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Posted on April 17, 2021
I’ve had this site for more than 10 years. It started out as a blog when I lived in Denmark and was entitled, “An American in Denmark.” I mainly wrote about my experience living abroad and later, when I moved back to the States, I wrote about Scandinavian culture in America. Feel free to look […]
Posted on April 9, 2021 Leave a Comment
Welcome to my new website. It’s been a dream in the making for many years. I used to have a website years ago, but I let it expire. I can’t tell you happy I am to present to the world my offerings, portfolio and musings in my blog. It’s been so much fun to put […]
Posted on February 21, 2017 Leave a Comment
Looks like Forbes is getting on-board with shopping for Scandinavian design in Copenhagen. The article, “The Top Five Danish Design Shops in Copenhagen,” highlights a few of the design powerhouses around the city. For furniture and other design items, there’s also Paustian, which houses a gourmet Nordic restaurant. I wrote about the design house and […]
Posted on May 13, 2014 Leave a Comment
H&M has teamed up with Swedish Nordic surfing brand Nordicsurf to offer an exclusive line of clothing inspired by surfing culture in the Nordic region. Nordsurf’s collection for H&M is based on sustainable and innovative design made with organic cotton and recycled polyester. The collection is available in the U.S.
Posted on April 23, 2014 Leave a Comment
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall from the UK’s River Cottage has created a wonderful documentary on Denmark featuring New Nordic food, Danish architecture and sustainability, and the all-important concept of Danish “hygge.” It’s in English, and there are additional episodes on Norway & Sweden as he uncovers what all the hype is about with the recent phenomenon of […]
Posted on August 19, 2013 Leave a Comment
Creamed peas on rye toast from Haute Dish The New York Times features a number of *new* New Nordic culinary initiatives popping up in the Twin Cities. Read the article here: A Return to Nordic Roots “The Bachelor Farmer is not the only evidence that cooks in the Twin Cities are suddenly embracing Nordic heritage. A […]
Posted on June 18, 2013 Leave a Comment
Monocle chooses Copenhagen as “most liveable city.” “World-conquering urban quality of life requires the trickiest of balancing acts between progress and preservation, stimulation and security, global and local. Perfection is unobtainable but Copenhagen is striking one of the best deals right now.” -Monocle Magazine See video featuring Copenhagen here: http://monocle.com/film/affairs/most-liveable-city-copenhagen/
Posted on June 11, 2013 Leave a Comment
Summer Scandinavian dessert prepared by Restaurant Mielcke & Hurtigkarl in Copenhagen When I lived in Denmark, I would often see rhubarb growing in gardens and wild in open spaces. Around mid-summer when in season, stalks of rhubarb would start to appear in grocery stores and be presented in delectable dessert dishes. Many are familiar with mixing rhubarb […]
Posted on April 4, 2013 Leave a Comment
Iceland Cinema Online is now featuring the movie, “Reykjavík Revisited,” a documentary film about the Icelandic music scene & its people produced by Slovak Jouranlists Juraj Kovácik and Juraj Kusnierik. “Reykjavík Revisited movie is a wild and colorful mosaic of their encounters with the lively Reykjavík music scene and its inhabitants, shot during and around the […]
Posted on February 3, 2013 Leave a Comment
Real Life Exp., a short film about, “an atmospheric slice of teen life from up-and-coming Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli,” courtesy of NOWNESS.com, an independent website of LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, featuring music by Oslo DJ Lindstrøm. http://www.nowness.com/day/2013/1/20?ecid=soc1269
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