I was not aware how poetic the Hebrew language is. Did you know that the words Sadness – עצב- and Create/design-לעצב- has the same word stem? I think that is a beautiful thought. And so true. There is a limitation to creativity if you are lacking the pain. ———————————- I have a friend from Israel visiting me here in Berlin. She brought … Read More
A moonraker bread for a moonraker movienight
Such an unexpected trade! The green jar is filled with ramsons pesto. I promise you there will be ramsons bread to trade as soon as you tell me that you are ready for making winter soups!
It is back – The Moonraker Sourdough!
It has been a while, 3 years to be precise, since I made you the Moonraker sourdough. A sourdough with my favorite dirty yellow tones inspired by the Bond movie from 1979. The idea was brought to me through a trade in Antwerp. This is my post about the Bread from 2010. Try for yourself, I would have 2 loafs … Read More
I like Poland. And Polish people must like Bread.
The other week there was a story about the Bread Exchange in the weekend issue Wysokie Obcasy (high heels) of the main daily Polish Newspaper . If you can read polish, you will find the article here —> Wysokie Obcasy. It is a second very good Polish publication about the project which surprised me (see SMAK here). Bread must really be playing an … Read More
Berlin Trade Today
Almost a year ago Luke Abiol, Photographer from San Francisco, asked me if he could exchange a bread for a portrait picture of my bread. Today he will be at my place with his large format camera and I am crossing my fingers that the breads will behave in front of his camera. I have prepared 8 in different grey … Read More
The Pixel Trade
This morning my friend Sarah brought me a box of Mangos from Pakistan. You know these really sweet and tasty ones that are flown in directly and therefore has the freshest taste as if you we eating them on a blanket under the tree they were picked from. Her father had send them to her, and one box she shared … Read More
Back in Berlin and hungry for bread
After 4 weeks of chilling in my fridge the sourdough will have to prove itself again. There are alot of strategies around how to treat a sourdough when you go on vacation: Bring it with you (which I normally do)? Dry it and save it somewhere? Freeze it? Or, if you live in Sthlm, let it check in to a … Read More
Bread Shovel
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
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!