Alpabzug or Désalpe? Swiss cows come home
Every autumn, Swiss cows in their droves leave the high pastures of summer to return to the valleys, collared with bells and with bouquets...
Anita’s Feast celebrates ten years
Anita’s Feast began around a table with our neighbors in Basel, Switzerland. There, we unpacked the Swiss ritual of raclette to a background of...
In Basel, Switzerland, the antics of Vogel Gryff
A resounding boom from a raft on the Rhine, and the “only in (Klein)basel” ritual known as Vogel Gryff is underway. When Tom and...
Ascona, Switzerland celebrates the chestnut
I love one-trick food festivals. They bring out my penchant for taking a single food ingredient to levels I would never envision on my...
Around the world at Basel’s Klosterbergfest
For more than three decades, the annual Klosterbergfest has been a "multiculti" late-summer ritual in Basel, Switzerland. The neighborhood culture party's crowds circle the...
Memories of spring in Switzerland
Tom and I moved to Portugal in the dead of winter, and frankly, until just this week it has seemed more like winter than...
A quick winter excursion to Lavaux
With our departure from Switzerland imminent, Tom and I were honored to be invited "down south" for an off-season tramp through the villages of...
On the move with Anita’s Feast
* An almost endless horizon * Artful expression underfoot and on our plates *
* The smell, feel and taste of the sea * Welcoming...
In Basel, Switzerland, ‘free-styling’ with street food
Tom and I relish (hah! pun intended) meeting the people behind the food we enjoy, and we loved discovering new-to-us flavors at Basel's recent...
Market fresh in Basel, Switzerland
The aroma of roasting chestnuts, and the allure of earthy wild mushrooms, bright green chard, and olives of every hue. A walk through the...