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Are you tired of baking the same old cakes when it comes to celebrating your children’s birthdays, or do you need to create something really special for an upcoming occasion?

If so, then take a look at what local enterprise bring BACK form has to offer on its website, www.bringbackform.ch: literally hundreds of different moulds for creating cakes in all different shapes and sizes.

Available for rental at just Fr. 9.- per mould plus shipping, the moulds are provided in several different themes: famous characters (e.g. Harry Potter and Garfield,) animals (e.g. dinosaurs and horses), sport (e.g. football and golf), people (e.g. astronauts and princesses),  nature (e.g. flowers and snowflakes), transport  (e.g. tractors and pirate boats), festive occasions (e.g. Christmas and Halloween), numbers, and miniatures as well as numerous other styles that are impossible to classify such as books, Noah’s ark, a mortar board, feet, guitars and even a pram!

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Looking for that special restaurant that will whip up that delicious Christmas or New Year's meal? Then look no further. Here are a few suggestions but book now to avoid disappointment. A lot of restaurants in Switzerland and France close over the entire holiday season so don't think you can just walk into a one on the spur of the moment.

 

Some are open for Christmas Eve, Christmas lunch or dinner, New Year's Eve, or New Year's Day. The cost per person varies but click on the websites here to go straight to their menu options (in most cases). If you have one that you think we should list, please contact us!

 

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10% discount off your first order - offer extended until end of December!

If you’re looking for something a little different to mark a special occasion in your life – a birthday, an anniversary, a babyshower, bridal event, or wedding – or you simply want to indulge yourself and give yourself a treat, then take a look at some of the creations from Cupcake Heaven.

Located in the Paquis district of Geneva, Cupcake Heaven provides a delicious range of light and spongy cupcakes with fluffy buttercream, baked fresh to order. Cupcakes can be decorated to individual specifications – just take a look at the Cupcake Heaven website to see what has been created in recent months, including Double-Decker bus-themed cakes, university alumni cakes, princess and leopard print cakes.

Flavors range from standard vanilla or chocolate varieties, through to cookies and cream or pear and choc chip! Numerous different sprinkles can be ordered as toppings (stars, butterflies, confetti, fish, hearts, dinosaurs to name but a few!), but for those who want something really special Cupcake Heaven specializes in piped buttercream designs and fondant decorations.

Paul Foley tends to his bees

Paul Foley is a local Brit who has been living in Switzerland for about 12 years. Like many others, he came here for a short stay and then forgot about the word short. Having had children he soon realized that chocolate probably wasn’t the healthiest food for them so in an attempt to improve their diet (and learn a bit more French) Paul took up bee keeping via one of the local associations.

 

Four years later, he finds sitting in the forest with the bees gently buzzing on the wind is actually a beautiful way to spend an hour or two (although he's not mad enough to do it without protective clothing!) He now produces his own organic honey, using bee hives that are “housed” in a nature reserve in Chavannes-de-Bogis. The bees’ food source is a combination of forest, pasture and “biological agricultural” – this means that the farmers who grow crops near the hives are growing bio products, so there is nothing that needs masses of chemicals adding to it. He does not feed the bees during honey production, he does not add chemicals to the hives during honey production (or before), and he does not move the bees. All the honey is processed by hand within 3km of the hive location.

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BRUNCH ADDRESSES IN THE CANTON OF GENEVA

AU P’TIT BONHEUR CHAMBESY (eggs Benedict)

BRASSERIE DES HALLES DE L’ILE GENEVA (look half way down the page to find info)

BUVETTE DES BAINS GENEVA (not really brunch but a nice way to ease into the weekend) (pancakes)

CAFE DE LA PAIX GENEVA (home-made bagels)

CROWNE PLAZA HOTEL GENEVA

FLOOR 2 GENEVA

HAPPY DAYS COFFEE VERSOIX (pancakes)

HOTEL DE LA PAIX GENEVA

LA FERME DE MERLINGE GY (Saturday brunch)

LE COUP DE GIRAFE GENEVA

LES FLEURS DE MARIE GENEVA (click on the flowers)

LE PAIN QUOTIDIEN GENEVA

O CALME CAROUGE

WOLFISBERG CAROUGE

RESTAURANT DU PARC DES BASTIONS GENEVA

WOODS AT THE INTERCONTINENTAL GENEVA