Edible Switzerland
Food, flavour, & fun in Switzerland
***SOLD OUT***
Join us for the premier vine-to-table FOODIES IN SWITZERLAND event.
DATE: 16 Sept 2021
TIME: arrival starting 17h – 21h
LOCATION: Lavaux, Switzerland (exact location disclosed only to confirmed guests-but it is spectacular!)
COST: 100 CHF / person and includes a reception with a welcome beverage and a selection of canapés, a tour of the domaine, and a three-course seated dinner with wine pairings.
In February, we have an opportunity to brighten the cold, short days of winter with a bit of dazzle. We’ve become accustomed to the monotony of working from home, confinement, and energy is dwindling. This is just the right time to jazz it up a bit! Most of us are barely hanging on to our …
A great Pinot wine duo The perfect pair: Pinot blanc & Pinot noir. Offered from Caprice du Temps winery in the Valais. Full disclosure, Caprice du temps is my husband’s family’s winery. I asked fellow foodie group member and wine educator Marc Checkley to taste our wines and tell us what he thinks. Un grand duo de …
How can you make cocoa and chocolate local when you live in one of THE chocolate-making countries of the world? Fabien Coutel–founder of sustainable chocolate company Treegether–is doing just that. No. He’s not growing cocoa in Switzerland, BUT he is sourcing his cocoa directly from cocoa farmers in four cocoa growing countries in the world: …
An ace storyteller would tell you the genesis of the Rivella by imitating a little bit the success stories imported from the United States. After all, the practice is commonplace. It's a dream come true: two (almost) ordinary guys tinker with their computers in a simple garage and (almost) miraculously create the world's most powerful search engine.
fresh fruit & vegetable season is upon us. Strawberries are just the beginning. Here is a map of where you can pick-your-own fruits and vegetables in Suisse Romande.
You asked for it. I researched it. Here is the most complete list of opportunities to buy fresh, local, and direct from growers and farmers in Suisse Romande.
No herbicides, insecticides, nor chemical fertilizers in the domain vineyards in the last two decades. I arrive in my car and try to park without disturbing the car traffic or foot traffic at Domain Piccard. Jean-Christophe Piccard is sitting on his step tying his boot lace. “Vous êtes arrivée au bon endroit?” Are you in …
