Elite Traveler Summer 2020

EXPLORE FOOD FESTIVALS

The Epicure THE DOLDER GRAND, ZÜRICH, SWITZERLAND From Botero to Miró, including Warhol, Man Ray, Judd and more, the art collection at Zürich’s The Dolder Grand rates the hotel as a destination in itself. Ensconced in the woods, it overlooks the city’s gleaming lake, just walking distance from downtown. But it also reigns as a food mecca, with a culinary program helmed by Heiko Nieder of two-Michelin- starred The Restaurant. Best-known for elegant presentation and light fare, his artful cuisine mirrors Zürich’s contemporary, urbane buzz. To share his talents and collaborate with other like-minded gastronomes, The Dolder Grand and Nieder launched The Epicure — Days of Culinary Masterpieces, an indulgent, six-day gourmet jamboree, in 2014. Each September (slated for September 8-13 this year), a group of chefs from Michelin-starred restaurants around the world (last year’s lineup included Alain Passard, Nick Bril and Jan Hartwig, among others) join Nieder at The Dolder Grand to converse, exchange ideas, teach and prepare toothsome dishes for the attendees. Guests can dine on guest-chef- prepared, multi-course dinners at The Restaurant, attend master classes on a slew of subjects from cigars to caviar, and taste plenty of dishes in the exquisite, two-story Steinhalle Gallery. “The best part of the event is watching my colleagues applaud and support one another,” says Nieder. -BH theepicure.ch

Clockwise from top Louis XIII tasting; a dish by Ádám Mészáros; guest chefs at work

Photos Galdones Photography/ FOOD & WINE, Attila Czinke, David Biedert