LUNCH AT "VIVENDO"

July 13^th, 2013

VILA PALMEIRA, MEIA PRAIA, LAGOS

FLYER             

In September 2012 some 30 members and guests enjoyed an excellent, exquisite and tasty lunch at the Vivendo Restaurant of Confreres Vincent and Karin Winiker and we´re back there again there on July 13 to enjoy their company and the culinary gastronomic expertise of their Chef, Christoph Voigt.

The first floor "Restaurante Vivendo" is part of Vila Palmeira which was set up by Karin and Vincent when they came to the Algarve in 1990. At that time on Vincent´s retirement from Switzerland at the age of 65 (YES he is now 88 years of age!)  they started with their first guest house which was followed by the Vila Palmeira Hotel in 2000 and the Restaurante Vivendo in 2004/5. Vincent has been a hotelier all his life and learnt his trade at the various training facilities in his native Switzerland. He was Hotel Director in a number of prestigious establishments in Switzerland before moving to the Algarve.

Vincent joined the Chaine des Rotisseurs in November 1969 and with Manfred Matysik (an Honorary Bailli of the Algarve and now with The Chaine in India) he was instrumental in re-establishing the Bailliage in the Algarve in 2004.

After Vincent opened the Restaurante Vivendo in 2004 he was lucky to find Christoph Voigt who joined him as his Restaurant Chef on September 15, 2005. Christoph and his small team (4 in total) as well as the Service personnel led by Teresa have remained together almost unchanged over the years and they look forward to spoiling us on Saturday, July 13. Christoph comes from the "Westerwald" part of Germany fairly close to Wiesbaden and Bonn where he spent his time learning to be a professional Chef. His career has taken him through not only the best, large hotels in Wiesbaden but also to Petersberg which was the Hotel and Restaurant of the German Government in Bonn. When he came to the Algarve he spent time at Vila Vita including "The Ocean" Restaurant before joining Vincent at Vivendo. Together Vincent and Christoph have selected a delectable menu for us and the wines chosen to enhance the menu have been enthusiastically approved by Rod Frew our V.Eschanson. We can therefore look forward to receiving a lovely lunch on July 13. The start time for aperitifs is 12:30 and as always menu changes for dietary purposes can be accommodated if you let us know in advance. Please bring your guests so that they can enjoy the lunch too!