Category - Food

The craft beer industry is booming at home and here in the Alps, but more beer production also means an increase in its waste products, namely spent grain and hops. AliKat’s teamed up with Ibex beer in Morzine to help put their spent grain to good use. What is spent…

This month we continue our cheese exploration will a little taste of Tomme de Savoie. Tomme de Savoie (pronounced “tom de sav-wah”) is a mild, semi-firm cheese with a buttery beige colour with tiny holes. It is usually made from the skim milk left over after the cream is used…

This hearty chilli con veggie is perfect for relaxed winter evenings with family or friends when you want to pull out a comforting dish that’s easy but delicious. In fact, many of our friends now prefer this veggie chilli to the traditional meat version, and people always request the recipe!…

There are loads of good reasons to opt for a plant-based diet for a month or more. A love of animals, a means to being healthier, or to reduce your impact on the environment. We’ve always supported people’s diet choices at AliKats and do our best to ensure every meal…

Mountain cheese, also known as alpage or alpine cheese, is well-known for its unique, complex flavours, and at AliKats we can’t get enough of it! To help you tell your Tomme from your Comté, we’re celebrating a different cheese each month by giving you a bite-sized snapshot to nibble on.…

Over the years AliKats have served up a lot of Christmas dinners! This year we will be cooking around 8 turkeys, 25 kilos of potatoes and over 300 Brussel sprouts! We know there are lots of components that go into creating this festive feast, plus a big dollop of pressure…

With its well-established favourites continuing to impress, plus several welcomed newcomers mixing things up, Morzine’s food and drink scene has really come alive. Many of the restaurants are embracing regional produce and using it to create an eclectic mix of dishes, from pan Asian to modern European cuisine. Of course,…

If you love bringing friends together to enjoy food at home, it’s likely that you’ve considered serving a tasting menu for a special dinner party at some point. Perhaps you’ve even dreamed up a menu, but you’ve eventually been put off by fears of feeling like you’re a chef sweating…

Ever carelessly sipped your orange juice after brushing your teeth? It might seem a fussy addition to your dinner party menu, but palate cleansers serve the important purpose of removing any lingering flavours from the mouth. A couple of bites of a light, refreshing flavour, such as citrus, mint or…

These canapés are seriously good looking and tasty, and will leave your guests with no doubt about your capabilities in the kitchen. This selection of three includes two easy to prep options, a roasted butternut soup shots and a smoked trout pate, and a third slightly more involved recipe of…

When it comes to food and wine, it’s tempting to stick to the classics and reach for a Chardonnay for your scallops, or a red Bordeaux for your rack of lamb, but if you really want to impress your friends, then you need to be a bit more creative. We…

A mountain in the shape of an Elephant’s head; a golden sunset; star gazing over the mountains; juicy berries and pots of local jam and honey: If this sounds like something you’d only ever come across in a story book, perhaps it’s time you gathered together your favourite people and…

Ever wondered how to get that pork belly crackling really crispy? In the first blog post of our cooking for friends series we show you how to slow roast belly pork to yield succulent meat and really crispy crackling. A relatively cheap cut of meat and not your traditional choice…

These Lamb Koftas are super simple to make and perfect for an end of summer fling with the BBQ. We serve the dish with a bright and beautiful pomegranate salad. The fresh flavours nicely compliment the smoky lamb, creating a nice zingy dish to enjoy with friends over a bottle…

For those with food allergies, a skiing holiday might seem like a bit of a minefield when you consider that it usually takes place in an area with a mountain cuisine heavily featuring dairy, meat and wheat, plus a limited choice of eateries, during a time when extreme temperatures and…

This is the perfect desert to showcase all of the beautiful summer berries out there. The meringue requires some attention to detail and you should follow the recipe below carefully. But if you do that, you will have a real crowd pleaser that looks superb. It is the perfect end…

This is a delicious way of making use of some of the fantastic tomatoes that we have found recently. It’s simple to make and will get any meal off to a great start Watch the video or read the full written recipe below    Recipe Ingredients – serves 8…

When we lived in London, we used to eat in some of the best Indian restaurants, like Mirch Masala and Tayyabs, and we always used to LOVE the lamb chops. So that was the inspiration behind this dish Although it is quite a time consuming dish to create, it is…

Arancini scotch eggs with butternut squash puree and wild mushrooms Each winter, we have one day a week in our catered chalets where we serve vegetarian food. This winter, we want something that is really going to wow even the most committed carnivores and we think the Arancini Scotch egg…

Can wine really smell like leather? Does it always need to breath? Is price a guide to the quality of the wine? Al interviews our food and wine consultant, Rob Wade, to answer these questions and understand what is really important when buying and drinking wine