Wine weekend

It's Friday and I have a recommendation for the weekend wine purchasing. Being a fan of South African wines I mostly favour labels like Porcupine Ridge and Roodeberg. But now I have a new favourite ("bubblare" as we say in Swedish): Lat 42. It's a Rioja Gran Reserva from 2001 and I'm not sure if you can still buy it around the world, since Swedish Systembolaget (still a state monopoly) seems to have stocked up on all of the bottles. But give it a try! It's definately worth the € 8.



Here it is. Skål!

Baking course at Saltå Kvarn

The fact that Saltå Kvarn is one of my favourite brands you probably know from before. Last weekend I finally did what I've been longing to do for a long time. I went to a sour dough baking course with Manfred, the head of the bakery at Saltå Kvarn. I'm not going to bore you with the details of different sour dough starters, wild yeast, barley bread and measurements of ecological flour, but I'll proudly show you some pics from the experience.


Sour dough day 2.


Dough sample…


Rye bread in the oven.


Sample, ready to eat…


The shop next door. For all your flour needs…

If you think it looks tempting I can only recommend to contact Manfred.

Late night peer group special

Late last night I cycled down the street of Avenyn in central Gothenburg. It's a street known for its night life, its nasty bouncers and for hords of brats. As I passed by the mosts popular hot dog place (for those late night snacks…) I suddenly stopped. In addition to their usual range of burgers, hot dogs, tacos and vegetarian dishes, I saw this sign:



Fantastic! For a mere 5000 Swedish Crowns (equals to €500) you can, if you have the right manly size wallet, order a gold plated veal burger with an engraved metal plate… Such a nice idea considering the clientèle…

Obama + USA = a new and improved image?

On the topic of place branding, I just have one small thing to write today. I will call it the question of the day: What will Obama do for the brand of the US of A?
I'm sure we'll come back to this topic in the future.