(SavorNation) – You’ll smell it before you even sit down. Walk into this nearly 40-year-old San Francisco restaurant and you’ll get blasted by a strong waft of cheese.
Swiss fondue restaurant The Matterhorn has been around since 1987, sporting charmingly cozy wooden alcoves, red fondue pots bubbling with fragrant cheeses, windows that open to painted scenes of the snowy Alps, and even a life-sized cow sculpture of mascot Moochelle.
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While the restaurant has changed hands multiple times over the decades, it continues to be a space dedicated to celebrating Swiss culture and all things cheese. Its newest owners, married couple Jonathan and Jose Ojinaga, are adding some global flavors while bringing back pieces of The Matterhorn’s early history…