23 Dec 2024
Café Culture
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Posh Stockholm Eats on the (relative) Cheap

Eating out in Stockholm can be very expensive, even at lunch. But there are bargains to be had and we don’t mean the local burger kiosk or a cafeteria lunch. YLC’s Judi Lembke knows where to go! If you know where to go in the city –  there is no reason you can’t eat in […]

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Café Culture Community Expat Cookbook

Recipe: Kokostoppar

These delightful little nibbles are dead easy to make, so perfect for baking with the kids. You see how short this recipe is? We weren’t joking: this is just about as easy as it gets when it comes to baking so grab the three ingredients, pop on the oven and off you go! Preheat oven […]

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Café Culture Community Expat Cookbook

Recipe: Sarah Bernhardt cookies

These cookies are a magical mix of chewy biscuit, creamy filling and a gently crunchy chocolate coating. They’re deceptively simple to make but if you get it right harps will play, birds will sing, poems will be written … and you’ll be feted from one end of your home to the other. Good luck! Named […]

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Café Culture Community Expat Cookbook

Recipe: Semla

Originally eaten only on Shrove – Fat – Tuesday, Semla buns are a rare treat of pastry, almond paste and fluffy cream. The Protestant Reformation meant that Swedes stopped observing a strict fast during Lent and thus semla are usually available in Sweden from shortly after Christmas right up until Easter – although Shrove Tuesday […]

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Bars, Pubs & Clubs Café Culture Dining out Lifestyle What's on: Stockholm

Tolv Stockholm: the top 12 things not to miss

Fancy bowling among sharks and squids, enjoy eating out or dance the night away under the same roof? Well, now you can!

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Expat Support: Fika with Mumm

It’s a noun, it’s a verb and it’s synonymous with a great many things. That’s right, we’re talking about fika! Want to join?

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Café Culture Dining out Lifestyle

YLC guide: Stockholm Afternoon Tea

Allow us to help you navigate the high teas for the low season!

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Produce, Passion and Podcasts: Juiceverket

YLC discovers who is behind this fantastically fruitful endeavour!

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Café Culture Extraordinary Expats Starting a business

Extraordinary Expats: Emma Jenkins of Frankie’s Coffee

Emma met Frankie a year ago. This summer they took the plunge, moved to Sweden and set up shop.

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Review: Lunchbeat in Stockholm

Plugging away in a muggy office this summer? Need a midday pick-me-up? Rachel Matchett tried out Lunchbeat; the trendy way to spend your lunch hour in Stockholm. The Lunchbeat summer series, bouncing into its second week on 31 July, lets you blow off steam and get your blood flowing while offering tasty vegetarian lunch choices and plenty of hydration.  Held in […]

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