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As good as it gets

As good as it gets

Dear Friends, This is as good as it gets. Mangos, the sweetest kind, directly brought from Bangkok to our breakfast table in Berlin. Simply served …

 

Pimp your Porridge

Pimp your Porridge

This morning was an early one. My friend Stefanie came by early with a fresh pressed juice. I made porridge. Since we could not decide …

 

échange de bons procédés

échange de bons procédés

Today, Friday, I have be baked bread for a Gallery opening in Berlin. I will bake the most simple kind with just flour water and …

 

What Luxurious Swedish House Wives eat for Breakfast

What Luxurious Swedish House Wives eat for Breakfast

What do you do to not get a bad mood when your first thought when you wake up is the image of your hard-core-over-full schedule? …

 

Bread Exchange in Paris today

Bread Exchange in Paris today

The Bread is ready to trade with you from 9am. I can meet  with you Anywhere in Marais, preferably at the (capsule) fair. Just email me at …

 

Bread Exchange on the Radio

Bread Exchange on the Radio

Today at 15.40 they will talk about Bread Exchange at  a program called “Schöne Woche” at Radio Eins in Berlin. ————————– And Eric and Fabian, thank you …

 

Swedish Woods in the Bread

Swedish Woods in the Bread

First day of the Fashionweek I will bring you a bread of the most simple kind. It is baked with Canadian flour, Berlin water and Himalaya …

 

Bread for the Fashion weeks

Bread for the Fashion weeks

The busiest period of the year is coming up. Sales Season. It is like a band tour between all the Fashionweeks. Totally exhausting but I …

 

Chapman

Chapman

Just a few hundred meters away from one of Stockholms most fancy hotels, Grand Hotel, you can stay cheaper than you could ever dream of. From …

 

Stockholm

Stockholm

I love going to sthlm. It is not my home town, but it feels like it is. When I was younger I prefered Copenhagen.  I thought …

 

LVC Stock Sale – Berlin Today

LVC Stock Sale – Berlin Today

 

In the country where there is no Breakfast

In the country where there is no Breakfast

I think I understand most food behaviors that I have been exposed to. But there is one I just don’t seem to get. When people do …

 

the Bartering is spreading

the Bartering is spreading

More than a year has gone since I traded with the Dutch Jewlery designer Lennebelle. Today  I got a clipping from her where she is …

 

Galasataray 3-1

Galasataray 3-1

Istanbuls heart is pounds so hard that you can feel it. The city is developing fast and everyone seem eager to show that, and where, …

 

Constantly in the need of holiday

Constantly in the need of holiday

Check out Designhotels.com ’s Advents Calendar where they are daily giving away weekends at different hotels around the world. I am crossing my fingers that we …

 

Haferschleim to die for

Haferschleim to die for

I might be on of the few not British citizens who 2 out of 7 nights have the following last thought the minute before I …

 

Istanbul

Istanbul

Anything I should not miss? Any help is highly appreciated. I want to be cleaned by the best hamam ladies in the city and eat the best …

 

HELP and Trade for a good cause

HELP and Trade for a good cause

On sunday is our Local Christmas Market, “TOR DAY” in Berlin Mitte. My friend Gonca is impressing me again. Last year she collected money and toys …

 

Baking in the Bunker

Baking in the Bunker

Last week Freunde von Freunden came out with their first book. If you do not know their Berlin based lifestyle observations you should definitely have …

 

BundesPresseBall

BundesPresseBall

The night was a minor food parade and we travelled from chef to chef to try something new. I ended up favoring Champagne and Fishes …

 

The new book von Freunde von Freunden is out!

The new book von Freunde von Freunden is out!

It feels weird to see yourself in it but I think they have done a great work. The book gives a good picture of todays …

 

If Jackie wore a Parka it must have been this one

If Jackie wore a Parka it must have been this one

Check out the buttons on Nigel Cabourns Antarctic Parka in Orange. ———————— Or what do you say Saskia?

 

Not really a fashion post but a superficial one.

Not really a fashion post but a superficial one.

So, next friday am I invited to a German event called Bundes Presse Ball. I normally like the question “What am I supposed to wear?” but …

 

Mosel – Hilfe!

Mosel – Hilfe!

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? …

 

München, I have Bread for you on Sunday

München, I have Bread for you on Sunday

On my way into the mountains I will stop by in München tomorrow. With me I will have one Rye Bread and 2 wheat sourdough. The …

 

May I introduce you to Robin Kranz

May I introduce you to Robin Kranz

A German food blogger that I got to know through Bread Exchange is Robin. Robins blog “The Daily Bread Diaries” is what the title describes; …

 

Serve your friends Möpse

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 …

 

Your Rollmops is soon ready to be eaten.

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 …

 

Bread Exchange in London Tomorrow!

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 …

 

Time for Mops

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 …

 

Deutsche Post

Deutsche Post

Seriously. Who does not want to send Lotta Lundgren and Emi Guner free clothes?  There are not many other people in the Swedish, or German, Media …

 

I almost forgot:

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 …

 

Back from the Islands =Bread tomorrow

Back from the Islands =Bread tomorrow

After some days on the seaside I am back home with a bubbling dough for you. Once again it is my absolute favorite Bread: Bavarian Beer …

 

Spekkoek

Spekkoek

I think it only happened 3 times over the years that I personally asked for a trade. But last week I could not help it: I was …

 

Please meet Mr. Brendel

Please meet Mr. Brendel

Küchengerüchte is a German blog that I got to know through Bread Exchange. Markus Brendel’s blog is a Diplom work where he analyzes the possibility to …

 

BOLD and Bread Exchange

BOLD and Bread Exchange

Today’s Pop up Bakery at BOLD in Berlin. Levi’s Made and Crafted is showing the SS12 collection. I kept 2 Bread for you to trade: Black Wheat …

 

Getting in the mood

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 …

 

Bread from the Westphalian Woods

Bread from the Westphalian Woods

Saturday night I traded a Blueberry Choco bread for a home made Wild Garlic (Bärlauch) Pesto from the forests in Westphalia. Today I am turning …

 

Bread Exchange in Berlin on Monday

Bread Exchange in Berlin on Monday

Monday Bread Exchange will give you: Very Classic Simple White Sourdough bread. It will be baked with Flour from Saxony and salt from the Murray river …

 

Delicate

Delicate

The, to me, always inspiring publishing house GESTALTEN came out with a new book on the subject Food the other week. Thank you for writing about Bread …

 

City dogs need holiday

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 …

 

Clemens en August

Clemens en August

Clemens en August are showing/selling their FW11 collection until Sunday in Berlin. They travel Europe and only sell their collection in selected cities for a …

 

Saturdays Bread Exchange is sweeter than ever.

Saturdays Bread Exchange is sweeter than ever.

But, as usual, sweet darlings tend to match excellent with ruff partners. Like Roqueforts. Or really really old Gruyere. So don’t worry if you don’t have a …

 

Night trades in sthlm

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. …

 

What’s up with that collar??

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 …

 

Role Models – Saltå Kvarn

Role Models – Saltå Kvarn

Manfred Enoksson. The Master at Saltå Kvarn. Very very Inspiring. And You have been so good to me. Last week, during my so called holiday in …

 

Explosions in the sky

Explosions in the sky

Ich have to share with you a song that I loved for years now. You probably know it already. To me this song is like the …

 

Thank you no2!

Thank you no2!

Thank you Johan and Klara at Metro for the very nice article today. I spilled my take away coffee when I saw it on my …

 

Thank You!

Thank You!

Thank you So much Gisela Williams, Jen Murphy and Food & Wine for the sweet Article! And thank you James Widegren, I think you are the reason …

 

The Swedish Fashion Crowd like to eat.

The Swedish Fashion Crowd like to eat.

No drink lists but an impressive selection of home made hot dogs at last Thursdays press night. AWB and Martin Bundock, again. It is an amazing …

 

Fredagsmys-Freitagsgemüt-Fridaycozyness

Fredagsmys-Freitagsgemüt-Fridaycozyness

I was invited to Burger night in Stockholm. A guest line up including high sensitive foodies and well renominated food journalists. Everyone should bring something. …

 

STHLM. early in the morning.

STHLM. early in the morning.

Early in the morning at Fabrique. Rosenlundsgatan 28. I decided to keep the curlers in. Alternative would have been to wake up at 3. Not …

 

STHLM Preperation day

STHLM Preperation day

Tomorrow I have a pop up bakery in Sthlm. I always forget how much work it is to do a bread event. You turn up at …

 

thank you Fabrique!

thank you Fabrique!

Robert at Fabrique has allowed me to use his ovens tomorrow for the Bread event I am doing at AWB.  This is always the critical moment …

 

STHLM BREAD EXCHANGE

STHLM BREAD EXCHANGE

Bread Exchange together with A.W.B invites you to breakfast on the 13th October, from 8am at A.W.B, Rosenlundsgatan 36b. Welcome. Please RSVP. —- BREAD EXCHANGE —- I bake …

 

Ok Guys, the first recipes are online…

Ok Guys, the first recipes are online…

I am a bit nervous. And happy. The November Issue of the US magazine Food & Wine will write about Bread Exchange. The Magazine will …

 

Breakfast Heaven in Paris 2

Breakfast Heaven in Paris 2

The fruit box was turned into a table. The cheese paper was turned into a table cloth. Julian had the necessary tools. Note his Colette …

 

The non-snobbish Foodie

The non-snobbish Foodie

There is a red thread going through my friends in the Fashion business: We all love good food. I tend to like people who can appreciate …

 

Bread Exchange is going home

Bread Exchange is going home

On Thursday I will make a Bread Brunch for the Fashion Crowd in Stockholm. I will serve them Bread and Butter. And anything that you …

 

Danke Styleproofed.com

Danke Styleproofed.com

Some of us in the so called “Fashion Crowd” do eat bread. But only when it is a really good Bread.  And, rule number one, …