Just when we both were about to start working on the book, The Culinary Cyclist (Elly Blue Publishing 2013), I got an email from Kaitlin Ketchum, editor at Ten Speed Press. We were quite cool about the whole thing and we talked about other potential projects. Anna reported some rejections but otherwise nothing. We both continued our different lives, Anna in Portland and myself in the East Village. I illustrated them and included a few other illustrations that worked with Anna’s proposal.Īfter some edits back and forth we were ready to ship the proposal out to an extensive list of publishers and agents (yes some publishers still want actual printed copies). It was really about time the world learned about the art of fika.įor the proposal, I helped Anna choose a few recipes that we thought symbolized homemade fika. So when Anna, who is a Swedish/American food writer and a dedicated coffee drinker, invited me to collaborate on this project I instantly said yes. I even started a kaffekassa (it’s a box where you collect money for coffee and cakes) which I shared with my closest friend at the office. Eventually some agreed to share a coffee break with me, but it almost always meant we were hanging out by our desks, sharing a muffin. Colleagues always drank their coffee alone at their desks. To have a fika was something I really missed when I came to work in an architecture office in NYC several years ago. And the best fika comes with a treat, sweet or savory. At work, at home or together with a friend, it doesn’t matter where and when and how, for a Swede this break is essential. Something that most Swedes do daily, sometimes even twice. The book Fika is a celebration of the Swedish coffee break, fika. We both thought it would be nice to share our stories behind the scenes on how we created this book. It has been a long and wonderful journey together with my dear collaborator Anna Brones. Smörgåsbord – The Art of Swedish Breads and Savory Treats Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break (Behind the Scene)įika – The Art of the Swedish coffee break is finally here. Get them in almost any online bookstore around the worlds! If you don’t have any of my books yet, you can easily Scandinavian dishes inspired by my books!įlavors of Sweden: Cinnamon Buns, Three Waysġ8 Reasons – San Francisco btw 6:00pm to 9:00pm A special thanks to my dear friend and awesome writer Larissa Zimberoff who invited me down to San Francisco in the first place! And thanks to all the lovely people at Ten Speed Press (my publisher) for your constant support. I’m super thrilled and would like to meet you all. If you are in the Bay area and would like to learn more about Nordic treats or just say hi, please sign up or come by to any of my scheduled book events and classes listed below. I will be doing a book signing with special treats at Kantine, special Fika & Smörgåsbord classes at 18 Reasons, and an author’s talk at Omnivore Books on Food. Big news! I will be in San Francisco for some book events (and some hiking, eating, and drinking) between March 10 to March 16, 2019.
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