Hi, I'm Andie.
I live near the Swiss Alps, in Bern, and I love not only melting cheese, but all kinds of Swiss cooking.
Gotthelf’s moral tale The Black Spider was intended to put the fear of God in its readers and warn against pacts with the devil.
Here is my long, very abridged, translated, re-telling of the story.
Jeremias Gotthelf, son of the Emmental, remains one of Switzerland’s most notable writers and a mainstay of German literature.
The man who worked tirelessly to bring American cocktail culture to Switzerland.
Solothurn’s lucky number is eleven and here are that many facts about this pretty Baroque city on the river Aare.
High in the mountains of Valais you will find the Vin des Glaciers, wine in barrels that are never fully emptied.
A specialist in household management and nutrition, her cookbook 550 Rezepte von Frau Pfarrer Gschwind lays out numerous recipes of her day, plus methodology.
Founded in 1883, this family run distillery in the Entlebuch makes numerous award-winning traditional Swiss schnaps as well as other excellent spirits.
Born penniless in Switzerland, Ritz, with ingenuity and exacting standards, went from humble beginnings to having his very name be a synonym for unabashed luxury.
Ever-present in Swiss breadboxes and on Sunday breakfast tables is the plaited, golden Zopf / Tresse / Treccia, whose name literally means ‘braid’ in German, French, and Italian.
Grande Dame of Swiss cuisine, her seminal work Aus Schweizer Küchen marries historic recipes with Swiss customs and food traditions.
Please accept my best renderings of Swiss, US, and UK cuts of pork.
The Fülscher Kochbuch remains a trusted source for many classic Swiss recipes, as well as a bible of practical kitchen advice.
Produced since 1903, this vanilla pudding in a can has been a Swiss favourite for over a century.
And who founded that company? None other than master hotelier Caesar Ritz.
Once referred to as poor man's honey, this is a syrup of similar consistency made from pears. It is a uniquely Swiss product and can be used interchangeably with honey in most dishes, lending a markedly fruity taste.
Please accept my best renderings of the Swiss, US, and UK cuts of beef.
Of course the national soda pop of Switzerland is made with milk.
