Semlor Time!
As all Swedes know it’s the season for Semlor and we love them too! I have just run a Hygge course here in Scotland for enthusiastic Scandi fans and had […]
Slow Food Ark of Taste in Scotland
In this world of mass production and glitzy packaging some may think heritage foods are less interesting and more expensive. They would be mistaken as they are fascinating, flavoursome and […]
Norwegian Travels
Heidal is a beautiful conservation village at 600metres in the Norwegian parish of Gudbrandsdalen, Oppland. Heidal Hotel is an exquisitely crafted wooden roadside inn, in the River Sjoa valley. Having […]
Slow Food Salone del Gusto & Terra Madre
When Carlo Petrini first took part in a protest campaign against McDonald’s fast food chain in the 80’s I wonder if he realised then he would be leading a global […]
Wild wolves in Dalsland and wild crustaceans on M/S Donalda
Just returned from a Swedish Christmas where Santa is Tomte, reindeers deposed by goats, and ham the centrepiece rather than turkey. Naturally every country has its own traditions – indeed […]