Switzerland: Not So Different from Georgetown

On a recent trip to Switzerland, I catalogued the various stores that also call Georgetown home.

You might have noticed a photo of my guest editor at the top of Georgetown Patch for the week after Christmas and over the New Year holiday. That's because I was galavanting around parts of Switzerland with my husband and close friends. While there I could not help but be reminded of Georgetown.  From the quaint boutiques, to the high-end stores, to the well-healed shoppers walking cobblestone streets, Luzern and Zurich in Switzerland offered frequent reminders of my usual haunts in the USofA. Georgetown boasts some of the oldest structures in the District, but pales in comparison to the European buildings dating back to 1500 and 1600s. Yet, the same stores you find in Georgetown call Luzern and Zurich home. Oddly, in Zurich, you might …

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Culinary Adventures with Tyler Savoy

From the Land of Chocolate

A look at the delicious world of Swiss chocolate during my holiday visit.

Each time I travel to a new part of the world, I develop a newfound love (perhaps borderline obsession in some cases) with the foods of that place. Switzerland is no exception. While the bread and the varying French, German and Italian influences - depending on the geographic location - have been glorious, chocolate is the hero of the day for me. But what makes Swiss chocolate so unique? During my time in Zug, just to the south of Zurich, for the holidays, I took the opportunity to find out. On a visit to Confiserie Sprüngl, I asked the employees their opinions on the uniqueness of Swiss chocolate. "In Switzerland, we believe in our chocolate. That's why over 50 percent of the chocolate we produce is consumed here in Switzerland," said …

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