27 Apr 2025
food
Culture Expat Cookbook

Expat Cookbook: Spicy Peanut & Garlic Lamb with Pineapple & Pomegranate Salad

Just returned to Stockholm from your wonderful winter holiday of leisurely soaking up the sun and surf in the summery or tropical parts of the planet? Then this recipe of lovely intense and refreshing contrasts promises gently sublime memories of the very same exotic scents, flavours and textures of places continually kissed by the steady […]

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Cooking What's on: Stockholm Wine

Double treat: Stockholm Food & Wine and Fotomässan

Last weekend we had the chance to experience a half a week of fun at Stockholmsmässan, when two of the most awaited fairs of the year took place. I’m talking about Fotomässan and Stockholm Food & Wine. Being a photographer myself, what more could one ask for, than some days of shuffling through camera gadgets, photographs and photo-masterclasses, […]

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Community Culture Expat Cookbook Featured Lifestyle Swedish Culture What's on: Stockholm

A Smörgåsbord Indulgence This Summer

This Scandinavian summer go native by indulging in the smorgasbord – a Swedish gastronomical buffet tradition also enjoyed during Christmas and special occasions and celebrations like a birthday or silver wedding anniversary. Relish in the wide array of hot and cold hors d’oeuvres served in five rounds; with this sequential structure first introduced by the […]

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Café Culture Dining out Swedish Culture

My Favorite Cafes – In and Around Stockholm

One of my absolute favorite things about Sweden is the Swedish fika, or coffee break. Swedes have utterly perfected this fika thing, which actually encompasses much more than simply taking the American “ten minute coffee break” at work. It is a social institution, utilized by friends, family and the work place alike, and almost always […]

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Bars, Pubs & Clubs Community Culture Dining out Featured Lifestyle Spanish / Tapas Your New City

YLC Review: España Aqui Tapas Bar

Pour yourself a glass of sangria, expand your cultural horizons and try some tapas in Stockholm tonight!

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Cooking Courses in English Culture Lifestyle

A Taste of South India with Sanjoo Malhotra

Want to learn the secrets of Indian cuisine? Dying to experiment with exotic ingredients? Or are you just tired of cooking the same-old same-old? YLC took a 3-hour workshop with Stockholm’s resident culinary guru Sanjoo Malhotra to learn the in’s and out’s of South Indian cookery. And boy were we impressed!

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Dining out Japanese / Sushi What's on: Stockholm

Six Swinging Stockholm Sushi shops

There are few things we like more at YLC than a really nice plate of sushi. Whether you are into fish or perhaps prefer veggie sushi – this is the list for you. We give you six of our best tips for scrumptious sushi around town! Akki Sushi, Söder Aaah… Akki Sushi. Once recommended to […]

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Community Swedish Culture Tourist Information What's on: Stockholm

The Lowdown: Midsummer in Stockholm 2014

Looking for a place to dance around the May pole this weekend or just want to learn more about Midsummer in Sweden?

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Swedish Culture Videos

Spuds, Beans and Anchovies: Stockholmers Explain Swedish Food

Want to know what the Swedish equivalent of Mac’n Cheese is? Ready for some brown beans? Or ever wondered just what it is that’s supposed to be so tempting with Janssons Frestelse?

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Grocery Shopping Speciality Shops

The YLC Guide: Stockholm’s Asian Supermarkets

Want to impress your mates with a sushi party but don’t know where to find ingredients? YLC to the rescue

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