H Stories

Christian von Rechenberg received me at the stroke of 11 with a broad smile and a warm welcome. He was perfectly dressed, looking fresh and dapper.

Amanda Wassmer-Bulgin’s official title at Grand Resort Bad Ragaz is Wine Director. But the wife of Sven Wassmer, whose restaurant Memories has been adorned with three Michelin stars since autumn 2022, isn’t only a force to be reckoned with when it comes to wine.

You don’t have to like this delicate yet rough leaf vegetable with its complex bitter notes – you have to love it! The late growing radicchio tardivo di Treviso is the prima donna of the noble radicchio family.

The world is changing. That has always been the case. And the luxury hotel industry has often been at the forefront of developments when it comes to innovation. Just think of hotel pioneer Johannes Badrutt, who installed Switzerland’s first electrical system above his Kulm hotel in St. Moritz, creating a furore with his festively illuminated Belle Époque halls.

Owner & General Manager, Guarda Golf Hotel & Residences, Crans Montana.