From fondre, the French for "to melt", this communal food was given life by Swiss cow herders as a method of keeping their mainstay (cheese) fresh and their dinner hot.

Their combination of cheese, wine, and bread first gained recognition stateside in the late 18th century when Frenchman Jean-Brillat Savarin fled the Revolution for a 2-year tour of the States, sharing his culinary know-how with some very appreciative Americans.

The recipe the Fondude calls his own is a traditional Swiss preparation that ses parents cozied up to during a professorship in the region in the early ‘70s.

This touchstone of la famille Fondude is now yours to enjoy.

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