2538 Bayview Avenue
(north of The Bridle Path / Post Road)
Toronto, Canada
M2L 1A9
Store (416) 444-8802
www.swissmaster.com
or
www.chocolateur.com
STORE HOURS:
Regular: 10:00 to 6:00
closed: Sundays
(and Saturdays during summers)
CHECK OUR PHONE MESSAGE
FOR SPECIAL HOLIDAY HOURS
...like longer hours, holiday closures, and "open on Sunday"
KISS-FM
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Rose Reisman author and colourful TV and radio personality .. wrote 14 cookbooks and owns Rose Reisman Catering.. photographed (front cover Bayview Post Magazine) at Swiss Master Chocolatier November 2006 (Rose has received incredible exposure getting Canadians to lead healthy, balanced lives)
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Let our beautiful creations reflect the
warmth of your welcome
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click to enlarge Taste testers declare we're the very best!
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click to enlarge Front entrance to family boutique high up in the Swiss Alps, circa 1950s. Customers lined up at our doors even back then. (Also had a family tourist business in San Remo, Italian Riviera)
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". . .our shop is defined by an affluent clientele who demands a world class product and
great service at a reasonable price. . .if we
do not have that natural fit we simply do not
succeed. . ."
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". . .Swiss chocolates are made under what one would describe as clinical sanitary conditions. In fact, Swiss cleanliness is legendary. That is one reason Swiss chocolates can have a low sugar content...
and are bursting with natural fruits and nuts...
But in turn they require much more delicate handling when they are air freighted, stored, and sold. . ."
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Toronto Star, February 13, 2002
Passionate readers pick Swiss-Master
as "Most Popular Chocolatier in Town"
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Toronto Star, February 13, 2002
". . .But of course no shop becomes great because of product alone. There is an ambience at Swiss-Master that clicks in and permeates the shop to make chocolate buying a pleasurable experience. . ."
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A LITTLE STORY ABOUT OUR STORE on YouTube
Hollywood-Joe (Joe Frankel) takes us back
to 1930s to romanticize the power of chocolate
..as he shoots a tiny episode to present to Hollywood.
MYSTIQUE and MAGIC
of Swiss truffles(and pralines):
Scientific studies have found chocolate to be irresistible to females sending them into emotional ecstasy. The luscious "fresh cream Swiss truffles" are the most prized of all chocolates. They are those tiny creations that have always had a mystique and magic about them with an ability to ignite joy and happiness, if but for a lingering moment, that very few other foods can compete with. For a "male courting a love" bringing an "I Love You" truffle can be a magical gift that is worth its weight in gold. Swiss-Master "fresh cream" truffles live up to this
image, look beautiful, and burst in the mouth with exotic tastes.
Here is to love, chocolate, and
the time to enjoy them!
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OUR "FRESH CREAM" TRUFFLES AND PRALINES ARE THE SAME AS THOSE OFFERED IN THE BEST BOUTIQUES ACROSS SWITZERLAND
.....They
have less sugar and lots of natural luscious fruits and nuts and fresh
cream – and to put it simply, they are "to live for".....
We operate in the Old Continental tradition of personalized service and
extra high quality.
Our chocolates are flown in to Toronto from family-run Läderach-Chocolatier
who retails across Switzerland – and exports throughout Europe,
Middle East, Far East and United States. We also import specialty items
from other famous Swiss chocolateurs. Our fresh-cream
truffles and pralines are NOT made "for export" – and
NOT made for long shelf life. They are the SAME as those sold in Switzerland.
THEY REQUIRE GREAT CARE AND DELICATE HANDLING.
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Ingrid Läderach Steven, owner
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"...Laederach-Steven has brought a much needed flare to the chocolate
business... noted for having some of the best chocolate truffles in
the world at a very reasonable price... For
the price of a good local chocolate... some of the very best truffles
the world has to offer..."
Canadian Jewish News, 1992
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“Just
up the street from Toronto’s ritzy “The Bridle Path /
Post Road” area . . where Toronto’s “beautiful people”
have come to shop for chocolate for some 19 years . . But the “really
busy” times, she says, start in November when corporations come
to put in huge orders. What adds another dimension is the sizable
Jewish, Chinese, Russian, and Muslim clientele . . At times it is
so busy that lines form. For Valentine’s it can be up to 30
feet outside. Often you’ll find famous celebrities waiting patiently
in line, happily chatting with others . . What really impressed me
was how Ingrid even supplied for the space shuttle SST-42 DISCOVERY
“night-before shuttle flight” dinner. What also adds to
the shopping experience is the many Mercedes, BMWs and Hummers in
the parking lot . . .and at times stretched-limos with celebrities
. .”
In Magazine, Montreal, Winter 2004
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"The staff are friendlier than any indecisive shopper has a right to expect, the packaging is imperial"
Toronto Life, June 1993 |
"...But the lure of Swiss-Master is as much the wisdome and warmth of its owner as the purity and goodness of its chocolate..."
yoursourceCandianLifestyle, Holdiday 2001 |
Chocolatier Magazine "3rd Annual Gift Guide For Chocolate Lovers" "...and on top of each chocolate sits a tiny gift they call a ‘smidgen’
Chocolatier Magazine (USA) December 1987 |
"This ’fashion food’ is packaged like precious jewels... Their Swiss-Master frozen yogurt is the piece de resistance... a Swiss-Master bonus"
Globe and Mail December 10, 1987 |
"Attention all chocoholics. . . I'll show you a place that will send your taste buds into a tale spin. Swiss-Master Chocolatier is a store where decadence is always in vogue. So, chocolate lovers brace yourselves"
CFTO-TV Eye on Toronto February 19, 1990 |
"Cinderella boutique in a tiny fairyland-like plaza, recognized as the most profitable in Canada, nestled in the middle of Canada’s richest neighbourhood."
Introduction of Swiss-Master at "1999 Retailer of the Year" Ceremonies |
"...when asked for her secret, Läderach-Steven answered: ‘There is no overall simple answer, or magic formula. Just offer great chocolate and great service, all at a fair price, and watch the magic click in, especially with an upscale clientele... It’s that simple... and yet it’s that difficult!’"
Toronto Business Times, Millennium Achievements, January 2001 |
“…Our niche became the endless social events around the Bayview/ TheBridlePath/PostRoad area… big corporate sales followed as a result…”
Swiss-Canadian News, June 1987 |
"Win a Day of Beauty' with Disney's 'Beauty and the Beast'.....with Swiss-Master Chocolatier chocolates as one of the prizes..."
The Toronto Star contest, May 27, 2001
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 www.swissinfo.org
FRONT PAGE FEATURE:
Do they exercise their right to vote in Switzerland?
..on website for three months, summer 2007
(one of Switzerland’s most popular websites)
+ read article in "Media" page
+ article appeared in NZZ Online
front page, June 21, 2007 |
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