Food, Technology and Beverage Vol. 1 – May 2001

THE SWISS CHALET – HOME AWAY FROM HOME

Max Liechti, the owner of The Swiss Chalet

A "Home Away From Home" is to describe a Swiss Restaurant located in Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong – The Swiss Chalet. In fact, the start of The Swiss Chalet was followed by the great journey of Max Liechti, the Master Chef and Proprietor of The Swiss Chalet.

His journey began when at fourteen he worked as a kitchen boy at Beau Rivage, a hotel near Lake Geneva. A year later he began his two and a half year chef apprenticeship at the Hotel Krone in Bremgarten. Then the next few years young chef Max worked for various Swiss hotels perfecting his craft. Finally from 1970 to1975, Max was executive chef for three hotels near Saint Moritz.

The "Home" Feel of The Swiss Chalet

This should not be the end of journey as Max was eager to travel the world tasting the many foods it had to offer. Max left for Hong Kong to become chef at several famous Hong Kong hotels for a few years. In 1979, he moved to the Philippines to work for the famed Manila Hotel and with a great offer from the Hong Kong Hotel he was back in Hong Kong. In 1987, Max stilled had one more trip to Taiwan and spent a year working for the Hilton Hotel in Taipei.

His travelling came to an end and The Swiss Chalet was opened on 6 November 1998. "Home away from home" The Swiss Chalet transports you to the homeland of its owner by surrounding you with windows overlooking Swiss Scenery and by serving you authentic Swiss dishes.

In 1999, Max decided to use Seito ^® POS System to streamline the operation process, from taking orders to billing. The staff can focus on providing better service to customers. "Of course various reports generated by Seito ^® gives me hints to improve the business" said Max

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