Im on a business trip in Switzerland. first in the "German part", where food options were horrible and prices even more so, and wine by the glass was laughable (not worth noting).
Then I drove 200km west tot eh french part, where my next meeting is. Meeting a snow storm on the way, but I made it for dinner 20:30. First thing that catches my eye, is that its in the middle of nowhere, with a renault autoshop and gas station as neighbours.
then I spot a chevy Camero in the parking lot! And my rental Renault Escape with fully featured touchscreen, gps, camera , vicinity sensors, and automatic remotecontrol key, is the least impressive car.

Inside the decorations are very peculiar, and very wood based like Ive only seen at Sequoia National park before. The room as I walked in was bigger than the room + bathroom in the german part, even if two days here cost hte same as one in the german part.
What I havent seen yet is that around hte corner theres a little relaxation corner with a coffee table and more wood decorations, and two victorian arm chairs. facing a balcony with two chairs and a table, overlooking a lake. Then I see the bathroom which is bigger than the room I had in the german part.

Then I realize that its probably like france, where restaurants close early.. And I check the hotel information book, which is covered in wood. and Im right. it closes at 21:00. So I hurry down, dreading what the fod will cost.. in the german part lame boring food cost a fortune.

Very decent meny. veal stew with grilled kidney, black rice, and mixed vegestables 22euro! Even better , wine by the glass has good wines like Saint Jopseph!

Saint-Joseph Terra Louis 2011 Domaine Gilles Flacher ****

My second saint joseph (first one being Guiagal which was horrible and ended up in the sauce) - this is much more like a young cornas, albeit more approachable. Right amount of oak to smooth things over, the dark acidic fruits, on top of a bed of smoky bacony paprika spice. washed the creamy texture of grilled kidneys away just fine.