Just got back from a five day trip to the amazing little country of Georgia (not the U.S. state) nestled between Russia and Turkey in the Caucasus. I’ve been wanting to go to Georgia for quite some time. The reasons for it being the scenic countryside, Tbilisi as a city, rumours of friendly people, and… Continue reading 5 days of food and adventures in amazing Georgia
Category: European food
Homemade Spaghetti alla Gricia recipe
This weekend, I tried the last one of the four pastas of Rome. The four pastas of Rome is carbonara (egg, guanciale/pancetta, pecorino, black pepper), Amatriciana (guanciale/pancetta and tomatoes), Cacio e Pepe (black pepper, pecorino) and the Pasta alla Gricia, with pecorino and guanciale/pancetta. Pasta, or spaghetti alla Gricia is sort of a cacio e… Continue reading Homemade Spaghetti alla Gricia recipe
A weekend of eating in Helsinki with a visit to Ravintola Saaga
Last weekend I visited the Finnish capital Helsinki for a 70 year birthday party. Since Helsinki is such a short flight from Stockholm (approximately 45 mins) you can go straight from an (almost) full day work and still have a decent evening out. Many airlines fly this route so you’re usually able to score decent… Continue reading A weekend of eating in Helsinki with a visit to Ravintola Saaga
Where to find the prinsessemla in Stockholm
The prinsessemla, or prinsess-semla, was recently invented. Now it has reached Stockholm and Konditori Vallmofröt in Hagsätra. The creation is a fusion between two classic Swedish pastries; the semla and the prinsesstårta (princess cake). Since both are heavy in their whipped cream content, the combination is a quite good one, with both’s main features remaining… Continue reading Where to find the prinsessemla in Stockholm
Stockholm’s best semla?
During my early days of eating (eg. when I was a kid in one of Stockholm’s Northern suburbs) I did not really like the semla. The semla (one semla, several semlor) is a Swedish pastry, consisting of a soft, sweet pillowy bun that is filled with (hopefully) fresh whipped cream and almond paste. When I… Continue reading Stockholm’s best semla?
Sunday waffle fika at Älskade Traditioner
Just got back to the Sunday couch after a sugar-rushy fika at retroish café Älskade Traditioner on Södermalm in Stockholm. Älskade traditioner translates to “beloved traditions” in Swedish, and serves for instance savoury as well as sweet waffles, cakes, semlor, Swedish classics such as meatballs, Bullens pilsnerkorv (sausages) and herring. The place is located on… Continue reading Sunday waffle fika at Älskade Traditioner
Dough – how to make the perfect homemade pizza
Pizza. One of my, and many others’ favourite dishes. I am probably never as happy as when a pizza meal is approaching. A couple of years back we decided that we wanted to be able to make as good pizzas as from pizzerias or pizza restaurants. We started with the tomato sauce, and then the… Continue reading Dough – how to make the perfect homemade pizza
Dinner at Bistrot Paul Bert in Paris
When I started researching after booking our Paris tickets, I thought of what I really wanted to eat while there. The first thing that came to mind was steak frites. From my early years, we often had steak with béarnaise sauce and some kind of potato sidedish for weekend dinners cooked by my mum. I… Continue reading Dinner at Bistrot Paul Bert in Paris
Chez Minnà Corsican restaurant in Paris
Since we were arriving Paris quite late, in fact we both worked until Friday afternoon and then took the Arlanda Express airport train before boarding a SAS flight for Paris, we opted for dinner at a restaurant close to our hotel. Fortunately most of the restaurants around our hotel, Hotel L’Echiquier Opéra Paris MGallery by… Continue reading Chez Minnà Corsican restaurant in Paris
Great Napoli style pizza in Stockholm at Meno Male
Recently, several Naples or Napoli style pizza restaurants have opened in Stockholm, which for me is great, since I love the chewy dough of these fast baked wonders. The other day I tried Meno Male for a decadent office pizza lunch (via delivery). I had their pizza with spicy salami, fior di latte (sort of… Continue reading Great Napoli style pizza in Stockholm at Meno Male