It became known as “the Treasure of Ardre”. The year was 1965, and a group from the Swedish agricultural society were out hiking on the island of Gotland, off the Swedish coast. They had reached Kaupungs Gård, the farm of Ragnar Pettersson, a recently deceased and by-all-accounts somewhat eccentric local farmer who had resisted the …
Filmjölk, knäckebröd and kanelbullar – A year training at Eldrimner I started taking my first tentative steps into the world of bread baking in 2011, while I was writing my Master’s thesis on allotment communities. I was still very much an amateur back then, following the odd recipe and trying to get a feel …
Taste Your Way Around Lisbon- The Ultimate Foodies’ Paradise Traveling taught me that, in order to understand a country’s culture, I need to do more than visiting its capital, seeing its main touristic attractions, and exploring its museums. Learning about its past, getting in touch with locals, engaging in their favorite activities, and indulging in …
It was right in the middle of one of the long, bright days of midsummer in Northern Sweden, that I first met Tina Goldmann. On my way into town I had stumbled upon a small Gastronomy festival in a local park, and was taking the time to sample some of the local artisanal delights that …