A taste of Switzerland.

Coldwell Banker Hunt Kennedy real estate brokers spend the year helping their clients find a home. At holiday time, their officers, Chairman David M. Michonski, CEO JoAnne Kennedy and President William M. Hunt III, prepared a home-cooked "international" meal for the CBHK family. Each year Michonski chooses a different country and replicates the holiday foods and traditions of that country. This year the "Chairman chef' chose Switzerland and prepared a gourmet dinner for the annual holiday fete on December 12 at All Soul's Church (1157 Lexington Ave.).

"I like to choose a particular country, research the holiday traditions, festivities and foods of that country and then try to prepare an authentic holiday menu as it would be enjoyed in that country", says Michonski.

The Swiss Tourist Bureau provided gigantic photographs of the Swiss mountains that covered the walls. Tall pine centerpieces with three-foot tapers lit the room and replicated a Swiss snow-covered pine forest.

The entertainment for this year's event was Helmut Fricker, an accordion player who flew in from Vail, Colorado. Fricker played the Beer Barrel Polka and yodeled. Traditional Swiss fondue with bread and rosti potatoes, accompanied by salads, an assortment of meats and air-dried beef, began the menu. The main course consisted of a Lake Geneva white fish, covered with a cognac infused lobster sauce, along with a variety of red and green cabbage delicacies. For vegetarians, Pastetli (a vegetable stew) was served. Spatzle, Swiss type pasta, accompanied the entrees.

For dessert, "nusstorte'" (nut cake) was flown in from Switzerland. And if that's not enough, brownies, which originated in Switzerland, as well as another Swiss classic, an apple fritter floating in a creme chantilly sauce, completed the meal. To complement the desserts, Lindt and Toblerone chocolates were served along with Swiss coffee.

"Chef' David began this international cooking tradition almost a decade ago, while managing the Greenwich office of Coldwell Banker. His cooking was such a success, he's been in demand ever since. He learned to cook as a means of putting himself through college some 30 years ago at Colgate University and now finds it a relaxing way to spend his free time, even for 250 "family" members.