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Cafè Ekberg - Helsinki, Finland

In 1852, a Mr. Ekberg opened this establishment that still bears his name. The interior doesn’t do it for me, and as I’ve already made clear and will remind you of over and over again – I only write about edible things, and ignore the surroundings when doing so.

Hipster butternut squash soup

A wonderful soup made from rosemary infused milk, caramelized butternut squash and topped with roasted bell peppers and sunflower seeds. Buy the butternut squash from a local downtown farmer (sic), grow your own rosemary and stand ready with Instagram. This is an absolutely amazing soup, and I call it the

Café Esplanad - Helsinki, Finland

In the late nineties, I was robbed by a couple of guys in an alley, in the outskirts of Bangkok. They left me with a swollen lip, and I left them with about 1500 baht. Today I arrived in Helsinki, Finland, and last thing I know I’m robbed buy

What's up with the Philadelphia frenzy in France?

In 2011,  Philadelphia cream cheese arrived in France. Loudly advertised, the French population was apparently thrilled to finally be able to prepare cheesecakes or to simple spread some cream cheese on a piece of bread. Novelty, right? Wrong. All the fuss surrounding Philadelphia’s arrival seemed widely overdone.  For when

My favorite burger joints

I currently live in Sweden hence this is a list dedicated to Swedish burger joints. Swedish newspapers and food circuits often have no idea what they’re talking about. A newly opened fancy restaurant in the good neighborhoods are often praised for their staff and beautiful establishments, and somewhere along

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