By the seaside just outside Oslo, at Høvik, you find Strand restaurant. The old restaurant from 1924 is now stylishly renovated, and is taken over by brilliant young chefs from Flavours. Around lunchtime last Saturday I went for a visit with two friends. Only the bakery was open […]
Fancy a trip to Norway this summer? In Gudbrandsdalen you can experience the true Norwegian fairytale at Vågå Gardshotell. Stay in historic buildings in unique farms. Take a trip in the neighbouring area and visit Lom, where you can have a look at the old church and not […]
This interesting hotel is situated in Nesflaten, near Suldal in Rogaland, Western Norway. Once a part of a hydro-electric power plant, when the building was used as the dining hall. Nowadays local people have turned the place into an exclusive hotel in collaboration with the architects Helen & […]
Next to Lørenparken is Kanonhallen, which is Oslo´s new culture scene. The house restaurant is called Kanon Bistro – and it´s worth a visit. I had lunch there on Saturday, which was nice traditional Norwegian beef soup with vegetables. The bistro is a nice place to take a […]
Last weekend I visited a nice place here in Oslo – Løren. It is Selvaag´s new housebuilding project. It includes a nice park with playground for children with nice sculptures called the «Peer Gynt-Suite». They represent a presentation of the Norwegian writer Henrik Ibsen’s, famous work Peer Gynt. […]
Are you looking for wild, edible foodstuffs? Head for the forest. In August-October you will find delicious mushrooms and berries. The photos are taken from my trip in the woods near Oslo last week. We found three kilos of funnel chanterelles and one kilo of lingonberries. Yummy!
A nice family activity in the autumn is picking corn. The cobs are best if you eat them the same day, but you can also keep them in the fridge for a few days. Freezing is also possible. We went to Haneborg gård near Drøbak. A very nice […]
Are you a chocolate lover like me? Then don´t miss Sjokokoladepiken if you´re in Stavanger. This place has delicious chocolate and a nice café. Elise Bjørnsen Malmberg fra reportasje i Stavanger Aftenblad i forbindelse med åpningen i 2007. Foto: Anders Minge.
On the website of the Norwegian magazine Lev Landlig I noticed an interesting article. On Sandøya outside Tvedestrand there is a small guesthouse kalled Maries Gjestehus. A beautifully restored congregation house with 7 bedrooms, all named after different writers. It is run bed and breakfast style, and according […]
I love crisp bread, and found this recipe at Myk Start. I will make them some day. (It´s in Norwegian).
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