Renee Baumann, NYC I went to NYC to throw a roof top brunch which was going to become a chapter of my book. There was very little planning in advance; The whole idea was to see what the city would be willing to bring to me. I have always been amazed with how open people in NY can be about sharing their network- an … Read More
Book Contributor – Lara Maria Gräfen, BERLIN
Lara Maria Gräfen, BERLIN Lara reached out to me in 2012 when I started working on the book. I liked her from the very first minute and she ended up helping me prepare for shoots in Berlin as well as abroad. She is the person that comes closest to the description “ett lingon i ett cocktail glas” (“A lingonberry in … Read More
Book Contributor – Luke Abiol, San Francisco
Luke Abiol, San Francisco Luke was one of these people who I just knew I wanted to be part of my book. Not only because he is a great photographer, but because he is just the kind of person that you just really like and want to be part of whatever you do. I think it was almost 1,5 years … Read More
“This is torture” he said.
This weekend I was baking for 2 events: The Kinfolk dinner and the NEXT organic fair in Berlin. Two events in one weekend meant no-sleep for me. And no sleep for my Boyfriend ether. From about 3.45 my alarm went off every half hour so I would not forget to fold or take bread out of the oven. On Sunday morning, the … Read More
Chronicle Book Catalogue
The other day I received the book catalogue from Chronicle books presenting the Fall books. I can still not really grasp that it will be coming out for real. October 7th is the date. In case someone would like to order the English book from me directly I’d be happy to send you a book. I would need to know … Read More
Working with The Bread Exchange
The book is written. The chapters has been shot. The whole story has even been translated into Swedish! Now the second round has come for the book project; to prepare for the release in the US and Sweden. AND I NEED HELP. If you think it sounds interesting to prepare Book release events, make presentations of the people who have made … Read More
Need some help in Sweden!
The last month we translated my Bread Exchange book into Swedish. Most recipes translated easy into swedish, especially since the Swedish food stores today are way broader sorted than 10 years ago. However I am having some concerns about one soup recipe which includes “buttermilk”. In Germany we have buttermilk but in Sweden we do not. We have a huge … Read More
Happy Nowroz!
Today is the New Year (1393 by the way). Make sure to spend this day as you like you life to be. Because the rest of this year will be a reflection of today. Today, one year ago I went to Kabul to learn to bake Afghan Bread. It was the first day of the Persian New Year. And it … Read More
The Bread Exchange Book på Svenska!
Great News today! The Bread Exchange book will come out in Swedish this fall! If I would not have had a cold (and my graphic designer would not have been über-pregnant) I am sure we would have been celebrating in Champagne tonight. And I am even more happy to hear that it will be Norstedts, the oldest publishing house in … 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