During the meal, M. Ravet and his wife Ruth take the time to explain how the food is prepared and served. By introducing children to the wonders of taste and flavor at an early age, they hope to help counter the influence of fast food and processed products. It's a creative endeavor from a culinary team who already excel in everything they do.

Gemutlichkeit has followed Chef Ravet and his restaurant with interest since our first dining experience, many years ago. Back then, we called it a near-perfect Swiss hotel and restaurant-a rating we stand by today.

Arriving in Vufflens

Surely everyone must gasp just slightly at their first glimpse of the castle when approaching the village of Vufflens-le-Château by road from Morges. Actually, it isn't a glimpse. One last turn in the road and suddenly there it is, spread out before you. The great brick structure, whose keep rises to a height of 200 feet, commands a scene of neat vineyards and farms for miles around, and shelters the tiny town huddling behind it. The Château, which, unfortunately, is privately owned and cannot be visited, remains in the family of Horace Bénédict de Saussure.