Photos of Opening Night
of Food Zurich at Jelmoli
FOOD Zurich 2018 officially kicked off on 24th May under the motto “Sharing is Caring” and the grand opening party took place at Jelmoli.
The whole of the Jelmoli Food Market was bedecked with gorgeous decorations, long communal dining tables, live cooking stations, music, and most importantly, lots of wonderful food.
There was all sorts of food to tempt every palate.
Chefs from the top 5-star hotels in Zurich prepared their dishes live in front of us each highlighting the food from one of the regions of Switzerland.
There was the Widder Hotel with specialities from Wallis, the Party Hyatt Zurich with ingredients sourced from Zurich, the Baur au Lac took its inspiration from Waadtland, Storchen featured specialities from Ticino and The Dolder Grand concentrated on dishes from Graubunden.
There were so many wonderful dishes to try it was difficult to know where to start – it really was a gourmet adventure! And if you wanted a break to do something else, there was even a mini casino on site.
The dishes from the hotels were amazing! Other highlights included fabulous Indian and Asian specialities, delicious cheeses from Jelmoli’s Cheese Humidor, foie gras, wonderful Mövenpick wines (who are incidentally celebrating their 70 year anniversary) as well as a delicious coffee cocktail…. and then it was time to investigate the Dessert Room!
The Dessert Room
Everyone was enjoying themselves and the room was buzzing. Then at 9 o’clock Jelmoli’s 4th floor restaurant was turned into an exquisite Dessert Parlour where decadent desserts & cocktails were displayed in a fabulous setting.
There were cakes, tarts, ice cream, and so many delicious delicacies to choose from – if of course you still had room! We particularly liked the Ruby chocolate ice cream dessert (made with pink cocoa beans) and the cocktails were delicious and refreshing.
The restaurant terrace was laid open as everyone continued enjoying this wonderful celebration of food, high amongst the rooftops of Zurich as well as in the Food Market until midnight.
If you missed the opening party, there are still over 150 more events to enjoy so please see the details below:
FOOD ZURICH 2018
Dates: 24th May – 3rd June 2018
What: 150+ food events
Where: diverse locations all over Zurich, including tours, workshops and kids programs too
See our article about FOOD ZURICH here.
Visit the FOOD ZURICH website here.
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All photos by R. Fryer and Carmen Sirboiu
except for second from top photo which is courtesy of Jelmoli
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