Huski - The British Food Delivery Service In The Alps That Even French Skiers Can't Get Enough of

Three British skiers, fed up with queuing for pricey groceries from tiny resort supermarkets, have struck a chord with the French for their ski food delivery service. Huski has been delivering quality meals to snow hunters in French ski resorts for just six years. In that time the team has won over the French customer, second only to the Brit, and accumulated a sizeable French following accounting for 35% of sales. 

“We have a great team of restaurant-trained chefs in Bourg-Saint-Maurice and all meals are hand-made locally” says Paddy Griffith, co-founder “the fact that the French love our food is testament to our slavish attention to detail and sourcing of local ingredients. Whilst our menus span a range of cultures – Indian, Thai, Italian and British – it’s our Savoie menu that wins hands down”. 

Skiing with kids in half term is a challenge in itself; that to do list is never-ending. Arrival day is full on, luggage dumping, ski equipment fitting and collection and then negotiating your way through the packed supermarket aisles. Finding a table for a family in the local restaurant in February half term can be a challenge too. 

 “We thought, there’s got to be another way, someone that will fill your fridge on arrival, where you can select different meals for different members of the family, source local wines at reasonable prices and where you can order food that’s free from gluten/dairy/meat” says Griffith.

“We had the idea and then along came Brexit and that was the catalyst. We seized the challenge of building our own kitchen in the heart of the Alps, with the mission of creating locally inspired dishes with maximum taste and minimum food miles. Yes, we had Cottage Pie on the menu and initially the French didn’t know what to make of this dish from the UK but slowly the reviews built momentum and word spread. You could say we’re a Brexit success story”.

As for Huski’s most requested dish, Tartiflette wins hands down. A fairly recent invention, Tartiflette was created by the Reblochon trade union in the ‘80s in an attempt to increase sales of Reblochon cheese. Today the dish can be seen on virtually every menu in every mountain-side eatery in the French Alps and, of course, on the Huski menu.