& Other Stories, opening near you this week!

I am really looking forward to see what has been made with this amazing print. This spring stores are opening in Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, London, Milan, Paris and Stockholm.

& Other Stories offers women the opportunity to create their own story.

The online shop opens on March 8 for the whole of Europe.

http://www.stories.com/
http://and-other-stories.tumblr.com/
http://www.facebook.com/andotherstories

Parsnip Bread

So, I have a new obsession: baking bread. This one I tweaked a bit based on a recipe from the Nordic Bakery. A bread with quark and parsnips, originally small flat breads mine is a nice sized-loaf, a loveable and yummy loaf. It is not a secret how I love the Nordic Bakery and so a number of their breads recipes are no queuing up for me to show them life.

the original one, tastes surely just as good

Teddygirls

Ken Russell's Teddygirls
Teddy girls (also known as Judies) choice of clothes wasn’t only for aesthetic effect: these girls were collectively rejecting post-war austerity. They were young working-class women, often from Irish immigrant families who had settled in the poorer districts of London — Walthamstow, Poplar and North Kensington. They would typically leave school at the age of 14 or 15, and work in factories or offices. Teddy Girls spent much of their free time buying or making their trademark clothes. It was a head-turning, fastidious style from the fashion houses, which had launched haute-couture clothing lines realling the Edwardian era.

Nordic Bakery Cookbook

And the book (which I wrote about here before) arrived, I must say it looks as amazing as the Cafe itself. Amazing photographs by Peter Cassidy and Lizzie Harris, beautiful printing on nice paper. Graphic design by Jaakko Tuomivaara.

I look forward to getting my hands into the dough soon and indulge in this Nordic sweetness. 

It might be good to know that they will open a NY branch soon as well.

www.nordicbakery.com/

Nordic Bakery in London

I First visited the Nordic Bakery just after it had opened which must have been in 2007. When walking past I was immediately drawn to this Scandinavian-style café. Not just by the name, its immaculate design or the smell of the now well known cinnamon buns.

The interior is simple and plain, like the food. It all feels very sincere, like the employees.

Real Scandinavian food, with quality ingredients.

And when you come to think that the Swedes have a true tradition of Fika, and the Nordic people in general drink the largest number of coffee you will understand that the coffee served is of that quality that you do want to wait for and sit down quietly and enjoy.

The café design is done by Bert Rozeman, a very friendly Dutchman working in London; and is made up with furniture pieces of Alvar Aalto an Ilmari Tapiovaara amongst others.

And then, for some really good news: A cookbook was just published so that you can continue eating these wonderful foods after the Bakery itself has closed its doors for the day.