Alimentarium

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The food we love to hate

It’s all about food we abhor. To help us understand this emotion, we need your input! We would like to collect your stories.

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workshops

Roll up your sleeves!

Sharing knowledge and skills is what we do. With passion. That’s why the Alimentarium organises daily culinary workshops and classes led by qualified chefs.

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Saturday

Mornings in the JuniorAcademy

JuniorAcademy

Halloween

This year, amid all the grimacing pumpkins and eerie disguises, the Alimentarium is proposing a truly spooky culinary workshop for fearless kitchen he...

6-12 years

CHF 30.00

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Halloween

Limited availability – Book now!

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School holidays - mornings

Passeport Vacances

Bake a great brunch

Brunch is such a handy meal, halfway between breakfast and lunch!

6-12 years

Flat fee CHF 180.00

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Bake a great brunch

Limited availability – Book now!

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School holidays - afternoons

Passeport Vacances

Drinks & nibbles

Join the Passeport Vacances holiday clubbers to make an awesome Alimentarium apéro!

6-12 years

Flat fee CHF 120.00

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Drinks & nibbles

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School holidays

One day, two museums

No waste my way

Which food do you think we throw out the most? It's bread!

6-12 years

CHF 45.00

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No waste my way

Limited availability – Book now!

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School holidays

One afternoon, two museums

Cooking without waste

A new way to discover Vevey’s museums.

6-12 years

CHF 35.00

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Cooking without waste

Limited availability – Book now!

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Saturdays and October school holidays

Be my guest

adult-child

No waste my way

Which food do you think we throw out the most? It's bread!

6-12 years

CHF 65.00

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No waste my way

Limited availability – Book now!

All dates

from Tuesday to Friday

Cookery workshop

FoodAcademy

Drinks & nibbles

Our team of chefs will help you turn a few simple ingredients into an appetising spread for your friends or family.

from 9 years

CHF 30.00

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Drinks & nibbles

Limited availability – Book now!

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Saturday

Be my guest

adult-child

Pumpkins galore

Did you know that the colour of food affects our appetite and our perception of taste?

6-12 years

CHF 65.00

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Pumpkins galore

Limited availability – Book now!

All dates

Upon request

Guided tours

Groups

Guided tour - Museum

Bring your partner, friends or family with you and let one of our expert guides lead you through the marvels of the Museum.

Groups

CHF 150.00

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yum!

Restaurant

So tasty you’ll want seconds!

Chef’s special throughout October

CHF 19.00

Let’s eat!

“A self-service gourmet restaurant may seem a little unusual, but it’s what’s on the plate that counts. The food is pleasantly surprising, very good even, with a choice of dishes and finesse in the flavour. Well done! Keep it up.”

MJ P on TripAdvisor

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Magazine

Feed your curiosity

Our Magazine is jam-packed with food-related articles and videos. Science, history, society, nutrition...

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Writing about food disgust

Contest for scribes with a strong stomach

1 comments

Nasty or nice?

04.05.2020

Olivier Mottaz

Where do you draw the line regarding what you eat?

10 min.

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Summer

16.08.2018

Garden Stories

The vegetables in our Garden have germinated, grown and ripened. Watch as we harvest some of them, make a ratatouille following the recipe handed down by our grandmothers, and a jar of pickled vegetables that will keep for months… for a taste of summer sunshine all year round!

6 min. 48

Academy

Learn while having fun

Designed for teachers, pupils and their parents, our academy is at your service! The Alimentarium Academy feeds curious minds with a unique way of learning: teaching aids, serious games, and videos presented by experts for you to discover every aspect of food and nutrition!

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Games

Play

Digestix

Put the organs in the right place so that food can be digested, and win as many points as you can.

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Courses

Go to courses

Ecology and food economy

Understanding the economic and environmental implications of producing food.

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Knowledge

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Eggs and cholesterol

Eggs were long considered as perfect food, particularly for the quality of their protein. However, they declined in popularity in the 1980s when it was discovered that...

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