KIOSK HELLO

Bread in Stockholm has all gone to sourdough, something Marco is not a fan of, so I tried to make our favorite, called Gotlands Bröd. It turned out pretty good although I would have liked it to be darker! Here is the recipe, it makes about 4 small breads, good to share with friends! First […]

We are in Stockholm and happened to pass the Swedish pride parade, the truck above is a great example of why Europe is ahead of US in many ways. It’s empty since we caught it after it unloaded all the people on it ( the cops are probably partying right now). Next to this truck […]

The same friend asked me for shopping / store tips in Stockholm, this I come up fairly empty on as the dollar is so pitiful in Sweden I have not shopped there for anything but food and booze for many years. But well….ok, I pop into these places, yes yes Acne Sample Sale Store at […]

Eating out in Stockholm can be expensive. Here are our suggestions. I eat Swedish food when I am in Sweden and I mainly I like to go to traditional places. En Flicka på Gaffeln Not traditional, but very Swedish in a way…we had a party there in September, food GREAT, atmosphere GREAT, can’t wait to […]

hi Another friend is going to Stockholm- I wish I was there to host! – but instead I offer these updated tips to him and anyone else reading this post. I hope the weather is good, it can be iffy at this time of year. My suggestion is visit from April 15 – Sept 15 […]

Contrary to it being passé or not I have always loved Ingmar Bergman. I read his autobiography, Marco and I met on the island of Fårö where he had his home, when I first moved to Sweden I talked the Swedish Institute into loaning me copies of their English subtitled Bergman films they sent to […]

Look what we found in an antique store in Stockholm! None other than our very own birdhouse – a tried and true design that has housed birds in Sweden for generations!

so long!

hi my friend asked for cheap eats in stockholm here is the list I sent her! CENTER: Sosta: for coffee and sandwich, daytime only 84 sveavagen between the center and odenplan Tel: 6121349 Vete-katten: center near hotorget cafe for lunch, swedish traditional for a shrimp sandwich and coffee / cake Kungsgatan 55 Tel: 208405 Kajsas: […]

two more for stockholm, vintage shops… if you like kitchen items, glass, ceramic from Sweden ranging from the mid-1800′s till the 1970′s then please go to: Ala Carte Antik Riddargatan 11 A tel: 661 9988 –ostermalm– then, one of my favorite stores in the world, she has an eye like NO OTHER, really brillant stuff […]