On wednesday I am driving through Saarland and along the river Mosel. I am searching for wine of course. What am I not allowed to miss? I am so thankful for your help! Wines I have laying around at home and that I have liked are: and, less exciting, but a wine I might save for a wednesday night sushi … Read More
Serve your friends Möpse
If you followed me at Usedom ealier this week you now have some tasty Herrings waiting in the fridge to be rolled up into a Mops. I suggest you serve your Rollmops with your favorite Snaps. Actually, I never manage to eat a Rollmops without drinking a snaps with it. But that is another story. When I serve Rollmops I … Read More
Your Rollmops is soon ready to be eaten.
A “Rollmops” is a dish invented in the first half of the 19th century. It was named after the dog rase “Pug” since its form reminds of the interesting little dog body. I always thought that the dish came from Hamburg, but it is actually invented in Berlin. Here is the recipe. —————————— Picture of Mücke, here wearing a classic … 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
Time for Mops
How to make a classic north German Rollmops 60g salt 6 large herrings, descaled, gutted, filleted and pin-boned For the marinade: 750ml cider vinegar 12 allspice berries 12 black peppercorns 6 bay leaves 1 tbsp light brown sugar Zest of 1 large orange, pared in strips with no white pith 1 small onion, very thinly sliced 200ml medium cider 1. Dissolve … Read More
I almost forgot:
Today it is 379 years ago since the Swedish King Gustav II Adolf was killed in the foggy break of dawn on a wet and dirty field in the German village Lützen. For more information see last years memorial. By the way, you can still see the outfit that Gustav wore the day he died when you visit Sthlm. My … Read More
Getting in the mood
Having to do Travel expense reports is the back side of Traveling. One should not complain, but God, it is boring. I have made great efforts today to get in the right mood for going through that pile of receipts (which now is a bag of receipts). I don’t have many office days between my trips you know. I made … Read More
City dogs need holiday
My friend Rahel has a Weimaraner named Finn. We all knew that there is something very special about Finn. Finn has been photographed by Mario Testino. And modeling for Stefanel. I would not say that all this fame has gone him over his head. He is still the same loveable soul that he always was. The first time I took … Read More
Night trades in sthlm
I arrived at 23.39 at sthlm central station. A weird place to trade bread at. Some brave souls had dared to meet up with me. At the station i got one of the funniest trades ever, a pair of Pantiehose. Magnus, who just quit his job as manager for the Swedish Trade council in Helsinki to work full time with … Read More
What’s up with that collar??
I carried my dough with me all day. It was supposed to become a black colored white sourdough for the Swedish Man of Taste, Per Styregård (editor in chief at White Guide). I felt the pressure. The dough joined me for breakfast in the city, and for Lunch in Järna. When I arrived at Saltå Kvarn, and asked the baking … Read More