![]() A couple of months later we had a book contract. She had just been treated to a fika and remembered our proposal. ![]() Just when we both were about to start working on the book, The Culinary Cyclist (Elly Blue Publishing 2013), I got an email from Kaitlin Ketchum, editor at Ten Speed Press. We were quite cool about the whole thing and we talked about other potential projects. Anna reported some rejections but otherwise nothing. We both continued our different lives, Anna in Portland and myself in the East Village. I illustrated them and included a few other illustrations that worked with Anna’s proposal.Īfter some edits back and forth we were ready to ship the proposal out to an extensive list of publishers and agents (yes some publishers still want actual printed copies). It was really about time the world learned about the art of fika.įor the proposal, I helped Anna choose a few recipes that we thought symbolized homemade fika. So when Anna, who is a Swedish/American food writer and a dedicated coffee drinker, invited me to collaborate on this project I instantly said yes. I even started a kaffekassa (it’s a box where you collect money for coffee and cakes) which I shared with my closest friend at the office. Eventually some agreed to share a coffee break with me, but it almost always meant we were hanging out by our desks, sharing a muffin. Colleagues always drank their coffee alone at their desks. To have a fika was something I really missed when I came to work in an architecture office in NYC several years ago. And the best fika comes with a treat, sweet or savory. At work, at home or together with a friend, it doesn’t matter where and when and how, for a Swede this break is essential. Something that most Swedes do daily, sometimes even twice. ![]() The book Fika is a celebration of the Swedish coffee break, fika. We both thought it would be nice to share our stories behind the scenes on how we created this book. It has been a long and wonderful journey together with my dear collaborator Anna Brones. Fika – The Art of the Swedish coffee break is finally here.
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