Scandinavian Kitchen

Eurovision and being on the Graham Norton show...

Last year, our very own Sebastian went on the Graham Norton show to sing the old Herrey's song "Diggiloo Diggiley".  Yes, really - the man has guts and we were all very proud of him.

This year they are looking for someone Danish to take part - and neither Bronte nor Signe are keen singers.  So, over to you: are you Danish and fancy being on the Graham Norton show?  The contact them on mail below asap.

And yes, the clip of Sebastian is below.  Fast forward 6 minutes and 26 seconds...

"BBC ENTERTAINMENT NEEDS YOUR HELP
BBC entertainment show is looking for Danish people who live in the UK (pref London) to take part in a segment of the show on Wednesday 13^th May.

There will be loads of people taking part and it will be lots of fun. We are recording in the evening and it will take no longer then 3 hours.

If you and/or your mates fancy a laugh and you would like more information then please get in touch as soon as possible.

Email lizb@sotelevision.co.uk preferably attaching a photo and including a contact telephone number.
DEADLINE THURSDAY 7^TH MAY"

Win tickets for EUROBEAT - the muscial

Many of us Scandinavians long for that time of year when Eurovision comes round and we get to vote for our neighbours.  Sadly, it's only once a year - and some of us struggle to find stuff to do the rest of the time. 

Enter EUROBEAT - the musical.  The story goes that an Australian man was so dissapointed he was not allowed to enter, so he wrote this musical instead.  Basically, Les Dennis and Mel Giedroyc (of Mel&Sue fame) present a mock Eurovision contest and you even get to vote afterward, meaning no two shows are ever the same.  The show is on at the Novello theatre from 4th September till 15th November and has got great reviews all round. 

You can read more about the whole thing right here

We've been lucky and have secured 10 pairs of tickets for the show over the next weeks to give away.  Every week in our newsletter we'll publish a question for you to enter the competition - all you have to do is send your answer to iloveherring@scandikitchen.co.uk and we'll pop your name into the hat*

HOW MANY TIMES HAS DENMARK WON THE EUROVISON SONG CONTEST?

a) Five times

b) Twice

c) Every year.  It's the taking part that counts and we're all winners, deep down.

*The terms and conditions of the Eurobeat competition are simple:  You answer the question right, we’ll pop your name into a hat.  If we cannot find a hat, we may well use a sock of maybe an empty box of some kind.  We’ll ask one of our friends to pick a name out of the sock/hat/box and that person will win 2 tickets to go see the musical.  We’ll then let the musical people know your name and put them in touch with you and they’ll arrange a good day for you to go see the show – this will be between 4^th and 19^th September only.  There’s no cash alternative to the prize and if you forget to buy popcorn, don’t blame us.  Employees of Scandi Kitchen are not allowed to enter this competition, so Sebastian, even if you enter in disguise, you will not win.  Max one pair of tickets per person.

“AS CAMP AS GRAHAM NORTON LISTENING TO BUCKS FIZZ IN A CAMPER VAN…EAT YOUR HEART OUT, SCOOCH – THIS SHOW’S A WINNER” ««««« Metro

There he is again, the crazy Swede (Ernst Hugo delivers)

For those of you who do not know who Ernst Hugo is, he is a fantastic Swedish actor - you can catch him in the most excellent TV series "Riget" (The Kingdom).

Alternatively, you can surf round our blog, there are several clips with him (some are subtitled).

The worst ever music video? Take 1

Could it be Finland's Armi and Danny?  Makes the Swedish frog dance look sane. 

Swiss cheese - from Finland?

We love this ad from the 1970's Finland.

Scandinavian Party - double bill

The nice people from Scandinavian Party are really going for it - there's a double bill party on Saturday 14th June starting at 16:00 with the football (Sweden versus Spain) and then the usual Scandi Party starts afterwards and goes on until 3 am. If you work that out in beer terms, well, it's a lot of beer. 

The party takes place at the Zoo bar in Leicester Square.  To get your ticket, mail guetlist@scandinavianparty.com - you can find more info on www.scandinavianparty.com

See our Sebastian on Graham Norton show

We found it.  A clip of our Seb on You Tube.  You have to scroll for it, though, he's on at 7.50 minutes. 

Enjoy.  By the way, we've decided to start a new movement:  "Sebastian for Eurovision 2009".  We may even print badges.

Eurovision tonight - reminder

Woo hoo - most of us have qualified for tonight's final in Eurovision, which makes the whole event much more exciting than Euro 08 (unless you are Swedish, of course, the only Scandi country to qualify...).  Hmmm... maybe not.  Anyway, if you're looking for a place to watch the Eurovision Song Contest final tonight in London, do pop down to the Sport's Cafe in SW1, they have everything from "små grå"/salmiakki shots to Scandinavian crisps (KIMS, Estrella, Cheeze doodles) and that infamous 1980's invention: holiday dipmix. 

More about Eurovision 2008 here

Eurovision 2008

It's finally here.  We can hardly contain our excitement.

The official Eurovision site, as cheesy as they come.

Where to watch it in London: the Sports Cafe - on the big screen, you can book tables are by country by calling them on 0207 8398300.  If you prefer just to be amongst Danes, pop over to the Danish YMCA to see it - or if you want to be very Swedish, you can go to the The Harcourt - entry is £6.

Alternatively, pop by the shop for one of our Eurovision Survivial Kits containing flags, sweets and crisps and stay at home and watch it with Terry Wogan.

We'd absolutely LOVE to head your views and who you want to win - do post your comments.

STOP PRESS - are you Swedish or Danish?  Graham Norton's looking for YOU to be on Friday's TV show which is being filmed Wednesday AM - e-mail Angela as soon as you can on angelah@sotelevision.co.uk.  The theme for the show is Eurovision.   You may be required to do a bit of karaoke - but the producers promise it is all fun and laughter and really good fun,

The Scandinavian entries for 2008 are:

Denmark - Toblerone advert

Sweden - ABBA meets Carola with a wind machine

Norway - Mariah Carey copy cat, stuck to the floor with glue.

Finland - cough medicine, Finnish lyrics - it may be a song about summertime and running through meadows - who knows?