A Taste of the Alps: How to Throw Your Own Fondue Party at Home

A Taste of the Alps: How to Throw Your Own Fondue Party at Home
Depending on the region of Switzerland, fondues may vary in terms of the cheese or additional ingredients used, but the tradition remains firmly in place. Anna Nahabed/Shutterstock
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When the rural inhabitants of Swiss and French mountainous villages devised a warming winter dish incorporating their local cheese and white wine, little did they know it would become an international dinner party hit.

It’s no wonder why this dish has crossed borders. During the cold and dark months, it’s universally appealing to hunker down and cozy up by the fire, and when you can bring the fire to your dinner table for a meal that encourages and embraces interaction, warmth, and—best of all—a cauldron of melted cheese, it’s hard to resist.

Lynda Balslev
Lynda Balslev
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Lynda Balslev is a cookbook author, food and travel writer, and recipe developer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, where she lives with her Danish husband, two children, a cat, and a dog. Balslev studied cooking at Le Cordon Bleu Ecole de Cuisine in Paris and worked as a personal chef, culinary instructor, and food writer in Switzerland and Denmark. Copyright 2025 Lynda Balslev. Distributed by Andrews McMeel Syndication.
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