The Local Sweden

OPINION: 'I worked hard to become a head chef in Sweden. Now I'm being deported unfairly'

Fri, 17 Mar 2017 18:02:08 +0100

Raja Makendran has just started to forge a career as a head chef in Sweden. Now, he is due to be deported because of a technicality, the Indian argues in an opinion piece.

'I wanted to do something different from everyone else'

Mon, 09 May 2016 10:43:15 +0200

Jonathan Boutin moved to Sweden at the age of 20, and over a decade later his adventure has taken him across the country and through different jobs. He tells The Local how he went from a car parts factory to setting up a vegan bakery.

How to make Swedish cardamom mufffins

Fri, 08 Apr 2016 08:54:43 +0200

Similar to blueberry muffins, the use of bilberries and cardamom gives these Swedish treats a distinctive flavour which makes them perfect fika material.

Swedish chefs win gold at Culinary Olympics

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:38:00 +0200

A team of six Swedish chefs took home the gold medal at Tuesday's Culinary Olympics in Germany, with the head chef calling the team's cuisine "the best they had ever made".

Ban on lunch lady's food a 'misunderstanding'

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 15:50:00 +0200

A lunch lady whose food was "too good" for students at a Swedish school will be able to continue offering her tasty concoctions after local authorities said the episode was a "misunderstanding" -- an explanation that doesn't sit well with the cook.

'Don't take good food out of our school': students

Mon, 08 Oct 2012 18:32:00 +0200

Students in central Sweden have taken to Facebook in a show of support for their school's head cook whose food was recently deemed "too good" by local authorities.

Lunch lady slammed for food that is 'too good'

Sat, 06 Oct 2012 17:04:00 +0200

A talented head cook at a school in central Sweden has been told to stop baking fresh bread and to cut back on her wide-ranging veggie buffets because it was unfair that students at other schools didn't have access to the unusually tasty offerings.

Swedish meatballs made easy in Stockholm

Fri, 15 Jun 2012 14:33:00 +0200

Swedes and tourists alike go crazy for Swedish meatballs - and when a Stockholm youth hostel offered lessons on how to make the perfect batch, contributor Susann Eberlein went along to find out more.

Facebook trumps sex for Google-happy Swedes

Wed, 14 Dec 2011 15:35:00 +0100

Pancakes, pop heartthrob Justin Bieber, and plain old questions about the time of day, kept Swedes busy on Google in 2011, Google Sweden said on Wednesday in presenting its trend lists for the most searched for topics of the year in Sweden.

Swedish chef wins UK curry prize

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 08:57:00 +0100

Mohammed Razaul Karim, the head chef and owner of the prize-winning Indian Garden in Stockholm, has gained international recognition for the quality of his curries.

Swede places second in prestigious cooking contest

Thu, 29 Jan 2009 07:49:00 +0100

Sweden’s 30-year-old culinary star Jonas Lundgren burnished his reputation and that of his homeland with a second place finish at the 2009 Bocuse d'Or cooking awards on Wednesday.

High honours for Swedish chef's Paris eatery

Wed, 14 Jan 2009 13:23:00 +0100

Acclaimed Swedish chef Petter Nilsson has picked up high marks for culinary creativity in France's creme-de-la-creme Omnivore 2009 roadie food guide, a listing of 200 restaurants across the country featuring "100 percent young cuisine".

Meatballs reign supreme in Swedish kitchens: study

Wed, 07 Jan 2009 14:33:00 +0100

Swedes love their meatballs, according to a new study examining cooking habits among Swedish households.