Let's just get one thing straight, the Swiss know how to throw a party. Even with the majority of the group speaking languages other than English, it was still one of the best parties I've been to in a while. The Swiss love to eat and drink and just enjoy each others company! I showed up and everyone came to greet me, try their hand at English and kiss both cheeks. I think that as an American, I personally shy away from touching other people, but Europeans are very friendly and greet everyone individually. It's amazing how much more you talk to someone at a party when you have that type of interaction and expectation! Well, the evening started with apéro(s) of chips, cheese, salami, sausage, prosciutto, olives, and champagne. THEN they fired up the grill and just kept pulling meat out of the fridge like a clown car! I don't even know how much meat there was, but it could've fed a small village, like our apparently hungry group of fifteen people.... There was veal, and steak, and lamb and basically every kind of meat you can grill. Everyone tried to tell me in the middle of a bite I was eating horse meat and crocodile but then gave up when I kept eating without even blinking. I don't care what it is, if it's delicious, I'll eat it! And of course with the meat, there was salad and delicious wine. Afterward, they pulled out a guitar and started singing. I noticed two of the women were actually incredibly good! Later I found out that they were famous Swiss singing sensations. So, I guess they actually knew what they were doing!! Then came my favorite part of the evening, dessert and limoncello! Lilo made an amazing chocolate cake, and someone else had brought something pink and fluffy and full of deliciousness! Overall, it was an exceptional evening, so thank you, Andrea, for inviting me! My favorite Swiss saying was used many times, "You have to eat it! It's Swiss, it won't keep!!"
Love, Alison
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