"Located in Zug, a short 10-minute drive from the glitzy Lech ski resort, the luxurious Rote Wand Gourmet Hotel offers modern design and plenty of amenities. But international travelers and locals really come for the dining experience and family hospitality. After taking over the family business decades ago, husband-and-wife Josef and Natascha Walch (and their three kids) have built the hotel into a gastronomic destination across three separate dining spaces: There’s a classic stuben serving excellent family recipes, like the must-have Chinoise fondue and käsespätzle. The Friends & Fools concept is essentially a four-hands dinner where guest winemakers and chefs make appearances. The pièce de résistance is the Chef’s Table (modeled after the New York restaurant Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare), where chef Julian Stieger and his competent, young brigade prepare a 20ish-course meal with tiny bites of caviar pearls, truffle, aged Vorarlberg cheese, pigeon, and lake fish in season. The service is sweet yet professional, the food is tasty and creative, and the non-alcoholic pairing is worth your time." - Michelle Tchea
