OfftheShelf is 8 years-old! To celebrate they are offering a special deal from August 30th to September 17, 2011!
Buy a book, choose any other for just Fr. 8.-!*
So what are you waiting for! If you need your copy of Know-it-all passport 2011/2012, know that it is in stock and you can take advantage of this offer now! Stock up on your Christmas, birthday, children’s books, guide books, reference books for school, and more; and save some money to buy yourself something too! Of course if you already have your copy we won't mind if you buy something else...
*No minimum purchase — the cheapest book will be charged Fr. 8.-; applies to in-stock items only — no special orders, no reserves; not in conjunction with other offers or discounts; only one Fr. 8.-/book per person per day; payment by cash or debit/credit card only.
Monday closed
Tuesday - Friday 9h-18h30 (closed September 8 for Jeûne Genevois)
Saturday 10h-17h
Sunday closed
OffTheShelf English Bookshop
15, blvd Georges-Favon
1204 Genève
022 311 10 90
Can you tell the difference between mozzarella that was hand-made this morning and a ball of the mass-produced type? Expand your culinary knowledge by trying out some of the cheese, made fresh every morning at Casa Mozzarella, a shop opened less than one year ago near Plainpalais, Geneva! Read to the end of this article to find the answer to our competition question and maybe win a voucher for Fr. 100.- to buy whatever you want from Casa Mozzarella!
Fabio Magno and Angelo Albrizio decided to bring Italy to Geneva in its most delicious form: mozzarella made entirely from local Geneva milk! They are both from Puglia, Italy, where mozzarella is famed to originate, and now live in Geneva. The opening of their shop took time in preparing. They found an Italian cheese-maker who comes from a long line of cheese-makers, Nicola Antonicelli, who was delighted to participate in this venture.
Every morning before dawn a trip is made to the Laiteries Réunies de Genève. Nicola follows in his father’s footsteps and transports the 300-400 liters of fresh milk and lovingly cooks, stirs, cuts, sieves, and stretches the curds to make 30-50 kilos of balls of fiordilatte — the official name for mozzarella made from cow’s milk.
Children from the age of 5 are invited to spend the day testing toys and give their verdicts as part of the evaluation process in the Suisse Toy Award 2011.
On Friday, 29 July, the Balexert Center in Geneva will host a day of testing in which children can evaluate a variety of toys in various different categories and register their preference for a particular toy. The center will be one of two in the country inviting children to test out the toys, and will be welcoming testers near the Migros Restaurant between 10h and 18h.
This year there will be 7 categories: Babydreams (small children up until the age of 3), Little Kids (children from 3 to 5 years old), Girls (girls from 5 to 10 years old), Boys (boys from 5 to 10 years old), Learning & Creativity (children from 5 to 12 years old), Electronics (children from 6 years old) and Family Games (all ages). Family Games is a new category that will be tested by families at 21 ludothèques throughout Switzerland.
As your kids get ready to head off to Summer camps, now’s the time to make sure that their clothes and belongings are clearly labeled. If you haven’t already taken steps to name your children’s summer caps or shoes, it’s not too late! There are a number of companies in Switzerland that allow you to order vinyl or textile stickers online or over the phone, with quick and sometimes free delivery to your doorstep.
Stick2it.ch is a relatively new company in the region, that was set up last year to provide a wide range of fun, colorful stickers that are particularly attractive to young children. So successful has the company been, that it has provided labels for schools in Fribourg, as well as a number of shops looking for unusual and eye-catching ways to decorate their presents or bags for clients. The company has also labeled work outfits for the "Service de l'Etat de Vaud".
If you’re an expat and have lived in this region for long, you will find that there are just some products that you simply cannot buy over here. When it comes to finding unusual and creative presents for your children, for example, many of you will hanker after those fun but educational toys and books that you only seem to be able to get back home in the UK or USA.
Actually, they are not so difficult to come by – you just need to know where to look! Nine years ago, American Robin Bognuda set up an online toy store in Switzerland that would allow parents here to buy, at the click of a few buttons, items such...
