In 2010, when the Bread Exchange was fairly fresh, I traded one of my bread with a girl from Venezuela, Melina, who was studying in Berlin and working for the Salto line from the German publishing house Wagenbach. Melina traded with me a homemade Dulce de Leche and I remember that I served it on a brunch on my Sunny … Read More
Pantone7405 Bread for your Pantone Guide?
Would anyone in Berlin be up for letting me borrow their Pantone guide for a couple of days? I’ll bake you a bread in pantone color 7405 in exchange. Currently we are making the design of the book cover and choosing accent colors. There is a lot of swatches sending over mail from San Francisco. It is tricky since you … Read More
DIE ZEIT and BREAD
Berlin these days is what you in German language would call Arschkallt. Shit cold. I am so called lucky to sit with a sharp deadline to turn in the Layout of my book. I get to stay inside. To bake bread in the winter has the great advantage that my apartment practically always feels a bit tropical. Right now the oven is on … Read More
Winter Newsletter
It is still 2013, and I am having Christmas holiday in Sweden. We have no snow this year, but are in a good mood still. Before I get too excited about 2014 I send you a looking-back-letter on the year that soon has passed. If you signed up for the Bread Exchange Newsletter you received this directly in your mailbox. … Read More
Marrakech – the Storytellers
The Birth of the Sahara as told by Ahmed Temiicha A long time ago, when the earth was very young, it was one huge garden covered in tall palm trees and perfumed jasmine, and the songs of nightingales flooded the landscape with their gently melodies. At this time, all men were loyal, trustworthy and honest. In fact, the word ‘lie’ … Read More
Marrakech – Riad AnaYela
Once upon a time the main square of Marrakech was filled with story tellers. Old men who, with their bare words, were able to captured masses of people by painting pictures through ancient tales. These tales had travelled through villages. They are capturing a world full of adventures and travel. They were carried through generations. In these tales the good triumphs over evil. … Read More
Pixeltrade’s TEDX Talk
Last year I was asked to TED talk in Stockholm. I was super thrilled about it. But the date was set on a when I was going to be trading bread in the middle of nowhere and I had to say no. Now, the other person I met who is trading his way through life, Shantanu, was asked to TED … Read More
Martin Bundock and TT Testar
The other week I was traveling to Stockholm. It feels like new great spots are poping up with a high speed and I always need to make a new research before every trip (even though I tend to go every third month or so). The first person I ask is Martin Bundock. Martin always knows practically everything new in the … Read More
Classetouriste
I used to read tons of blogs. Nowadays I just don’t. Especially I cut down on food blogs as they ether made me full or unhealthy hungry. Working with food already I always need to keep a healthy balance. Also interior blogs has become less inspiring to me. The less time I have the more I rather focus on my … Read More
Bread Exchange wishes for December
I will be trading some bread in December. There will be some winter sweet versions with saffron (I traded a HUGE amount of Iranian Saffron from a german quality snaps producer in october) but also some simple ones since these are my personal favorite. I would love to trade my bread for anything you have that is special (food wise) … Read More