One of the most special birthday present I ever received must have been the baking shovel that arrived from Afghanistan. It is so beautiful! It came as a surprise gift from Shoib and Massuma. Shoib works for the German magazine DER SPIEGEL and his wife, Massuma invited me into their home to teach me how to cook Afghan dishes during … Read More
Midsommar by Conrad
My friend Conrad and I were cooking together for midsummer this year. Conrad was cooking easy loving dishes like grilled chicken and shrimp ceviche. I was staying traditional and was planning to make dishes out of the 7 kg Matjes Herring that we had bought. My plan looked like this: If we put the grilled chicken and the shrimps ceviche … Read More
Glad Midsommar!
For a Swede like me the Midsommar friday is practically holy, regardless if I spend it above or below the polar circle. I have been baking all day, prepared the herring cake, failed with the snaps but still I can not wait to hit the night to hunt the wild flowers of Berlin. Happy Midsommar to all! For a Swedes … Read More
What is your favorite wine?
“What is your favorite wine?” he asked. “The one I am drinking at the moment” she answered. Maybe everything will seem better and better, or there are more and more striking things to come on this island. But at the moment it does feel perfect. There is a large kitchen and dining room. The terrace are overlooking the wild garden. … Read More
Crete offline
Together with Portugal, Greece it must be the country I visited the most in the south of Europe. But I never went to Crete. Maybe because I always thought it was a bit “grown up”. My mother went here with her friends in the 70′s – and she still talks about it. But I guess even I grow up. And … Read More
Nicest Bread Boxes!
Thanks to everyone that showed up on Saturday for MY KILOS presentation at Studio Cherie! And a large thank you to Daniel and Philipp for trading their great Bread Boxes with me. I will for sure have good use for them! Did you have a look at the STECKDOSEN and the lamp construction in the back of the room? I … Read More
Bread Exchange at MY KILOS
Tomorrow I am trading Bread with the design team from 45 KILO. They will serve the bread at their opening presentation of the new label MY KILO at Studio Cherie. Since it is my birthday on sunday I will double celebrate! RSVP and I see you there!
Cherry Bombe
The other day one of the most beautiful food magazines arrived in my mailbox. It was the first issue of the Cherry Bombe. I had heard about it, but never seen it. Can’t wait til October when the 2nd issue is out!
Istanbul
It is hard not to be concerned for the people of Istanbul the last days. Such violence is unacceptable.