A perfect Bagel....

It will certainly affect your cholesterol level and your weight for the worst, but will also make you joyous with bliss over the perfection of its form and taste: the Club Bagel from Blueberry at the Basel SBB train station.

The Bagel consists of a toasted maize bun glazed with sunflower oil and sprinkled with roasted sunflower seeds, it is filled with a chicken/mayo whip, salad, tomato, a whole poached egg and bacon. It stands about 10cm tall when filled and is a hearty meal if you're travelling or just camping out in the living room... :)

Blueberry American Bakery, at the Passerelle on top of Basel SBB train station.

You can see the Bagel at the utmost right corner... Look for the sunflower seed sprinkles!

Delicious tea, fine soaps and many wonderous things

A wonderful little store called "Ianne & Ienne" has opened at the upper end of Güterstrasse at No 245 opposite the Post Office. Ianne and Ienne is a concept boutique which offers fin-de-siècle style knickknacks, jewellery, soaps, linen but primarily in the colors tea, lilac, rose and white, silver household items and tea (as shown in the picture 1)

http://www.ianeundienne.ch/




When I went to the store I could not help but go on a shopping binge, as they offer a wide variety of delicious teas of the famed Kusmi brand. Kusmi is Russian but based in Paris and they offer high quality flavoured green teas, black teas and herbals packed in very decorative boxes.

http://www.kusmitea.com

Bewitchingly excellent food at Häxestübli

If you are familiar with the culinary landscape in Basel you have certainly come across the magical Häxehüsli-Skewer-Restaurant in Reinach, which is situated in the forest, decorated with all sorts of witches and has a magically decorated garden. Now the famous Häxehüsli (witch's house) has a opened a second restaurant called Häxestübli (witch's lounge) at the heart of Gundeli at Delsbergerallee crossing Dornacherstrasse, where the old Delsbergerhof Restaurant used to be.

The most particular thing about both restaurants is that they offer a wide variety of skewers and just that. But you can select among various types of meat-skewers, fish- and seafood-skewers and also veggie-skewers and side dishes. The plates are big and the prices are on the upper scale, but it's worth the money.

http://www.haex.ch