Chalet Ticino

For a moment in time, I felt as if i was transported to a cozy chalet at the foot of the Swiss Alps. Serving Swiss and Italian fare, Chalet Ticino is a ringer for a quick getaway to a snowy European ski lodge. Your ski vacation awaits you in Foster City, CA.

Their extensive menu offers many authentic and hearty dishes. We had the cheese fondue for two which is accompanied with your choice of soup or salad and a chocolate fondue for dessert.

The caesar salad was dressed perfectly, the croutons fresh and crunchy, and the parmesan cheese delicately shaved like fresh fallen snow.

The wedding soup was simply outstanding. There was a very rustic quality about the flavorful concoction of vegetables, sausage, and grain. So good in fact, that my husband did not want to share with me.

The main event was the cheese fondue. Fresh cracked black pepper is stirred in the cheese table side. We dove right in with substantial chunks of bread, swirling it in the glorious mixture of melted cheese and wine. The alcohol content was quite high as i was feeling drunk after my 3rd chunk of bread. The fondue is also served with a potato rosti, likened to a hash brown or potato pancake. It was perfectly crisped and tasty. We were so full but half a pot of cheese still remained. I was delighted when the owner packed it up for us and even gave us reheating instructions.

 When the chocolate fondue arrived, I thought I was 2 bites away from food comatose. But to my surprise, the fruits and chocolate were refreshing and easy to eat. The chocolate fondue was a watery, thin consistancy. The fruits included oranges, apples, bananas, watermelon (a new fondue fruit for me), and strawberries. The highlight of the fondue was the little chunks of bread pudding we were alotted to dip in the chocolate. The bread pudding was AMAZING! The owner shared the ingredients with us and I fell in love. 

Chalet Ticino's signature dessert is the Swiss bread pudding. Made with banana puree, vanilla sauce, and drizzled with chocolate, it is TO-DIE-FOR! I will most definitely be back for that luscious, dense yet light, perfectly sweet, dreamy bread pudding and a momentary escape to the Alps!