First day of the Fashionweek I will bring you a bread of the most simple kind. It is baked with Canadian flour, Berlin water and Himalaya Salt. Fun is rather in the crust where a purple sparkle of Blueberries from the Swedish woods is playing. It is not sweet, nor sour. I would not say it is a strong taste … Read More
Bread for the Fashion weeks
The busiest period of the year is coming up. Sales Season. It is like a band tour between all the Fashionweeks. Totally exhausting but I love the pace at the same time. These are the classic tour dates for Germany Austria and Switzerland: Berlin 17-20 Jan Paris 21-24 Jan Ddorf 2-4/7 Feb Zürich?? München 13-23 Feb Paris 2-5 March As … Read More
the Bartering is spreading
More than a year has gone since I traded with the Dutch Jewlery designer Lennebelle. Today I got a clipping from her where she is mentioned in the Korean Vogue. You are well worth it Lenneke. Thank you for mentioning Bread Exchange as an inspiration in the article. The trading, its unexpected paths, and the people I meet are one … Read More
HELP and Trade for a good cause
On sunday is our Local Christmas Market, “TOR DAY” in Berlin Mitte. My friend Gonca is impressing me again. Last year she collected money and toys that she brought to support a project called Aktion Friedensdorf. This is a project where children from war areas were brought to German Hospitals in December and January last year. When the rest of … Read More
Baking in the Bunker
Last week Freunde von Freunden came out with their first book. If you do not know their Berlin based lifestyle observations you should definitely have a look at their site. Here is my old post on the book. Tomorrow there will be a small release dinner at the publishers home. Yes, Christian and Karen Boros lives on top of this … Read More
The new book von Freunde von Freunden is out!
It feels weird to see yourself in it but I think they have done a great work. The book gives a good picture of todays Berlin. Well, at least of a particular scene in Berlin. But I like how the styles are really going Kreuz und Quere. Here you find Freunde von Freunden online. In the picture is my friend … Read More
If Jackie wore a Parka it must have been this one
Check out the buttons on Nigel Cabourns Antarctic Parka in Orange. ———————— Or what do you say Saskia?
München, I have Bread for you on Sunday
On my way into the mountains I will stop by in München tomorrow. With me I will have one Rye Bread and 2 wheat sourdough. The Bread is baked with all through Bavarian flour (some from Dinkelsbühl and some from south of Fischbachau). Please let me know if you are able to meet up tomorrow in Glockenbachviertel around 5pm! All … Read More
May I introduce you to Robin Kranz
A German food blogger that I got to know through Bread Exchange is Robin. Robins blog “The Daily Bread Diaries” is what the title describes; a diary about what she is eating. I want to eat what she is eating. Please follow her. It is very inspirational, even if you don’t know German. Think about it as a picture book. … Read More
Bread Exchange in London Tomorrow!
I bring you fresh goods for anything that you have that could inspire me somehow. Let me know if you like to trade with me in Shorditch/Clerkenwell/Hoxton area on Wednesday. I can’t wait! —————————- The closest I get to a London image right now is this is a picture of my Mother that one of her girlfriends shot back in … Read More