Cesar Ritz

Cesar Ritz

Born penniless in Switzerland, Ritz, with ingenuity and exacting standards, went from humble beginnings to having his very name be a synonym for unabashed luxury.

Zopf, a history

Zopf

Ever-present in Swiss breadboxes and on Sunday breakfast tables is the plaited, golden Zopf / Tresse / Treccia, whose name literally means ‘braid’ in German, French, and Italian.