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Lech There are many ways to start the week but how often does yours involve spinning on a dancefloor beneath the snowy streets of an Austrian ski resort? See you at the club? I met my vineyard-owning dinner partner downstairs soon after but he said he was going to call it an evening and I was on my own. Out into the night I went and three minutes later I was with my colleagues in a cosy banquette and we were watching the young-ish crowd flirting and frolicking as if it was a Saturday during the Christmas break.
Over the course of 90 minutes I was introduced to a few Austrian dancefloor fillers, a cocktail called a Mexican Strudel and some funky steps by a young chap in red Tecnica moon boots. Somehow bottles of Ruinart kept appearing and before long it was nearing Knowing I had a While the photo revealed what happens when you get too ambitious with high-kicks in trousers that have little in the way of stretch. After a meet-and-greet at the office we took the tram to Kronenhalle and settled in for an evening of Swiss wines and classic dishes.
During the main course someone in the group spots the designer Simon Porte Jacquemus. Was he dining with his bankers and cutting a deal? The news on Friday revealed all. On Wednesday, the contractors officially wrapped up their work there are a couple of tiny adjustments and the result is properly handsome.
Drop me a note for more details. Somma offers a six-course tasting menu in an intimate seat restaurant and a more casual bar with cocktails and freshly made pasta. The cocktails include Italian aperitivo staples, such as the spritz and the negroni, as well as more experimental tipples: the whiskey-based Bolognese Muse is not to be missed.
