When Tamil Kavithas Jeyabalan arrived in Chur in the canton of Graubünden from his native Sri Lanka in 1984, he had never seen snow and didn’t speak a word of German. Now, the talented expat carpenter is using his skills to keep the Swiss sledge tradition alive.
A cold spring means a late harvest in Switzerland's vineyards but wine growers are optimistic about the quality of the wine this year. Caroline Bishop joins a vigneron in Lavaux, on the slopes above Lake Geneva, to discover the traditions of cultivating and harvesting grapes in these centuries-old vineyards.
The Swiss canton that produces the most wine in Switzerland is also responsible for the highest rate of alcohol-related motor vehicle accidents, new figures show.
Swiss chef Philippe Rochat is one of four renowned European chefs who will receive honorary doctorates for the first time in France, organizers said on Friday.
Swiss residents are drinking less wine — particularly vintages from Switzerland but also those from abroad, show new government figures that confirm a trend established for the past few years.
Government administrative workers in the canton of Geneva have been ordered to clean their offices and sort their rubbish themselves as a cost-saving measure, officials say.
Local Geneva politicians are up in arms after the head of the municipal finance committee yanked wine off the evening
meeting table, a newspaper reported on Friday.
Stefan Bachmann is only 19, but his darkly mysterious debut novel set in a parallel world of faeries, goblins and child
snatchers has already earned him comparisons to J.K. Rowling, Dickens and Dostoyevsky.
A contemporary art show opening this week in Geneva aims to spark a dialogue on man's intricate relationship with food in a world where nearly a billion people are undernourished, the curator says.
Two Ticino men were lucky to escape with their lives from an explosion in Bascia last week that illustrated the potential perils of making grappa, a popular brandy in the Italian-speaking canton.
<p>Swiss food giant Nestle said on Monday it has agreed to pay $11.85 billion to acquire infant food maker Pfizer Nutrition, which generates about 85 percent of its sales from emerging markets.</p>
<p>The world's biggest food company Nestle on Friday posted 2012 first quarter sales growth of 7.2 percent owing to strong demand in emerging markets.</p>
<p>A bottle of French wine dating back to 1774 and dubbed "the wine of kings and the king of wines" is expected to fetch between 40,000 and 50,000 francs ($44,000 and $55,000) at auction next month.</p>
<p>Total darkness can serve to enhance a top-notch gourmet experience, as Catherine McLean discovered on a recent visit to a trailblazing restaurant where the lights are off and the food's out of sight. </p>
<p>The global cupcake craze took some time to reach Switzerland, but once the dainty treats had arrived they quickly had the country hooked, as contributor Catherine McLean found out. </p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">A snack bar in Zurich is serving sausages with a sauce so strong that ambulances have shown up on several occasions to rescue fearless eaters.</span></p>
<p><span lang="EN-GB">The head of supermarket giant Coop has admitted customer trust in the brand has diminished after reports revealed that some of its stores repackaged and sold meat that had passed its sell-by date.</span><strong><span lang="EN-GB"><br /></span></strong></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US">A long-standing tradition has come to an end in two Swiss cantons whose citizens have previously been able to turn to a fungus expert to avoiding eating poisonous mushrooms. </span><strong><span lang="EN-US"><br /></span></strong></p>
<p><span lang="EN-US">Former employees of supermarket chain Coop have said that they were occasionally ordered to take old packaged meat</span> off the shelves, repackage it and put it for sale again as fresh meat, even after the expiration date. </p>
