Texture – Scandinavian touch in London

Posted by mrspjuth on 12 January, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

I have read about the Islandic chef and restaurant owner Agnar Sverrisson who runs Texture, a Michelin starred restaurant in London, and finally I got to go. The food pictures on their web are really enjoyable and the design of the restaurant is scandinavian soft and calm.  Got a table next to the half open … Continue reading →

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Best of 2013

Posted by mrspjuth on 1 January, 2014 · Leave a Comment 

Happy New Year to all of you. I hope you had a happy new years celebration with tasty food and wine. 2013 has ended and we now have 2014 and a whole year in front of us. Lets make it a happy one. Here is my list Best of 2013. Enjoy! Best restaurant: 1. RN74, … Continue reading →

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Bodega Bay and San Francisco

Posted by mrspjuth on 27 August, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

Bodega Bay, cool name, is such a beautiful place north of San Francisco just on the coast. Driving there from Sebastopol was marvelous, the landscape with the rolling hills, vineyards and small villages. I had booked a room at The Inn at the Tides. I didn’t know then that this was the place where Alfred … Continue reading →

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Sonoma wines

Posted by mrspjuth on 25 August, 2013 · Leave a Comment 

The day after our great dinner at Zazus we went cruising Sonoma. The landscape is asome and the small villages you drive by are soo beautiful. Now we only had one day so I just have to come back to explore the whole Sonoma for a week or two. The first winery we stopped at … Continue reading →

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Vinuppackning

Posted by mrspjuth on 6 May, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Idag fredag kom det en pall med viner. Alltid lika roligt att packa upp och lägga in i vinkällaren. Vår strävan på The Local är att bygga upp ett annorlunda och unikt utbud i jämförelse med krogarna i vår region. Idag fick vi våra B-20 från Sine Qua Non. Det är kultvinet från Ventura County … Continue reading →

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Vinprovning del II

Posted by mrspjuth on 7 April, 2011 · Leave a Comment 

Igår pratade jag vitt och här kommer fortsättningen från onsdagens provning med de röda vinerna. En riktigt prisvärd Bordeaux hittade jag i La Chapelle d’Escurac från Medoc. Klassisk druvblandning av Cabernet Franc, Cab. Sauvignon och Merlot. Domain Bernard Magress är odlaren. Pris 113 + moms. Härlig fin färg. Doften avslöjar direkt att vi är i … Continue reading →

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