A journey through Italy: must-try food and wine

For thousands of years, Italy has perfected its methods of curing meat, making pasta and fermenting grapes to bring us some of the most artistic gastronomical delights in the world. From hand-prepared orecchiette pasta in Puglia to the sumptuous wines of Lake Garda, read on to see what fine delicacies you can uncover across this

The best dishes to try in Italy

A farmer’s market with a difference: Hinterglemmer Bauernmarkt

Here in Austria, we’ll accept any excuse for a festival! It could just be an excuse celebrate the local landscape, such as Zell am See’s Seefest (lake festival). It might be a reason to celebrate Austria’s delicious food and drink, like Seefeld’s annual Strudelfest. Or we might simply gather the village together to greet the

The Top Five Restaurants In Chamonix

At the base of Mont Blanc and bordering France, Switzerland and Italy, Chamonix is highly revered as a mecca for mountain sports throughout the year. With all of that exertion however, it’s even more important that the food is truly top notch. With that in mind, we’ve compiled our top 5 restaurants in Chamonix. From

Tiroler Gröstl

Austria has a fantastic culinary heritage with well known popular classics including Schnitzel, Goulash, Apfel Strudel and Sacher Torte at the top of menus throughout the country. However, one of my absolute favourite winter dishes has to be Tiroler Gröstl.   This hearty dish was traditionally devised to use up left overs and if anyone

Val Thorens: Officially The Best Ski Resort In The World

Now just to clarify, and to add some authenticity to Val Thorens claim of the best ski resort in the world, the resort was in fact voted as the best ski resort in The World at the World Travel Awards for last two years running… Now you can’t argue with that! Or at least you

Chocoholics Delight In Interlaken

Switzerland has always been synonymous with fine chocolate and here in Interlaken two long term residents are lifting the lid on the secrets of chocolate making. Chocolate was brought back to Europe by the Spanish conquistadors in the 16th century but didn’t make it to Switzerland until 1819 when François-Louis Cailler set up his factory

Hugo’s all ’round!

Since coming to Austria, there are quite a few things I have taken back to my native England and forced upon my friends and family, one being my favourite drink of the summer, the Hugo. This delicious prosecco based drink is perfect for a sunny afternoon on the decking or by the shores of a

Top 5 Vegetarian Delicacies from Switzerland!

As a vegetarian living in Switzerland for the summer, I thought I’d share with you some of my favourite Swiss vegetarian dishes to celebrate National Vegetarian Week. All of my previous seasons have been spent in France, and I have enjoyed many Fondues (most often consisting of Swiss Cheeses Gruyere and Emmental) and Raclettes during