maria-xuan ice-cream colors

Maria-Xuan was born and raised by a Vietnamese father and a Swiss mother along the pituresque shores of the Lake Leman. This combination gave rise to an instinctive desire to discover the world!… Continue reading →

no doubt! Zweifel is our number one crispy chips

While researching Switzerland misconceptions I realized that one thing that came up many times is “I though Switzerland would have many more crisps”!? Something I admit I did not understand. Is it maybe… Continue reading →

N’est pas Renzo Piano qui veut…Zentrum Paul Klee

I know the first thing you are going to tell me is Renzo Piano is not Swiss! True! And probably you are wondering why EATDRINK is in a slow mode. Spring maybe? Blogger… Continue reading →

Sweden is not Switzerland: 7 most common misconceptions about Switzerland

As I travel the world and the web, I realize that their is still a lot of misconception regarding Switzerland. So hear goes my top 7  (in no specific order): 1.”Sweden is not… Continue reading →

Mountain Climbers – Revisiting a swiss icon

Rarely do you stumble upon such a fabulous project, rarely do you encounter such a funky, hard working trio of upcoming designers-architects-curators… All in one meet “Mountain Climbers” and the brains behind this… Continue reading →

Caran d’Ache automatons

Caran d’Ache was founded in Geneva in 1924 when Arnold Schweitzer purchased the Ecridor Pencil Factory. He soon changed the new company name to “Caran d’Ache“, nickname of a French satiric political cartoonist from… Continue reading →

Why should we care about Swiss gold?

The reason is simple. With 2,590 tonnes of gold in its official reserves Switzerland is the world’s fourth biggest individual official holder of bullion. Given the size of the country that is massive!… Continue reading →

Kermit the frog green cake: the Swiss Carac

The number one pastry sales in western Switzerland is the famous Kermit green tart: the Carac (also sometimes spelled Karac or even Caraque). Even if that seems extremely obvious to me (my everyday… Continue reading →

Cramer versus Cramer

Philippe Cramer is a swiss and american designer. Although he was born in New-York and graduated from Parsons he grew up in Geneva and currently lives and works here. He started his design… Continue reading →

Ladurée macarons meet hamburgers: the Luxemburgerli

It’s a little like when I was younger and traveling, people would always ask me where I was from , I would say “from Switzerland” and 90% of the responds was “oh Sweden… Continue reading →