MyKugelhopf

New York City bound, prepare those lists !

Kerrin — Tue, 01 May 2012 14:32:16 +0000

It probably begins about three weeks before my arrival to New York City. The emails start coming in at a more rapid pace, and a recurring theme is unmistakable. What do I want for dinner ? My parents count down the days to my arrival, as do I. And they want to know… Any special [...]

A Market Caddy Full of Colors

Kerrin — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 12:36:34 +0000

Whether you’re reading this in Zürich, Brugge, New York or Dubrovnik, I think we can all agree… the weather has been anything but predictable lately. We may have thought spring was on its way over here in Switzerland, but that quickly turned to cold temperatures, wind and rain once again. Where to go for a [...]

Switzerland’s 1st Salon du Chocolat

Kerrin — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 10:26:55 +0000

I’m still smiling from all the excitement of Switzerland’s first Salon du Chocolat (could also be the sugar). Well over 15,000 people visited this chocolate extravaganza in Zürich during the last weekend in March. They gazed with open mouths and cameras in hand at dresses made of real chocolate; they tasted exotic flavored ganaches and [...]

(Chocolate) Showtime !

Kerrin — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 16:19:51 +0000

I announced the exciting sweet news back in November of last year, when I began working with the Salon du Chocolat team in Paris to bring the world’s largest event dedicated to chocolate to Switzerland for the first time. And now, the big moment is nearly upon us ! Chocolatiers, pastry chefs and industry professionals [...]

Sweet Scoop – Nougat in Zürich !

Kerrin — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:15:49 +0000

Dreams do come true… The Salon du Chocolat is taking place in Zürich in a few weeks. My Sweet Zürich tours celebrated their one year anniversary last month. And a nougat shop just opened in Zürich. Nougat ! If you recall my visit to the Slow Food Market back in November, the bulk of [...]

PastryParis: the Book, the Author & a Tower of Meringue

Kerrin — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 18:15:54 +0000

It was several years ago when I stumbled on a short film online that was getting quite a buzz amongst Paris lovers and pastry lovers alike. It was a masterful montage, gorgeous images of colorful pastries in Paris, as well as famous monuments and everyday objects there they appeared to mimic. I watched with a [...]

Chocolate Roundup #10: France, Bolivia, Australia

Kerrin — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:12:19 +0000

Switzerland’s first Salon du Chocolat is in just two months, in Zürich on March 30th, 2012. You may think I can’t possibly have chocolate on my mind any more than I already do, but… everything is possible. Helping to organize this delicious event, meeting with chocolatiers and pastry chefs, and talking about chocolate around the [...]

Horse Racing on the Frozen Lake of St. Moritz

Kerrin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 20:32:51 +0000

The visual of handsome dark horses, racing at impressive speeds on an all-white backdrop is simply stunning. More over, the white isn’t just the snow-covered Engadine mountains in the distance, yet the frozen lake of St. Moritz that they are racing on. White Turf, a unique and truly extraordinary sporting event in Switzerland, is a [...]

Meert’s Famous Gaufres in Lille & Paris

Kerrin — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 13:41:34 +0000

I love vintage food packaging (especially sweet, of course), kitchenware, tins, signs, molds… One of my many collections is, surprise surprise, old kugelhopf molds. I find myself still thinking about one in particular that I saw in Paris last year. While many people may walk in to the new Meert shop and head straight [...]

Happy, Sweet Holidays to All

Kerrin — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 23:02:31 +0000

Wishing everyone happiness, good health, fruitful projects, exciting adventures… and most of all, sweetness in every way ! I hope it was a festive, delicious and joyous Christmas… …and a very happy, oily and fun Chanukah as well ! And now looking ahead to 2012… may there be more laughter, travel near and far, new [...]