demonstrate their skills in front of a jury of experts. In the end, Fynn Thielen from The Dolder Grand came out on top. At a festive gala, he was crowned the "gusto22" winner and thus the best cookery learner of 2022.

On 1 April, the culinary industry met for the first major industry event without restrictions in a long time. Around 400 guests accepted the invitation from Transgourmet/Prodega to the Casino Bern. As part of "gusto22" ... Read more ...

Cocktails take centre stage

Review Cocktail and Bar Course

BAR NEWS has been organising one and two-day cocktail and bar courses for years. On 25 October 2021, nine interested participants took part in the BAR NEWS Academy to immerse themselves in the world of a professional bartender and to learn about the bar and spirits world in a professional way.

The course participants learned the basic rules to be observed in a bar at the Felix Bar in Zurich. In the theoretical part, Kaspar Keller gave the heterogeneous group in-depth ... Readmore ...

DistiSuisse Award 2021

The best Swiss spirits 2021/2022 awarded

Every two years, the Swiss distilling industry meets for DistiSuisse, the national award for the best spirits produced in Switzerland. 105 distilleries took up the challenge this year and submitted 568 products.

Seven distilleries were honoured as "Distiller of the Year 2021" at the award ceremony on 27 October 2021 at the Hotel Montana in Lucerne. 113 products were awarded gold and 323 silver ... Read more ...

Trade fair cancelled

Igeho 2021 will not take place

In consultation with the Advisory Board and the exhibitors, MCH Swiss Exhibition has decided to cancel Igeho and the parallel event Lefa, which will be held in Basel from 20 to 24 November 2021.

The major relaxation measures announced by the Federal Council on 23 June came too late for the hospitality industry, which wanted to present itself widely at Messe Basel in November. "We would have liked to have ... Read more ...

DistiSuisse Award 2021

Call for entries for the noble brandy award launched

Every second year, the Swiss spirits industry gets together for a get-together. The call for entries for the DistiSuisse Award 2021 was recently launched. Distilleries can enter their products until 9 July.

The national spirits award DistiSuisse has been on the road to success for years. This is proven by the increased number of participants in the past. At the last event, more than 100 companies submitted a total of 622 samples of spirits ... Read more ...

Bar course in Zurich

Spring course of the BAR NEWS Academy

Brush up on the technical knowledge, learn the tricks of the trade and get to grips with all kinds of spirits that are important in a bar. These are just some of the reasons why eight interested participants took part in the cocktail and bar course in Zurich on 25 April 2021.

Anyone who wants to learn the craft of bartending needs more than a recipe book and two or three YouTube tutorials. Because only those who stand behind the bar themselves and prepare the spirits, liqueurs, syrups ... Read more ...

Swiss championship for apprentice chefs

Dalila Zambelli wins gusto21

For the first time, Dalila Zambelli from Waffenplatz Isone is the best apprentice chef in Switzerland! Second place went to Seline Grossenbacher from Restaurant Stucki, closely followed by Luca Heiniger from Restaurant Panorama Hartlisberg in third place.

Dalila Zambelli from Waffenplatz Isone could hardly believe her luck when Sven Epiney announced her name as the winner of "gusto21". The Ticinese convinced with an appetiser consisting of pike-perch balls with ... Read more...

ProWein 2022
No trade fair in Düsseldorf in 2021 either

ProWein 2021 will not take place

ProWein 2021 will not take place as planned from 19 to 23 March due to the restrictions caused by Covid-19.

The current Covid 19 infection incidence, the travel situation and the legal framework conditions have prompted Messe Düsseldorf as ProWein organiser to reassess the situation. In particular, due to the federal-state decision of 25 November 2020, ... Read more ...

Successful bar course

BAR NEWS Academy Autumn Course

Against the odds, the BAR NEWS Academy cocktail and bar course took place on 19 and 20 October 2020. In small groups, prospective Barkeeper and interested parties learned the basics of bar work.

It is encouraging that during highly uncertain times for the catering industry (and for bars in particular), people from different regions of Switzerland and from a wide variety of backgrounds are taking part in the cocktail and bar course at the ... Read more ...

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