Are you in the mood to sink your teeth into crunchy zucchini flower (courgette) fritters with goat cheese, tomato and coriander dip? Or can you imagine the waft of steam coming off freshly prepared cream of asparagus soup accompanied by scrambled eggs with morel mushrooms drizzled with white truffle scented oil? Have you ever tasted pasta with bleuchâtel cheese, roasted pear and pine nuts? Or monkfish ravioli stuffed with king crab and truffle juice? Maybe you would be tempted by the entrecôte de boeuf with roesti and caramelized vegetables and an unctuous sauce. Is your mouth watering yet? Should we tell you about dessert too or let you find out on your own?
La Récolte restaurant, located in the newly-renamed Crowne Plaza Geneva Hotel, boasts these and many other local foods. These seasonal products of the very best quality are prepared by chefs in a top-notch location. They have earned the label “Ambassadeur du Terroir Genevois”, one of the few locations within the canton to have this honor. The entire menu is dedicated to local Genevois products, reinvented
to old-time recipes or adapted to far away places, some recipes that have been forgotten over time and are being brought back in full flavor but presented as works of art on a plate. There are many vegetarian choices that would please even the carnivore and as the seasonal products are constantly changing, so does the menu.
What is the criteria to receive this label? The OPAGE (Office de promotion des produits agricoles de Genève) website explains that “restaurants serving quality local produce and wines to their customers may be nominated Terroir Ambassadors. The designation, which was created in 1997, is renewed annually for as long as the restaurant continues to feature terroir products with pride. Candidates are selected by a 5-member panel made up of representatives of Geneva’s restaurant and hotel associations and of the canton’s wine-growing and farming communities.” OPAGE have recently produced an app for Genève Terroir and you can download it here for free! With this you can find out who is on the Ambassadeur du Terroir list, follow caves ouvertes information, find the nearest local farmer’s produce stand, wine-tasting locations, bed & breakfasts, walks in the countryside and more.
Have a look at what is on the menu today and make a reservation now! The restaurant has very generously offered 3 vouchers for 2 people to knowitall.ch readers and we invite you to enter a competition to win one of them!
QUESTION: What is the name of the label that La Récolte has been honored with?
Send an This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. now with your answer to our question accompanied by your full name and address before Monday, June 6th midnight, and you might be one of the lucky winners to receive a meal for two at Restaurant La Récolte. Each of the 3 vouchers are valid ONLY for the month of June and include: Menu “Ambassadeur du terroir genevois” for 2 people (Fr. 104.- value), 2dl of wine, beer, water, and coffee. If you don’t win a voucher, go anyway and take advantage one balmy evening to take your partner out for dinner on their terrace; you will not be disappointed! Easy access by bus and parking right under the hotel. This address is one of the most prestigious spots in the area and the service you will receive will make you return time and time again.
Restaurant La Récolte
Crowne Plaza Geneva
75-77, av. Louis-Casaï
1216 Cointrin, Genève
022 710 30 52 reservations
http://www.cpgva.ch/en/restaurants
Open 12h-14h and 19h-22h; closed Saturday and Sunday at lunchtime.
Note: Restaurant La Récolte at the Crowne Plaza Geneva is on page 161 of Know-it-all passport® 2011/2012 under their old name — Ramada Park Hotel.
