Mini Foraging Guide

We’ve put together a brief foraging guide, to help you get started. FORAGING Foraging has risen in popularity over the last decade, especially in Scandinavia where New Nordic Cuisine shines a light on hyper seasonal and local food. Aside from rare plants and large scale chopping of trees or branches, the Swedish forests and meadows… More Mini Foraging Guide

U.P. Pasties – What happens when Finns meet Celts

The meeting of Celtic and Finnic culture on the Iron Range gave the world more than the redoubtable St. Urho. It was also the catalyst for the creation of the U.P. pasty – a semicircular pastry crust that holds a filling of meat, potatoes, rutabagas, and carrots.  “The Cornish may have developed the pasty, but… More U.P. Pasties – What happens when Finns meet Celts

Sylvsmidja Sølje

Sylvsmidja has been crafting bunad silver for over 80 years. They specialize in traditional craftsmanship and quality to last generations, making each piece an heirloom. This family business is now the world’s largest producer of Sølje. History of the company Anne Kari Johannessen, co-owner, is the third generation of the Johannessen family to manage Sylvsmidja.… More Sylvsmidja Sølje