Hello Los Angeles

LA

Dedicated to the smoggy sunset that greeted me when I landed I will bake you a Pink Bread today. Let me know if you are in LA and want my Sourdough Bread. As far as I know, it is hard to get good bread here. ———————————— Does anyone know where I get: A) A good oven in Hollywood B) A … Read More

ElmlidHello Los Angeles

Good Bye NYC

As usual, it is almost painful to leave. I have been eating myself through manhattan and brooklyn. Fell in love with the veggie plate at Fat Radish. I have been meeting amazing people, like Nikki and her cousin at Russ and Daughters. If you have not tried their pickled tomatoes, please do. And loved Spicy eel rolls at Mission Chinese. … Read More

ElmlidGood Bye NYC

Baking for Daniel Humm

To find an oven is probably the most complicated task in the journey of Bread Exchange. Or, rather, it can be hard to find openminded people who don’t think it is crazy to ask them to use their oven. When I found an oven I usually stand in front of an even larger challenge;  that every oven is different. At … Read More

ElmlidBaking for Daniel Humm

The Challenge of Bread Exchange

Every time I come to a new city I go through the same procedure; Where do I get the best flour, suitable for my kind of dough? Who sells the best Salt? I like to use what people trade with me for bread when I travel. I get to try local ingredients that I cannot find at home. At the … Read More

ElmlidThe Challenge of Bread Exchange

Gramercy Park Hotel

Sourdough prep before I fall asleep. Thank you for the support! Sorry about any flour traces I might have left behind on the minibar glass.

ElmlidGramercy Park Hotel

The sourdough also arrived in NYC

Now I just need to find an oven. Any suggestions on openminded bakers that would let me borrow their heat for an hour? It can be anywhere in the city. Even Brooklyn.

ElmlidThe sourdough also arrived in NYC

I landed in NYC

The next 5 days I will be eating myself through West Village, East Village, Soho, LES and Brooklyn. We are updating the travel guide book from Smart Travelling. A dream job. We will see how I feel by the end of the week. However, I need to be fit this weekend. I am throwing a potluck roof top hang out … Read More

ElmlidI landed in NYC

13.00 Today

Lotta Lundgren is doing her Summer Talk on the Swedish Radio. If you know Swedish, tune in the SR Podcast “Sommar”. I promise you, it will be worth it.

Elmlid13.00 Today