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May 31, 2011

Saturday Staff needed for KIDSEN store in NW6

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The most awesome Scandinavian children's store in Kensal Rise (near notting Hill) needs a super duper Saturday helper - and maybe also to cover the odd week shift here and there.

This job is perfect for a student or someone just wanting to earn a bit of extra dosh. 

Here's what they are looking for:

Scandinavian children store KIDSEN  in Kensal Rise, is looking for people loving Saturday staff, with the potential of a part time position.  Being Scandinavian is NOT a must but taking pride in service and customer care is.


Workhours: 10am to 5pm on Saturday and maybe other days. Pay according to experience. Apply directly to corina@kidsen.co.uk. To start immediately.

Read more about KIDSEN here

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Oh, no, what did you (not) do this time, Gustaf?

It seems scandal follows the Swedish King.  Just when he was getting over all the nonsense in the press about his affairs and what-not (there was a book...), they accuse him of visiting strip clubs.  And have dealings with the underworld.

We quite like King Gustaf, you know.    Visiting strip joints is one thing, having connections in the underworld is possibly quite useful if you are a high up Monarch wishing for a bit of privacy. 

Actually, we don't know what to make of it, really.  If this was 1000 years ago, he'd probably just gone for a pint with King Henry I.

As Aftonbladet put it (translated):  "It can't be easy being King".

No, quite.  It can't.

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Seb and his hareem

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Emilia, Seb, Anna, Moa and Maria (Olivia and Camilla were in the kitchen, Rebekka was in Cronwall, Bronte was hiding)

Seeing as Victor left last week and Jonas spends most of his time at our big fancy warehouse in South London, Sebastian is suddenly... the only man.

At first, we think he thought this was a bit scary.  What to do with all those women surrounding him?  What if they start to talk about hair clips and Brad Pitt?  What if they all start talking AT THE SAME TIME?

In fact, Anna showed him this clip as it reminded her of him as things are now (watch out for a guest appearance by Jonas)

We have reassured him:  to be one amongst a flock is not a bad thing.  Just look at history:

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Hello Camilla and Maria (and bye bye Vicky)

Vicky left to go back to Sweden last week.  Rebekka gave him a Mr Potato head to bring along his travels before he returns to London in September to start university.

When someone leaves, we get to meet someone new and we've said hello to not just one but two lovely girls in the past few weeks.

Maria is from Finland.  She has an immense fear of spiders.  And no, before you ask her, she is not from Helsinki, she is from Ajajarvi.  Which is where the amazing designer Alvar Aalto used to spend his summers. 

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The lovely Camilla is from Sweden - in fact, she is from a small town called Ludvika, which is up further North, near the ski resort of Salen.  Camilla only has 9 toes and used to be obsessed with Nick Carter from NKOTB. 

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Be nice to the new girls if you see them around. 

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...and bye bye Swedish Vicky:   you've left Seb all alone...

 

Where's my allen key?

We know, we know:  IKEA has a lot to answer for in this world.  Rubbish cheap hot dogs, divorces and one day in the future, archaeologist will find all those missing allen keys and wonder what on earth we did with them.

In the news this week, three explosions rocked the Benelux – all in IKEA stores .  A woman was arrested.  How awful.  Still, it does not mention for what reason she planted the devices?  Was she missing a screw?  Couldn't find the allen key?

It reminded us of Allen.  And this clip (it has nothing to do with missing allen keys, we just like it)

If you ever wondered how the allen key got its name, rest assured it has nothing to do with Alan Keyes, the US politician.  He just has an unfortunate name.  The Allen key is not even called Allen, it is called Hex, because it has six sides (hexagon, geddit, Einstein?)

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Being Scandinavian, we have to admit we quite like that IKEA is around to provide us with cheap furniture of questionable origins. In Sweden, they even study the catalogue at school.  We all know what Billy looks like and we understand that all the things named a Danish word are things like doormats and rubbish bins.  This is Scandinavian humour.

We also get frustrated, don’t worry:  it is not just you.  Here’s a collection of things you are most likely to say when assembling IKEA furniture:

  1. There’s a piece left over / where’s that missing piece?
  2. No, I don’t need the instructions, I’m a MAN
  3. What material is this?  Is it wood?  Really?
  4. Oh no…. It’s upside down
  5. Swedish f*ckers
  6. Just give ME the frigging Allen Key and let ME try
  7. I hate you.  I want a divorce.

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May 25, 2011

Norway on Google Street View

As found on Google Streetview from Norway.  You know it makes sense.

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Midsummer (Midsommar) in London 2011

Is it Midsummer already?  Yeps.  Time to build a pole, decorate it with flowers and dance around it, pretending to be a little frog with no ears and no tail.

Midsummer the Scandi Way in London is always fun.  While the Danes prefer to burn witches on top of bonfires while they sing songs about how much they love Denmark (click here for the Danish YMCA's webpage for more info).  It's all Shu-bi-du-a and holding hands.  Very nice.  This happens on 23rd June.

The Swedes and most of the Finns much prefer to celebrate it on the Friday 24th and Saturday 25th.  For these celebrations, you bring out the matjes herring, the new potatoes and some chilled aquavit.  Then there's the singing....And the dancing...

There is the official informal gathering of people in Hyde Park, as per usual, on Saturday 25th June from 12-16.  Bring your own food and drink and enjoy meeting Scandies and Scandophiles.  We'll be there, for sure, enjoying ourselves and wearing flowers in our hair.

Having your own Midsummer party?  Well, well - we can help you cater for this one - click here for our Midsummer Menu 2011 (although be warned, we're already pretty booked, so best get in there soon).

Watch this space for our Midsommar PicNic Baskets as well - coming soon. We will also offer on-line ordering of everything you need for both your party at home or the trip tot he park - and have it ready and packed for you to pick up on your way.  Read more on the shop site www.scandikitchen.co.uk/shop

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By popular demand: Swedish Cinnamon buns recipe (Kanelbullar)

Okay, so this is old news:  cinnamon buns are the best thing in the world, like, ever, since the sliced bread.  Or possibly before sliced bread, even. 

There have been many tweets going backwards and forwards these last months about this recipe for cinnamon buns.  So, here it is it again. 

There have been comments that the recipe makes quite a large yield of buns.  We do not see this as a problem: just eat more or invite some friends over.  Or freeze them. 

Swedish Cinnamon Buns
Makes around 40 buns

For best result, don’t be stingy with the filling and don’t try to use low fat anything: whole milk, good quality butter... We also prefer using fresh yeast, but if you can’t get hold of any, you can use dried (see footnote). If you are new to cinnamon buns, don’t worry: there is a lot of cinnamon in these – and ground cardamom. You can hold back a bit if you are not sure you’ll like it as strong as we do – but remember:  they’re called Cinnamon Buns for a reason.

The dough
50 g fresh yeast
1000 g plain bread flour

85 g caster sugar
1 egg
150 g unsalted butter
500 ml whole milk
½ tsp salt
1 tsp ground cardamom (optional).

Filling
150g butter (nice and soft)
4-5 tsp ground cinnamon
85 g sugar (we like to use brown sugar)

Decoration
1 egg for brushing
Around 100 g of pearl sugar for decoration (speciality shops, like our online shop - click here . If you can’t get it, omit)


This is how you do it
Melt the butter and add the liquid (milk) – check the temperature (should be between 37-46 degree Celsius for optimal yeast).  Add the yeast and stir.

Once the yeast has dissolved, add the egg, sugar, salt, cardamom and most of the flour (hold a bit back for kneading). Work the dough until it stops sticking and has a shiny surface – probably around 10 minutes by hand. Keep kneading, it makes for a better bun.

Please the dough in a nice warm place for around 30 minutes or until doubled in size. Place the dough on a floured surface and work through the rest of the flour.

Cut the dough in half and roll out each piece in a rectangular shape, around 30 cm long and 12-15 wide. Butter the whole piece liberally and dust over with the cinnamon and sugar. Roll each piece lengthways so that you end up with a long sausage looking roll. Cut 2 cm big bites and place them carefully on baking trays (take care to keep them separated as they will rise). For ease, you can add large muffin cases if you wish, but this is not essential. Let the buns rest for another 30 minutes until doubled in size.  You should get between 34-40 buns out of this batch.

Brush gently with egg and pour over a bit of pearl sugar on each bun and then bake in the over on 220 degrees (fan oven) for about 8-10 minutes (turn the heat down a bit half way if you feel they are getting too brown). Let them cool down under a clean tea towel – this will stop them going dry immediately.

Footnote: Fresh yeast is available at Scandi Kitchen, in some health food stores and some super markets. You can also befriend a real baker if you can find one.  Alternative, replace fresh yeast with 2 x 7g sachets of the instant dry yeast – and add this to the flour/dry ingredients and NOT to the wet mix.

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Recipe (c) 2010 by Bronte Aurell.

 

Denmark: We don't like Marmite (either)

Face it:  you either love it or hate it.  The Danes, it would seem, hate it. 

So, in good Danish style, they decided to ban it.  Marmite, that is.

Okay, so there may be a few reasons (such as the high salt content, the added vitamins, the other stuff in there that is not that good for you).

Still, this is a perfect excuse to have a bit of a go.  Firstly, why actually BAN it?  This just adds to the unrest on the streets of Copenhagen.  Foreigners, already feeling rather homesick at times, now have to go to Sweden to satisfy their purchase cravings for Marmite (or simply bring a few extra jars in their suitcase next time they pop home). They wander the streets at night, trying to satisfy their cravings, meeting under bridges and starting a contraband trade.

The Guardian has retaliated by threatening to ban Sandi Toksvig.  We suspect Sandi quite likes Marmite herself, but we'll find out and report back to you.  So, now they are thinking about banning Lego.  Or bacon.  Or maybe Series 2 of The Killing.

Where do we stand on this?  Well, we don't really like Marmite at Scandi Kitchen, but that is mainly because we don't understand it.  We don't expect our English guests to always understand our love of salty liqourice and the fact that we like eating little dead fish on pieces of hard bread. 

And what we dislike more than anything is hearing that one of our countries have been playing Nanny-state again.  So, Denmark, if you are listening:  let the English have "their stuff" back, or we'll find Lars Von Trier, dip him in a big pot of Marmite and post him right back to you.

So there.

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Little shops we like # 2,381

We like bags and we like nice people.  These bags are designed by a nice young Danish bag designer called Lone and her label is called LaLoLondon

We *heart* these bags and the fact they are Made in Hackney, London, by a Dane.  By hand and with a lot of love.  Without the horrifying price tag. 

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May 18, 2011

Fancy winning a beautiful book?

We have five copes of the beautiful new book by Signe Johansen to give away:  The Secrets of Scandinavian Cooking.

If you are lucky, your copy might even be signed.  By Signe, that is.  Well, we could probably also get Seb to sign it, but that isn't as exciting, really, but feel free to ask him.

To be in with a chance to win, answer this question:

Which of the following is not Norwegian

1)    A-ha

2)    Abba

3)    Alex Rybak

Please send your answer by e-mail to iloveherring@scandikitchen.co.uk by Friday evening this week and we'll enter all correct answers into the competition.  Most likely this will involve a big hat, a lady wearing a sequinned dress and a fanfare.  Well, she's not actually WEARING the fanfare but you know what we mean.  Usual terms and conditions apply.  No cash alternative.  

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Say what?

What's Bronte saying?  We have no idea, owing to our lack of Japanese language skills.  It's probably something really boring like "Pop by and drink some nice coffee" or "Hi, could you tell me the way to the Hauptbahnhof, bitte?"

Any better suggestions?

Let us know.  We don't really care what it really says, we're more interested in exploring your humorous side.

Answers to iloveherring@scandikitchen.co.uk or simply add a comment to this post.  We reserve the right to reward really funny ones with coffees and cakes.

Bronte would just like to add that it is the first time in her life she's been given her own speech bubble and she quite likes it.  Makes her feel like Batman.  KA-POW!

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May 17, 2011

Hurdy gurdy

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Think Danish is easy?  No?  Nor do we - and some of us ARE Danish.  That should tell you something.

We have no fewer than NINE vowels.  Yes, nine: a, e, i, o, u, æ, ø, å and y.  Yeps, we love vowels so much we even told some of the consonants to be vowels.  hurdy gurdy indeed.

This makes for a very complicated way of pronouncing things.  A recent study found that Danish is one of the hardest languages for children to learn.  If kids find it hard, imagine what it is like to learn as an adult?

Read the article this post refers to here - by The Copenhagen Post

Now, a while back we found this great site where you can teach yourself some very useful Danish sentences, such as "my ham is frozen" and "she has monkey arms" and "there is something stuck in my left nostril, oh wait, it is bellybutton fluff (der er noget i mit venstre naesebor, vent, det er navle fnuller").  This site has sadly now closed.  It taught our Sebastian so very much - and now we have to teach him Danish ourselves.

We are thinking of doing weekly lessons in our wonderful languages, so if there is something you have always wanted to know how to say in a Scandinavian language, let us know. 

 

Best Swedish accent? Head to.... Gothenburg

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Sweden has over 100 regional dialects across the country.  And according to a recent opinion poll conducted by Svenska Institutet för Opinionsundersökningar, not all are considered equal when it comes to how people with those dialects are perceived, especially not in matters of the heart.

The survey was conducted at the request of a dating website - they wanted to find out which dialect was perceived to be the most attractive, the sexiest...  And so, out on top came "Göteborgska", the local dialect from Gothenburg, with 18% of the total votes.

So, why are people with a Gothenburg accent considered more attractive?  The answer may be in the make up of the dialect:  the Gothenburg people "sing" their sentences, there is a certain roll in their words.   On top of that, the Gothenburg people are considered to be laid back, friendly and funny - so this may all have something to do with it, according to Margareta Svahn, a dialect researcher from the Institute for Language and Folklore (Institut för Språk och Folkminnen).

Second on the list was the regiona of Norrland with 17% and Skaane came in third with 16%.

Örebro is in the very heart of Sweden got absolutely no votes whatsoever  - whereas Stockholm came 7th with just 7% of the votes.

Heja Blåvitt, we say.  Let's all change our name to Glenn and move to Gothenburg.  No longer considered the Birmingham accent of Sweden:  it rules.

Read the full article here from The Local.

1. Göteborgska (18 percent)
2. Norrländska (17 percent)
3. Skånska (16 percent)
4. Värmländska (15 percent)
5. Dalmål (9 percent)
6. Gotländska (8 percent)
7. Stockholmska (7 percent)
8. Småländska (5 percent)
9. Västgötska (4 percent)
10. Halländska (1 percent)

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May 16, 2011

Scandilicious by Signe Johansen - NEW BOOK OUT

We know this lovely Norwegian lady called Signe.  Not only is she super duper nice, she has also been one of our regular customers since the year dot, pretty much.  We *heart* Signe. 

We were thrilled to learn that she is publishing a Scandinavian cook book and we are super proud to be stocking it.  The book is called 'Secrets of Scandinavian Cooking' and it is simply a stunningly beautiful book with heaps of amazing recipes.

Signe's background is as a chef and a food anthropologist.  She has co-authored several books, but this is her first solo project.  You can find Signe on Twitter where she is super active as well as on her blog and home page

The book will be available at Scandinavian Kitchen from tomorrow - and later in the week we'll have signed copies too. 

Even better, we'll be giving away signed copies as well to celebrate - so sign up to our newsletter or join our Facebook Group to be in with a chance to win a SIGNED COPY OF SCANDILICIOUS:  Secrets of Scandinavian Cooking, as we'll be doing the competition on there first.  Oh yes.

This book is the perfect gift to anyone who is interested in Scandinavian food and cooking.  Signed copies from late Friday in store and on-line.

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Swedish band Royal Republic in London 31st May 2011

We got a note about a Swedish band playing at the Water Rats Pub in London.  Fancy going to watch them?  We quite like the idea, so maybe see you there.  You can buy tickets here

This is what has been said about the band:

'Royal Republic have advanced at light speed in their homeland into one of Swedens hottest tips thanks to their explosive energy, a certain irresistible charm and an arsenal of songs aimed at your head like guided missiles. Now theyve loaded up the trucks with their tight-as-a-bugs-ass live show and their Britpop, punk and funk-influenced repertoire to conquer the fabled rest of the world!

Founded at the end of 2007, Royal Republics sound is not only refreshing; its refreshingly different, as evidenced by the rapturous reactions to their September 2009 debut single, All Because Of You. Big, twangy guitars stab their way along a rumbling, tumbling bassline, all punctuated by knockout punch drumming and adorned by frontman Adam Grahns distinctive, streetwise vocals for an unmistakable dose of uniquely Royal Republic über-coolness.'

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May 15, 2011

New Swedish Mum's Meet-up group (Central London)

A lovely lady called Mia have asked us to make Swedish ex pat Mums aware of her new meet-up group, so if you fancy joining up with other Swedish Mums, feel free to get in touch.

Her contact details can be found here

There is a meet up this coming Thursday 19th May 2011 at Regent's Park - and still spots to join in.  Click on the link and join the group and meet some nice new friends.

 

 

May 10, 2011

10 random facts... about Norway

  1. Odd is a first name in Norway.  A boy's name.  It is not uncommon to meet a chap called Odd. 
  2. Bent is also a common name. 
  3. There's 25,000 km of coastline in Norway.  Trip to the beach, anyone?
  4. Norway has a town called "Hell"
  5. It is not uncommon to pay around £4-5,000 for a traditional Norwegian costume
  6. H.R.H. Crown Princess Mette Marit of Norway was a single Mum before marrying the Crown Prince.  We *heart* this new Royal freedom.
  7. Norway has no public debt.
  8. Norway gained independence from Denmark in 1814.
  9. Norway has a crude oil production of 2.14 million barrels per day
  10. Preikestolen is the coolest picnic spot in the world (probably best to leave the pet poodle at home)

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We wish all of our Norwegian friends a Happy 17th of May for Tuesday next week.  We shall be celebrating in the shop with Norwegian foods, cakes and flags and we may even play A-ha all day long.

 

 

Where's little Alex Rybak now?

In honour of Norwegian national day, we've hidden Alexander Rybak.

For those of you who do not know little Alex, he won Eurovision a few years back and plays the violin and only has one eye brow.  We heart Alex.

On our webshop, we have hidden Alex in three places under three different products.  He looks like this:

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Find Alex three times and maybe win one of these prizes:

  • Lunch for two people at Scandi Kitchen
  • Voucher for £40 to spend online in our shop

First person to mail iloveherring@scandikitchen.co.uk with the name of the three products hiding our Alex wins.  Simple.

Seeing as we stock hundreds and hundres of products online from both Sweden, Finland, Denmark and Norway, it may make sense to assume that Alex prefer the more Norwegian stuff.  No, not kvikklunsj: we're not that easy.


 

 

17th May celebrations 2011 in London

Norway1 Probably the most important day of the year for Norwegians, the 17th May is the National Day and a day celebrated by all Norwegians around the world.

In London, the festivities take place as per usual in Southwark park - but there are other events as well across the city.

9 am: Flag-hoisting at the Norwegian School in Wimbledon
Visitors welcome  

11 am: Celebratory Service at the Norwegian Church in Rotherhithe

1 pm: National Day Festivities in Southwark Park, Jamaica Road, SE16  (next to the Norwegian Church)

Grand Flag Parade for children and adults starts at 1.30 pm
Musical entertainment,Children's games and races, raffles, ice cream, waffles, flags, dancing, did we mention WAFFLES?

£3 entry (kids under 16 free)

7 pm National Day Celebration at the Norwegian Church, Albion Street, Rotherhithe, SE16
Coffee, cakes, musical entertainmentMaybe some waffles.
Entry: Adults £10 / Students/Children £5

Join in the Norwegian fun - see you there!


May 04, 2011

Norwegian National Day 2011: 17th May

It's fast approaching.  The Day of the Year. 

Truly one of the best days in the Norwegian calendar - and for all of us non-Norwegians who get to go along - Norwegian National Day really is a beautiful display of what National Pride is all about.

There's heaps of stuff going on in London for 17 Mai 2011 - we will bring you a full report this week on where and when to turn up, but for now, just know that:

  • We're getting is a massive food and stuff delivery from Norway this week and will add it to the shop shelves AND the online shop as soon as we can
  • We've ordered flags - large and small - too - so you don't have to play Blue Peter and make your own
  • We're planning to play "Find Aleander Rybak" games for prizes.  Well, any excuse to mention little Alex is always fun.  More later.

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Aw, doesn't she look lovely?

We love a good wedding.  Friday the 29th was a big day for London and man, did we all celebrate. 

Seeing as we do love our Royals in Scandinavia,, we wanted to see who attended Bill and Kat's wedding from across the waters in Scandi country.  Why?  Well, seeing as the UK royals could only stump up Edward and Sophie to attend the Swedish Crownprincess' Wedding last year, we thought the Scandies might just send over a court jester and be done with it.

Not so.  All the Scandies turned up and it was indeed a right royal do.

VickyVicky is in with a chance to win rear of the year

for this photo.  Some say.

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Danish Queen Margrethe at the wedding.  Prince Henrik

probably just nipped to the loo.  Or something.



 

Eurovision 2011: 10th, 12th and 14th May

We're getting excited.  Not only does ALL the Scandi countries have pretty good chances this year, we have also sneaked at the competition:

JEDWARD is representing Ireland.

As for lyrics, okay, we know we shouldn't talk when it comes to Eric Saade's Immmmm-possible lyrics in "popular", but still, check out these lines:

I am lame, psycho from the brain (Georgia)

Wait, I’m ready at the gate
Don’t tell me it’s too late
Her fire starts to melt my heart
She’s clean. Not part of any scene (Moldova)

And you look so good on the floor. Put my mind in a dirty zone (Russia)

And I’m gonna every day give you all my love (Belarus)

We're not mentioning that our secret favourite, Finland, has this line: 'Peter is smart, he knows each European country by heart.

Tune in on 10th and 12th May for the semis - and the 14th for the big finale.  We know that the UK will keep the interest this year seeing as they automatically qualify for the final.  Phew. 

Snack wise, don't forget to stock up on dip mix, dillchips and other goodies in our shop before the event.  There is no eurovision without obscene amount of snacks.

 

 

Carrot Obama, 44th President of the USA

We quite like Obama.  Still, we couldn't help but snigger this week when it emerged that "someone on the Swedish side" had gone into Wikipedia Sweden and changed Obama's photo into a bunch of carrots.

Nope, we're not quite sure why either.  Still, we loved that they knew it was definitely a Swedish mischievous person, seeing as they signed themselves in as "The Swedish King".

An hour earlier, Kung Carl has changed the portrait to a turtle and amended Obama as having won a grammy award rather than a Nobel Prize.  The carrots remained up for quote a few hours although Barak was only a turtle for a matter of minutes.

Thanks to the nice people at The Local for this story (we borrowed the picture of the carrots, hope you don't mind).

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May 03, 2011

Barista & Kitchen Angel (Scandinavian Kitchen seeks amazing Cafe & Kitchen person)

We’re Scandinavian Kitchen and we’re a deli/grocery shop/café for anyone who likes Scandinavian food.  We’ve been open since 2007 and have gone from strength to strength.  Our shop in Great Titchfield Street W1 is a hub for ex pats and Scandophiles alike.

Our cafe is full of great people: from our customers to the people who work here.  We pride ourselves in being not just about the food but also about surrounding ourselves with super duper people.

We’re looking for a barista/kitchen hand to join the kitchen team mid May, full time.  On a day to day basis, the kitchen team preps all the open sandwiches for our café, prepare the salads, bake an array of super cakes and sometimes also make food for out of house orders (anything from buffets to canapés).  Front of house, it is all about making amazing coffee and serving customers and being super nice to all our customers.  The role offers great scope to get involved in both areas of the cafe.

Responsibilities include:

  • Making open sandwiches, salads, rolls and other lunch prep needed daily
  • Heaps of baking of Scandinavian cakes and pastries
  • Keeping the kitchen/store clean to a very high standard
  • Help out with catering orders when needed, both in and out of house
  • Serving customers in the cafe – making amazing coffee, serving lunches, making everyone feel loved

The person we’re looking for has the following skills and qualities:

  • Experience of working in a kitchen and/or experience of working in a cafe/restaurant (we can teach you the finer details, but want to see evidence of previous work)
  • Good knowledge of Scandinavian food
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Has good comprehension of least one Scandinavian language and is fluent in English (read/write)
  • Good numeracy and logic skills
  • Can think on your feet and work under pressure and stress
  • Loves ABBA

A lot of our Scandinavian customers miss home and any applicant who has been away from ‘home’ (meaning country) for a while gets bonus points as it brings an understanding of what it is like to live abroad. We welcome in particular applications from people who have already been customers of ours so you know what we’re all about (although this is not essential). 

Please note that this role requires weekend work most weekends because we’re open 7 days a week.  If you are not committed to weekend work, this job is not for you.  This job is a full time permanent role.  This means that if you’re only planning to stick around in London for a few months, then this is not the job for you.  We’re not asking for your soul, but we’ll need you to commit till the end of the year at least. 

To apply, please send your current CV and a little note about you and why you want to work at Scandi Kitchen to: bronte@scandikitchen.co.uk. Deadline is 7th May 2011

We’re sorry, but if you have not heard back from us a week after the deadline, the job wasn’t quite right for you this time around.

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