Pouf! Magazine issue #2

P O U F !

M A G A Z I N E 2 0 1 2

#2 D E C / J A N

A GUIDE TO THE OPERA What to wear, what to see and how to behave

All you need to know about

champagne

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New SPARKLY magazine!

FASHION How to get really poor service in a bar

HAPPY NEW YEAR! INSPIRING, CLASSY, TIMELESS

STYLE

30 Dress Guide

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A GUIDE TO THE OPERA

Everything you've ever wanted to know, but were too afraid to ask.

WINE & DINE 94

NEW YEAR'S MENU

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SWEDISH CHEF

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SHAPING LIKE A LADY

Trust us, you'll want to read this after one too many meatballs.

iNSPIRI

Champagne!

#1 106 71

3 IS A CROWD

122 THE BARMAN 124 CLASSIC COCKTAIL

HEALTH & BEAUTY

STYLE

128 NAIL POLISH TEST

20 CLOSE UP: ZETTERBERG

Tried and tested just for you

126 JANUARY SURVIVAL GUIDE Saving is sexy!

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130 ON HER DRESSING TABLE

A peak into a world of silk, lace and dresses.

44 URBAN BASICS

Style advice for the man in your life.

71 NEW YEAR'S FASHION Gorgeous shiny things!

CON T ENTS

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We're just browsing. No, really!

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THE SECOND ISSUE

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Winter Bucket List Frosty Fun!

Kristina Hultkrantz ILLUSTRATOR

American born illustrator Kristina Hultkrantz, you may know her as Emma-Kisstina, loves being a true girly girl. She loves drawing the beautiful things we have around us, that define who were are, and make us happy... or anything pink! Since 2008 she lives and works in her dream city Stockholm, Sweden.

Jonny Lindh PHOTOGRAPHER Photographer Jonny Lindh wanted to be an oceanographer, but got out of the water to become a photographer instead. We’re glad to have him on dry land, photographing gorgeous food for us.

Katja Palmdahl CHEF, FOOD STYLIST Katja is a recipes and inspiration consultant and food stylist who loves good, simple and beautiful food.

She has written and contributed in several cook books, such as Nordens bästa mat and Mannerströms stora kokbok.

She also works with advertising and food magazines.

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Marko Vesterinen PHOTOGRAPHER

Marko Vesterinen is a freelance photographer living in Gothenburg, Sweden.

He’s usually found roaming around photographing urban and nature landscapes. He loves to photograph the hidden beauty that is so often overlooked by the public.

George James BARMAN AND COLUMNIST George James is a barman who has worked his way up from pulling pints in pubs, to shaking gimlets for presidents.

In each issue George sneaks you in behind the bar of London’s most fashionable events. He’ll even share a drink with you.

Marina Grgic MARKETING INTERN Marina is our marketing intern with several interests such as photography, social media, travels and books. Her life motto is "there is no other failure than to stop trying”. In her spare time she spends time with friends and family, and watches way too many TV shows and drinks to much coffee simultaneously.

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Angelica Hellgren FASHION WRITER COLUMNIST/BLOG EDITOR

Fashion columnist/writer and blog editor Angelica Hellgren, believes in all things vintage and has a weakness for the stylish 80s. She’s also a shameless art lover, culinary creator and she loves crowded cities. She’s the fashion editor for newspaper NWT.

Johan Malmberg PROFESSIONAL WINE GEEK Johan currently holds wine tastings both for professionals and the public, trying to educate the masses in wine and food pairings. In his free time he likes to take photos of delicious food, or maybe abstract photos of concrete walls.

Oh, and he's also on his way to be an engineer in applied physics, but we'll see how far the wine takes him from that goal...

Garri Frischer PHOTOGRAPHER AND ART DIRECTOR Has a Bachelor in fashion and advertising photography from University of the Arts London. Loves the colour black and the smell of a newly printed magazine. Becomes truly happy when creating something visually pleasing together with a talented team. Thinks that Fabian Baron is one of the most talented people walking this planet. For this issue Garri has photographed the New Year’s party fashion editorial.

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Pierre Huber FASHIONISTA/GUEST EDITOR

Pierre Huber is a metrosexual, fashion loving dreamer. He loves and devotes himself to clothes and fashion, both from an historic perspective up to the latest fashion show. He is secretly dreaming of being Nickelson Wooster. Pierre once founded the expression “I’d rather die of agonizing pain, than get caught in Paris wearing ugly shoes”. Follow him on pierrehuber.tumblr.com

Matilda Paulsson MAKE-UP ARTIST/HAIR STYLIST Matilda works as a make-up artist and hair stylist, which according to her, is the the best job in the world! She is originally from Skåne, but immigrated to Borås two years ago.

When she puts the comb and brush aside, she likes to entertain herself with a shopping spree in any European city.

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Why, how lovely to see you!

Ann-Charlotte LovĂŠn Co-founder and Editor in chief of Pouf! Magazine Christmas wish list: Peace on earth and a puppy.

Shops her christmas presents at: All over the place!

Party style: A LBD, polka dot tights, big clip on earrings and red lipstick.

Throw in some eighties hits, champagne and fois gras and we’ve got ourselves a jolly good bash.

New Years resolution: Stop wearing flats all the time.

Pouf!ed up for winter: A vintage mink coat, cashmere scarf and lots of moisturizer.

Drop her a line: anncharlotte@poufmagazine.com

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Jelena Jankovic Co-founder and CEO of Pouf! Magazine Christmas wish list: Health and joy for everyone and a warm cosy cashmere sweater.

Shops her christmas presents at: There are no limits when comes to shopping, well if I could choose and win the lottery - Hermès!

Party style: Red lips, high heels a simple chic dress matched with a statement neckless. Add a glass of good champagne - cheers and Happy New Year!

New Years resolution: To stop snoozing!!! I drive myself crazy every morning.

Pouf!ed up for winter: Warm gloves, an oversized scarf and the winter saviour: my eight hour lip cream.

Get in touch: jelena@poufmagazine.com

Linnea Måhlén Graphic designer at Pouf! Magazine Christmas wish list: Lots of books! and plants.

Shops her christmas presents at: Mostly web shops. I try to avoid the city right before christmas time.

Party style: A dress suitable for my mood and a spicy cocktail.

New Years resolution: To get a driver's license.

Pouf!ed up for winter: Vintage coat, leopard print beret and lots of blusher to make my gloomy winter skin look more alive.

Send her a fan mail: linnea@poufmagazine.com

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“Inspiring, classy timeless.”

NOTES FROM OUR EDITORS We had basically almost booked a ticket to move to another country, (well almost), that is how nervous we were when we launched the first issue of Pouf! Magazine.

This was 8 weeks ago, when we couldn’t sleep all night thinking about your reaction.

Would you love it? Would you hate it?

But never ever, even in our wildest dreams did we expect the wonderful response and the feedback that we got.

Thank you all for your kind, supportive and encouraging e-mails, phone-calls and blog mentions. The kind people over at Driftig.nu even featured us as company of the week.

We are stunned and ever so grateful.

With only eight weeks to go and our most humble desire to deliver an even more inspiring issue then the first one, we have been working around the clock to knock you off your feet.

We have done our best to gather all there is to know about the holiday season, opera guides, dress guide, New Year dinner party and lots of other interesting articles.

Once again, Thank You! We hope you will enjoy this issue as much as we have enjoyed making it.

With this said, cheers!

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Ann-Charlotte Lovén Jelena Jankovic

PHOTO MARKO VESTERINEN STYLING & MAKEUP MAGDALENA KOCOVSKA 11

WINTER BUCKET LIST Go to the opera Host a new year's party Build a snowman Sip an espresso martini Pouf! up your wardrobe with something leopard print Invest in a new pair of gloves Take a stroll down town and treat yourself to an afternoon tea Paint your nails red Go ice skating

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I am very busy doing nothing.

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Midas TOUCH

Because everything is just better with a touch of gold.

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Let christmas give you time to read a book or two, but don’t forget to do it in style.

C h os e n by o u r graphic designer L innea Måhlén

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Close up Therese Zetterberg We were thrilled to have talented designer Therese Zetterberg give us a glimpse into her one-of-a-kind office slash studio!

We adore her vintage inspired (yet totally modern) feminine clothes and well selected accessories.

TEXT ANN-CHARLOTTE LOVÉN PHOTOS GARRI FRISCHER

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hat is the idea behind Zetterberg? ”I’ve always loved dresses and dressing up so it seemed natural for me to make dresses. I noticed a gap in the market when it comes to party fashion. That is why I started.”

Tell us about the brand. ”Well, we have two lines: Zetterberg and Zetterberg Couture. The couture line is more exclusive and consists mainly of dresses. We use french lace and more elaborate details. The main line is simply called Zetterberg.”

Where do you find inspiration? ”I usually find inspiration when I travel, but also in vintage shops and flea markets. Last season, I found a big box of old fashion magazines from the 40s, 50s and 60s. Those were my inspiration for the autumn collection.

The bottom line is always about what I’d like to wear myself.”

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”The bottom line is always about what I’d like to wear myself”

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So the designs reflect your personal style? ”Yes! When I design what I think is commercial, we usually sell less. We have noticed an increase of sales when I sell my own look.

The next collection will be 100% my style. It’s how I’d like to look that season!”

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What is a typical day like for you? �I normally go for a power walk with one of my sellers who briefs me on sales and customer feedback. I then head to the office and read my e-mails on the tram going there.

The day usually continues with financial matters and customer meetings, or I might have to adjust something on a wedding dress.

My main responsibilities like design, purchasing and economy are usually dealt with in the evenings or weekends at home.�

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What are the biggest rewards of being an entrepreneur? ”The best thing is not having a boss.

It is also very fulfilling - I don’t really need anything more in my life and I never get bored. There is always something to do.”

What is your driving force? ”It used to be little things like seeing my items at NK (Swedish department store - editors note), getting featured in this or that magazine.

But now, all of those things have happened. My driving force now is higher profits and to win Guldknappen (Swedish fashion award - editors note) within three years.”

How Therese gets Pouf!ed up: Clear eyes, mineral powder and a pretty blouse.

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STYLE Your studio is so beautiful, what was the idea behind the decor? ”We aren't finished with the decorating just yet so I don’t know what to say haha.

The idea is that it will be romantic and vintage inspired.

We want it to feel like you’ve stepped in to someones old apartment or loft.

You should come back when it’s finished!”

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DEAR MS.POUF! Dear readers, Thank you so much for all your emails. We find it very inspiring and flattering that you are turning to us for advise.

We are doing our very best to make sure you get the proper answers.

Hi,

Love P!

I am hosting a dinner party next week at home and I am in the dilemma, should I serve coffee to dessert or after?

Regards, Anna

Let Ms. Pouf! help you with your troubles in etiquette and manners.

Drop her a line at: hello@poufmagazine.com

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Dear Anna, Dinner etiquette will vary depending on the country you live in.

However, the common rule is not to serve coffee with desert, it should preferably be served after dinner with an avec.

Nowadays there are many people who like to have their coffee with the desert, so my advice is to check with your guest on what they prefer.

Yours sincerely, P!

Dear Ms Pouf!

Dear Pouf!

I have been Invited to a party with the dress code: Black tie As a woman, what should I wear? Please help! xoxo C

Dear C, Thank you for your letter.

What to wear to different events is always a hassle, you don’t want to come overdressed and on the other side you definitely don’t want to show up as the cousin from the country.

A black tie event implies the following dress code: Men should show up wearing dinner suit or dinner jacket.

Ladies ought to wear dresses with hemlines ending somewhere below the knee and their feet, keep in mind not to wear something as fancy as you would to a white tie event.

Do remember to keep it festive, and perhaps take the opportunity to wear sequins and some bling.

Oh, and for goodness sake, don’t wear gloves!

Have fun!

Love, P!

I have been invited to a date that I am really looking forward to. The date will be at a really nice restaurant and I don’t know what to wear...

Is it ok if I wear (designer) jeans? // Confused

Dear confused, Ohh the never ending lovely dilemma, what to wear on your first date :) In todays society it is perfectly acceptable to show up in jeans. What you might want to consider is that jeans might be interpreted as too casual and you don’t want to make your date think you haven’t made an effort.

If you are a man, make sure not to wear sneakers to the jeans, check out Pierre’s styling tips in this issue for more inspiration.

If you are a woman, add a pair of high heels, lipstick and add a few necklaces. This way you will look dressed up and the focus will not be on the jeans.

There are very few places nowadays that do not allow jeans. But, just to be on the safe side, call the restaurant a check, it might be akward to be denied entrance to the restaurant, especially on your first date.

Remember, a kiss on the cheek is prefectly fine on the first date, you will wan’t to save some magic for the next date ;) oh, and let us know how it worked out P!

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DRESS guide TEXT LINNEA MÅHLÉN PHOTOTS MARKO VESTERINEN 30

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y mother's standard blurt-out when I wear a new dress is 'but you have so many already!'. I quietly tell her that you can't possibly own too many dresses.

I need one for every mood and plenty for each season.

My style is very versatile and I wear dresses from many different decades.

Usually I pick up on a certain style while watching my favourite TV-shows, like Mad Men and Downton Abbey. I like my everyday style to be like Megan Draper's but when going to a party or dinner I aim for the more glamorous 20's look. What would Mary Crawley wear?

The main reason why I love dresses is because they are so comfortable (well, most of them). It is just one piece of garment - you slip it on and you're done!

Also there are endless of looks you can sport.

Beyond Ret

r Carin Weste

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Rachel Gilbert

H&M

Perfect winter frocks!

Accessories will lift or change a whole outfit.

Be sure to match them well!

I prefer looking for dresses in vintage shops, where you usually find better and more long lasting materials such as silk and viscose. There is a really good one in Williamsburg, New York, called Beacon's closet.

I found my two favourite dresses there. If you go, make sure you have plenty of time because the shop is enormous and you will have to look carefully to find the best pieces!

Now winter is here and some would say that the dress season is over. Not at all. It is just time to take out the cozy tights and matching hats to go with them.

So, go dress up!

Get inspired !

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“You can never have too many dresses�

inspiration

Steven Alan

Find your favourite new dress for the christmas party!

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Salvatore Ferragamo

A.P.C

Isabel Marant

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Marc

by Marc Jacobs

Oscar de la Renta

Temperley

Marni

Toast

Massimo Dutti

Linnea's Style Tips Simple one-colour dresses matches very well with chunky necklaces and bracelets. Go big!

Find your dress style; If you are tall a maxi dress will look extra good on you. An A-line skirt makes a boyish figure appear more curvy.

Match a short dress with flats or low heel shoes. You are already giving away a lot of leg!

Jonathan Saunders

A busy or printed dress will look extra nice with your hair up!

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OUT & ABOUT

K R O Y W NE GUIDE

SWEDISH CHEF Chef, baker, restaurant consultant and globetrotter Magnus Hansson has worked in kitchens around the world for 38 years.

During the past 17 years he has been working as a restaurant consultant based in New York.

TEXT Ann-Charlotte Lovén PHOTOS PER LOVÉN, MAGNUS HANSSON

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Magnus was the first chef in Sweden to get a star in Guide Michelin in Gothenburg at restaurant The Place.

This spring, he’s about to open an artisanal bakery and restaurant in his hometown, New York.

It is to be named Brickhouse bread and pizza.

Magnus has been baking all his life, especially using sourdough.

He’s even got a sourdough starter that’s 22 years old. Which is, coincidentally, the same age as his daughter.

Tell us about your job as a restaurant consultant.

Well, a restaurant company might ask me to create twenty new dishes according to a certain concept.

I’ll make the food and have them try it out.

The company, or restaurant, then picks out their selections and I’ll write large quantity recipes for them.

The recipes are very detailed with how to produce the dishes, what tools to use and how much food each serving will contain.

I also do nutrition information.

So, they’ll get a complete recipe that’ll have info on calories, amount of portions, costs etc.

I also do work with Jean-Georges, who is one of the biggest chefs in NYC. We’ve been friends for a really long time.

I help him out if he needs it and travel with him sometimes when he’s opening a new restaurant for instance.

He has 32 restaurants around the world and 10 in New York.

The bread in his 3 star restaurant is mine.

I taught two of his staff members to bake four different kinds of bread.

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They now serve French sourdough, Italian ciabatta, Pane Siciliano with sesame seeds and semolina. They even make a Swedish kavring from Skåne which is their most popular bread.

It’s great fun to serve Swedish kavring in a three star restaurant.

How did you end up in the food business?

My father had a grocery store and my mother was a good cook.

I started cooking when I was eleven years old and started professionally when I was thirteen or fourteen.

In college I studied to become a chef and shortly after I started to travel and working in Brazil,USA, Europe and Asia.

My 22 year old daughter, Alexandra wants to become a pastry chef. She is working at the moment at one of JG's restaurants. She will eventually work with me at Brickhouse.

This really runs in the family.

How much do you work?

I work about 10 days per month, which is not a lot.

I try to do one large job per month, and sometimes I take whole month off.

What are your thoughts on Swedish restaurants?

Sweden has started to come up in the restaurant industry, There has always been good comfort food in Sweden and the Swedes have always followed trends.

You can find many good restaurants in Sweden nowadays, such as Matthias Dahlgren and Fäviken.

Some have are doing molecular cooking.

It’s not my thing, I do make it sometimes, but I prefer food without chemicals.

It’s fun, but it’s a passing trend.

I like natural and rustic food.

Everything we eat in our home is organic. I have been eating organic for 20 years.

I bake all our bread myself. The kids bring homemade snacks with them to school.

Nothing store bought!

How do you keep up with the food trends?

I travel a lot in my job and also visit a lot of restaurants around the world as well as local ones here in New York.

It comes naturally just by working with food.

”It’s great fun to serve Swedish kavring in a three star restaurant.”

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What’s hot right now?

Local and organic.

Simple food with few ingredients.

The main ingredient is the superstar!

Jean-George and I created a dish for ABC Kitchen which is one of their best sellers, a crab toast. It’s flame grilled sourdough bread with fresh Peekytoe crab from the east coast that is mixed with salt, pepper, olive oil, Serrano chillies, fennel leaves and homemade lemon aioli.

That’s it!

You can really taste all the flavours.

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Another thing that’s trendy right now is keeping it 100% authentic.

For instance, if it’s Mexican food they are making, it really is 100% Mexican.

It’s not Tex-Mex. If someone would open a taceria, they’ll make an effort to make the best authentic tacos.

You see chefs with 2 stars making dishes from other countries and doing it 100% right.

Everything should be authentic and homemade.

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What trends do you think we’ll se in the near future?

I think the trend with pure, organic food is here to stay.

More raw and vegan foods. People are getting ill due to the food they eat.

They start to realize that it’s all the processed food that is making them ill.

Take bread for instance.

A sourdough for example, It contains water, flour, salt and yeast or sourdough.

But bread that they sell here contains 5060 ingredients. Mostly to preserve it.

People are starting to recognize this problem.

They want pure and natural foods.

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SWEDISH CHEF'S FAVOURITES We asked Magnus where he likes to eat in New York.

These are his favourite places: Blue Bottle Coffee Several locations around New York

Il Buco 47 Bond Street New York, NY 10012

Amazing (drip) coffee.

ABC Kitchen 35 east 18th street (between broadway & park avenue) new york ny 10003 Owned by Jean-George.

One of the best restaurants in America.

Fornino Pizza 187 Bedford Avenue Brooklyn, NY 11211 Their mushroom, truffle oil pizza is really good.

”It’s great Xi'an Famous Foods fun81 to serve St. Mark's Place New York, NY 10003 Swedish North western kavring in chinese cuisine.

This is a really small place that is a three star Bourdains favourone of Anthony ite places. restaurant.”

Excellent Italian restaurant.

They make their own Charcuteries and their food is really good.

Book well in advance.

Maialino Inside The Gramercy Park Hotel, 2 Lexington Avenue at 21st Street.

Italian restaurant, Roman-style. ” One of The best tripe dishes I’ve ever had” Magnus says.

Jean-Georges 1 Central Park W New York, NY 10023 For fine dining.

-I like the cold hand pulled noodles, Magnus says. ”They also have a fantastic lamb burger.

It’s really cheep as well.”

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K R O Y W NE GUIDE

TIPS & TRICKS TEXT LINNEA MÅHLÉN

Don't stare at quirky people, this is New York and everyone has their own style!

What to pack Ear plugs (the streets of New York can get very noisy at night) Comfortable but stylish shoes for walking (trust me, you will be doing A LOT of walking) Electric converter A decent camera Shawl for the plane

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Try smaller streets, and don't miss out on 'hidden' shops like vintage stores and small label brands.

What to answer when someone says: Hi, how are you?

(Explained by SwedishAmerican artist Kristina Hultkrantz) - It’s just a greeting so it’s fine to just say ”Hello” back to them or just reply: Good, how are you?

No one really cares how you feel.

My mum always replies: ” Not good at all, I've had such a bad day...” Don't do that, haha.

COFFEE TIME

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Tips! Never forget to tip 20%. At the restaurant, the bar (one dollar for each drink), cab, hairdresser etc.

& Fitch,

te d as th et yp yo u' ll be sp ot

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K R O Y W NE GUIDE

POUF!'S PICKS MOMOFUKU MILK BAR

NORMA'S

We’d happily go to New York just to eat the Cereal milk™ Soft Serve.

It’s divine!

Brunch baby!

Levain Bakery Will ruin you for all other cookies.

HENRI BENDEL Dylan’s Candy Bar J CREW LIQUOR STORE For your man.

Like you’ve died and gone to sugar heaven.

Dylan’s Candy Bar

Abc kitchen

Like you’ve died and gone to sugar heaven.

Book well in advance!

Shake shack C.O. Bigelow The oldest (and best according to us) apothecary in America.

The best burger you’ll ever have.

Greenacre Park A hidden gem.

Del Frisco’s Get the lobster mac and cheese side!

You will not regret it!

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UR BAN BAS ICS How to set up the urban wardrobe for men

TEXT PIERRE HUBER

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There are an infinite number of ways to set up a wardrobe for men, each brand have their unique way of setting it up with their own confection.

Of course there are people like me and a multitude of bloggers, reporters and magazines that tells you exactly what to wear and when to wear it.

And that is from the fashion of that special season, and may be something you need to put in the shelf after 6 months when the next “ready to wear� fashion show is in New York or Paris.

W

hat can men do to set up their wardrobe without needing to change their complete inventory every season, and also keeping it within a reasonable budget, and still staying fashionable?

I work with basics, or urban basics as I like to call it.

Basics for me are a finite number of garments that I can use for more than one purpose or occasion that still makes me look sharp.

These you can match with the fashion of this season, or the next but still keep the complete wardrobe looking hot and fresh.

I can’t say what you should or shouldn't wear to create your own personal style and your sharp end wardrobe, but starting with your urban basics, you are halfway there.

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Chinos by NN07

Chinos “Choose the model not the brand”.

The Lord Almighty created us all different, for some he gave a round muscular behind, and for some people like me he did not.

And the designers almighty have done the same of course, as I can unfortunately not wear all American brands, but European brands seem to have been fitted for my unfortunate body type.

“Choose the occasion” All chinos are not for all occasions, they are usually deemed informal by most eyes.

So it is important to understand what model you want and need for your occasions.

There are models that you can find one pair of that you can wear to your Sunday walk in the city with the latest flannel shirt, or to your mother in laws formal birthday dinner with a blazer.

And do not be afraid of using colour, this can be just as easily adapted to formal as well with the right touch of apparel.

Between the models of dressed, casual and work wear chinos, I personally prefer the dressed chinos for my basic wardrobe.

They are usually found among the suits and blazers with the dressed trousers, which they are often mistaken for.

These models are normally a little bit more of the slimmer shape and made from finer fabrics.

The dressed chinos can be matched with a modern fitted shirt, casual shirt, knitted sweater with a blazer, or to a simple t-shirt and leather jacket.

Add a little colour to your world, different colours does not make the chinos more informal.

Match them with a white shirt and a nice fitted blazer and you are just as formal as with a black pair but just with a little bit more panache!

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Jeans “The forever casual accessoriser” Jeans will most likely be forever connected to the idea of being too casual.

But that is what makes it the basic “wild card” of all wardrobes, tame that “wild beast” and make it your garment in the wardrobe that you can wear with anything.

I wear my jeans with pride, I love them, I tender them and I use them at almost any occasion.

You have the different styles with jeans as well, or diversity to be gentle on these tamed friends of ours.

There are the boot cut, which you might see less and less of in stores.

The relaxed style, which are the more loose and baggy style jeans to be comfortable in.

The skinny, usually called slim fit in the stores, which you always see look so good on others but poring yourself in to these pairs is another story.

And the straight cut, this is basically a combination of the relaxed and the skinny pairs.

The style I would go for is the straight cut, these are jeans you can combine with the hoodie on Sunday morning as the suit jacket on Friday night.

And opposite from chinos, hold back on the colours, blue and black is enough.

You can go wild in the spring or summer and get yourself a white pair, but stick to basics.

Tuck your blue pairs in to a pair of leather boots with a t-shirt, scarf and a hot jacket for the Saturday shopping.

Change the jeans accessories, because to my jeans everything is accessories, to a nice pair of black dressed shoes, a tuxedo shirt, bow tie and a tuxedo jacket and hit the cocktail bars for the evening.

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Blazer & dress jackets “Find the fit for you” All depending on what style you want of course, but there are a vast variety of different blazers.

So how do we keep this garment basic?

I look for a jacket that is not screaming with this year’s fashion colour, because it will just as much scream “you are so last year!” in 12 months.

But there are colours that do not go out of date as the black blazer, the classic navy blazer or the “tweed” grey blazer jacket.

I look for the fit and not the brand.

If it fits you really well a cheaper brand will look a lot sharper then the ultra-brand one that is a little bit big.

With the basic colours you can shift your styles between the preppy college look with your navy blazer and chinos, as the evening sharp look with a black blazer with dark jeans and a tee.

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Shirts “Make the difference” Shirts are what I would call the flavour to the signature dish that is a sharp looking you.

The urban basics that can follow you across the changes of fashion are classics as the white shirt, the black shirt, your denim shirt and of course your checked shirt.

But shirts are the easy apparel to accessories your basic wardrobe with from the season colours and styles, and without killing your fashion budget.

A sharp looking shirt really makes a difference.

Putting on a good quality, well fitted, newly ironed white shirt really makes you feel like a million bucks.

To find the style for you, you need to take your time and try them out.

You have more styles on the shirts then I have words to write for this article, but let’s divide them in two different styles right now, the straight fit model which is the classic shirt for suits and chinos.

And my preferred, the slim fit model that has taken the classic straight fit and just made it better if you ask me.

In these two you have the infinite number of types and variants that tend to change each season.

Black, white and check…….and denim.

That’s what you need. Easy right?

It is actually, for each one, find the shirt that makes you feel like you get that little something extra, and it should fit just right, not too loose and not too tight.

And when you find the white one, that white shirt that just absorbs you like you were made for each other, buy two……at least!

Check is the typical one that changes mostly with the trends, so this one might be the lesser of the basics but it is still belongs in the basic wardrobe, and right now it is the gingham check that is in fashion.

Shirt 699 SEK ¤81, Ben Sherman

The denim shirt, I need to say it is a basic right now, but maybe even less then the check shirts.

Unlike the check shirts that are always in fashion but the style changes the denim goes in and out of fashion all together, unless you are a cowboy from South Dakota, then it is always in fashion.

But for now it is here, so find one you can blend with casual as with the smart dressed blazer.

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Tan Miller Brogues 3.899 SEK ¤355, Paul Smith Shoes

Shoes “These boots are made for walking” As Nancy Sinatra so well put it, maybe my meaning behind it is a little different but it still works.

Sharp looking shoes gives me just that feeling, one of these days my boots are going to walk all over you!

So what does the urban man wear on his so delicate feet?

I work with 4 types of styles in my shoe closet, but vain as I am, I have of course a number of pairs of each style, but that is up to you.

The sneaker.

One pair of white smooth sneakers should be in your closet, it is the essential casual foot wear.

The black.

These should be the “piece de resistance” of your shoe collection.

The black dress shoes should be the ones you “go all in” on.

When everything else fails, you can turn to these black beauties and they will lift you up and carry you home.

They will work with anything and everything in your closet, and they will be your perfect companion at any occasion, casual or dressed.

The brown classic.

It is the retro modern leather shoe, with either embossed patterns or plain.

This shoe is essential from the smart dressed man to the all in preppy man.

The boots and the urban boots.

These are the ones that tend to change with the fashion from the modern MC boot a couple of years ago to the alpine boots that is the current model that you see in all windows with their shining red laces.

The urban boots are a hybrid of the classic boots and the smart dressed shoes.

The urban boots were made to look good rather than survive the wilderness, and they do look good.

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Accessories

Flair scarf 399 SEK ¤46, Pepe Jeans

“Everything but basics” To me, accessories are everything on top of the basics.

Go the extra mile on these accessories to look sharp with knits or jumpers.

Show of with your brand new leather belt or the hat you just couldn't resist buying.

Make your city walk with your basics and the ever so hot black leather jacket and your plum coloured leather gloves.

The accessories are infinite and it is only your fantasy that is holding you back.

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Style at home Welcome to the home of the Koppfeldt family!

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or a long time Maja and Matthias Koppfeldt had been looking for a house that had walking distance to down town, yet close to nature.

Maja says, they immediately felt it when they stepped into the house that this was house they wanted! The house just had a special aura, it felt like home immediately.

You can hear the floors creaking as you walk on them, it is a wonderful feeling. Not only due to location, the house is practical in so many ways.

It is a large four story house and on top of that it has a prefect floor plan. For instance, the children have their own floor which is very practical when hosting dinner parties. They can play and not be disturbed.

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Their passion for interior design really blossomed some years ago. Maja explains she loves to spend time in beautiful homes and environments, it makes her relax and become creative.

On the question on what style they like most, Maja laughs and says “Well that is the problem, I don’t have a particular style, I buy what I like. That is why I need help from interior decorators who can match all the furniture together and make it look good, hahahaha”.

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“The livingroom is our favourite room” Both Maja and Matthias says that their style has changed depending on the house they live in. Maja adds that there are some things she loves: and that is statement wallpaper and stylish solid furniture.

When the family is asked what room is their favourite room in the house, they all agree that it’s the living room. They explain that the living room has a harmonious feeling and it is where the family often gathers. They also use the room as a reception room due to the size. The living room is also where Maja has her grand piano which is her favourite item. It is the one thing that has been with her for many years.

Matthias laughs and says “my wine opener has been with me for as long as I can remember. It’s probably my favourite thing in this house”.

Might we add, Matthias has an impressive collection of wines and a wonderful wine cellar.

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The materials in the sitting area of the master bedroom are natural, faded and wrinkled. It ages really well and is low maintenance.

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sideboard Slettvoll

pink cushion Mimou

harry allen pig bank 1 299 SEK (造150) Areaware

dachshund mini cushion 499 SEK (造58) Areaware

ESSENTIALS Create the look of Koppfeldt's home with these essentials.

Fornasetti Frutto Proibito wallpaper Cole & Son

rug 200x300 cm 8 799 SEK (造1000) Ilva 68

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ibride tray 799 SEK (造93) Ibride

sky garden pendant lamp Flos

CUSHION 620 SEK (造72) Liberty

Ralph Lauren SEaton Stripe wallpaper from where Ralph Laren wallpapers are sold

dining table Slettvoll

bedside gun lamp Flos

Fornasetti tema e variazioni wallpaper Sold where Cole & Son wallpapers are sold

striped dresser 6 999 SEK (造809) Ilva

sofa Slettvoll

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Celebrate the last night of 2012 with influences of a time gone by. Pile on the baubles and pour up the bubbly. It's time to get noticed!

PHOTOS GARRI FRISCHER STYLED BY HANNA HOLMGREN

MAKE-UP REGINA TÖRNWALL HAIR BY MATILDA PAULSSON MODELS GUNILLA KARLSSON, JULIA BLOMMA, HUGO LÖFGREN AT NORTH MODEL GROUP PHOTO ASSISTANT JOHAN KARLSSON LOCATION HOTEL EGGERS 71

JULIA Armani black fur coat Friis&Company earrings, 174 SEK ¤17

HUGO Black suit, 6.299 SEK ¤630, Tiger of Sweden White shirt, 1.100 SEK ¤110, Filippa K Black bow tie, stylistS own

GUNILLA Ralph Lauren sequin dress, 10.995 SEK ¤1.099, Vintage Mink stole, 1.695 sek ¤170 Fåfängan Antik Vintage clip on earrings, 250 SEK ¤25, Fåfängan Antik Bracelet 598 SEK ¤60, Zanzlöza Zmycken Rhinestone bracelet, 398 SEK ¤40, Zanzlöza Zmycken Brooch, 398 SEK ¤40, Zanzlöza Zmycken Narrow bracelet with stones, 599 SEK ¤60, Marlene Birger

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JULIA Tiger of Sweden black dress, 1.399 SEK ¤140 Black earrings, 174 SEK ¤17, Friis&Co Vintage faux pearl necklace, 350 SEK ¤35, Fåfängan Antik Pendant necklaces

by Dyrberg/Kern Faux pearl bracelet, Eivy Flodin Parfymeri Tights H&M Shoes, stylists own

Tiger of Sweden white dress, 4.999 SEK ¤500 Vintage clip on earrings, 250 SEK ¤25, Fåfängan Antik Necklace, 149 SEK ¤15, Friis&Company Tights, 79 SEK ¤8, Lindex Vintage shoes, 299 SEK ¤30, Kims Vintage

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JULIA Vintage fox coat, 2.795 SEK ¤280, Kims Vintage Black dress, 1.399 SEK ¤140, Tiger of sweden Black earrings, 174 SEK ¤17, Friis&Company Vintage necklace, 350 SEK ¤35, Fåfängan Antik Pendant necklace

by Dyrberg/Kern Short pearl necklace, Eivy Flodin Parfymeri

HUGO Suit, 6299 SEK ¤630, Tiger of sweden Filippa K white shirt, 1100 SEK ¤110 Black Bow tie, stylists own

PARTY MAKEUP Use a moisturiser that brings out radiance and glow for a perfect canvas.

A primer helps to smooth the skin and create an even surface.

Use tinted moisturiser for a thin, but perfect result. This will keep the radiance of the skin instead of a heavy coverage.

Use concealer to hide imperfections and even out the skin tone. Less is more!

Use it on the eyelids as well to highlight and prepare the lids for the shadows.

Apply a light matte eyeshadow on the lids, and under the brows. Follow with a brown/pink matte shadow in the crease to open up the eyes.

Apply a darker cold brown like a < in the outer corners. Blend well.

Create a line close to the upper lashes with a black kohl pen. Make the line thicker in the end. Smudge softly. Apply an eyeliner over the line.

This way it is easier to get an even result, and you have more control of the shape.

Apply two coats of black mascara.

Smile and apply blush to the apples of the cheeks.

Use a small amount of light, gold highlighter on the cheek bones, temples and cupids bow. Also put a straight, thin line at the bridge of your nose.

Finish with dark, brown/red lip pencil, lipstick and gloss.

Time to shine!

Makeup used Luminous moisture cream NARS Skin Smoothing primer TOO FACED Tinted Moisturiser Porcelain, Nude LAURA MERCIER Touche Eclat YSL Matte Eyeshadows Blanc, Morning Dew, Fresco by LAURA MERCIER Matte shadow Sophia NARS Matte Black Pen Makeup Store Eyeliner Stylo NARS Mascara Singulier Black YSL Brow Shadow Myrrah Face Sthlm Highlighting Blush Orgasm, Andy Warhol NARS Lustre Drops Pink Rebell MAC Lipstick Raisin Face Sthlm Pen Vermouth Face Sthlm Lipgloss Geranium Makeup Store Nail polish Gunilla: China Glaze loft-y ambitions Nail polish Julia: Makeup Store

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HUGO Oscar Jacobson black suit, 6.999 SEK ¤700, Oscar Jacobsson Tiger of Sweden shirt, 899 SEK ¤90 Bow tie, stylists own

JULIA Black top, Day Earrings, 174 SEK ¤17, Friis&Company Long necklace, 698 SEK ¤70, Zanslösa Zmycken Bracelet, 599 SEK ¤60,

By Marlene Birger Vintage cocktail ring, 950 SEK ¤95, Fåfängan Antik

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GUNILLA Vintage mink stole, 2.795 SEK ¤280, Kims Vintage White sequin top, 1.999 SEK ¤200, Tiger Print trousers, 549 SEK ¤55, Soaked in luxury Vintage rhinestone earrings, 250 SEK ¤25, Fåfängan Antik Leather bracelets, 199 SEK ¤20 each, Friis & Co VintAge sequin hair clip, 250SEK ¤25, Fåfängan Antik, Feather from Fåfängan Antik

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Spider brooch, 798 SEK ¤80, Zanzlösa Zmycken Earrings, 1.298 SEK ¤130, Zanzlösa Zmycken

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GUNILLA leeveless top, 349 SEK ¤35, Bubbleroom La Redoute burgundy skirt, 429 SEK ¤43, Black feather necklace (used as head piece)

by Friis& Company Pink tights, 79 SEK ¤8, Lindex Gold pumps, Rizzo

HUGO Tiger of Sweden green shirt, 899 SEK ¤90, Tiger of Sweden black vest, 1499 SEK ¤150, Tiger of Sweden trousers, 6299 SEK ¤630,

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HUGO Tiger of Sweden green jacket, 3499 SEK ¤350, Tiger of Sweden white shirt, 999 SEK ¤100, Tiger of Sweden trousers, 6999 SEK ¤700, Oscar Jacobson paisley Tie, 230 SEK ¤23

GUNILLA Long gray dress, 347 SEK ¤35, In Love With Fashion Hunky dory sequin blazer, 3.999 SEK ¤400, Friis&Company long necklace, 149 SEK ¤15, www.shopfriiscompany.com Lace tights, 79 SEK ¤8, Lindex Shoes, Massimo Dutti

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JULIA Long sequined wrap dress, 10.399 SEK ¤1.030, Pohjanheimo Vintage rhinestone earrings 250 SEK ¤25, Fåfängan Antik Gold pumps, Rizzo

HUGO Jacket, 4.999 SEK ¤500, Oscar Jacobsson Black turtleneck sweater, 999 SEK ¤100, Oscar Jacobsson white shirt, 999 SEK, ¤100, Oscar Jacobsson Stella Nova scarf, 699 SEK ¤70

JULIA Marlene Birger blush pink dress, 5.199 SEK ¤520, Vintage black feather fan, 499 SEK ¤50, Kims Vintage Bracelet with oval stones, 598 SEK ¤60, Zanzlöza Zmycken Rhinestone bracelet, 398 SEK ¤40, Zanslösa Zmycken Earrings, 1.298 SEK ¤130, Zanslösa Zmycken

GUNILLA Sequin top, 1.999 SEK ¤200, Custommade Dress with feathers, 7.999 SEK ¤800, V Collection Gloves, Fancy Fanny Vintage rhinestone Wearrings, 250 SEK ¤25, Fåfängan Antik Bracelet, Eivy Flodins Parfymeri

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Hoss Intropia clutch, 1.800 SEK ¤180 VintAGE cocktail ring with amethyst, 950 SEK ¤95, Fåfängan Antik Marlene Birger bracelet, 599 SEK ¤60

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JULIA Black and white dress, 1.299 SEK ¤130, Truly By Part Two Black tights, 129 SEK ¤13, H&M Vintage gold pumps, 249 SEK ¤25, Kims Vintage

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GUNILLA Day sequin short dress, 5.399 SEK ¤540 Vintage sequin hair clip, 250 SEK ¤25, Fåfängan Antik, Feather from Fåfängan Antik, Tights, 79 SEK ¤80, Lindex Shoes, Rizzo

GUNILLA Gold dress, Zetterberg, 4.290 SEK ¤430, Black belt, Zetterberg, 890 SEK ¤89 Vintage rhinestone earrings, 250 SEK ¤25, Fåfängan Antik Vintage green cocktail ring, 850 SEK ¤85, Fåfängan Antik Marlene Birger bracelet, 599 SEK ¤60, Shoes, Rizzo

JULIA Hugo Boss dress in purple Earrings, 174 SEK ¤17, Friis&Company Vintage coal necklace, 450 SEK ¤45, Fåfängan Antik

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The good thing is, that these days we can look wonderful and feel great with our bodies no matter what kind of tasty dish we’re enjoying from the menu.

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A stunning dress for New Year’s eve, might look even more beautiful with flattering lingerie, spanx or support tights under. Shaping lingerie was more difficult to find in the past, but fortunately it’s easier to find today.

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Retro Sculpt High Shaping Briefs 642 SEK ¤75, harrods.com

Maidenform Waist nipper firm control Beige 359 SEK ¤41, zalando.com

Triumph Essence Sculpting Essence Shape wear purple 1345 SEK ¤155, zalando.com

Spanx Haute Contour Chantilly Lace Bodysuit 2160 SEK ¤252, harrods.com

Triumph Lace Sensation black 539 SEK ¤62, zalando.com

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Agent Provocateur Veronika floral lace and tulle corset 7499 SEK ¤875, netaporter.com

Passionata Shaping 2-Part bra 449 SEK ¤52, Nelly.com

Triumph Smooth Sensation High waist 339 SEK ¤39, zalando.se

Pure Sensation W bra in black 359 SEK ¤41, zalando.com

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There are plenty of designers and retailers that offer these supportive pieces for all wallets and all sizes. These undergarments are simply designed to temporarily alter the body’s shape and make us feel even more bodylicious for special moments.

Here we’re showing an arsenal of lady pieces to shape your feminine excellence.

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happy NEW YEAR!

TEXT ANN-CHARLOTTE LOVÉN RECIPES KATJA PALMDAHL PHOTOS JONNY LINDH SPECIAL THANKS TO FÅFÄNGAN ANTIK, SÄRÖ TRÄDGÅRD, HELIS HEM AND LILLA HÖNAN

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NEW YEAR'S tradition s

Make sure 2013 becomes your best year ever.

Follow these foolproof tips!

The midnight kiss

It is believed that no midnight kiss at New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve means you will face a year of coldness and lack of affection.

Lucky foods to eat on New Year's eve

At the strike of midnight, people set off fireworks, blow horns and cheer.

It is believed that the loud noise scares away evil spirits.

Greens - because they resemble money.

Beans - because they resemble coins.

Fish - Lucky for two reasons: Its scales resemble money and fish swim in schools which invoke the idea of abundance.

Noodles and grains - are symbols of long life and abundance.

Pork - Pigs are a lucky symbol because they root forward and are round.

Lucky underwear

Unlucky foods

Making noise at midnight

If you wear yellow, supposedly it enhances your chances for abundance and making more money.

Wear red and you'll likely find love in 2013.

Wear white (new and clean, please) for peace in the coming year.

Chicken or turkey - It is believed that eating poultry will bring misfortune.

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NEW YEAR'S MANNERS

Dress for the occasion

New Year’s Eve is THE night for sequins, fun and bling.

Check out our fashion editorial in this issue for inspiration.

The dress code for New Year’s Eve is: More is more!

Champagne...

...is to be opened with not as much of a pop.

It is considered vulgar to shoot the cork, unless it is New Year’s Eve - the only night of the year when this is ok.

New Year's eve...

...is also the night when, in Sweden, it is ok to cling glasses.

In other European countries they do it all the time.

Salut!

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Don't get too drunk

We’ve said it before, and we’ll say it again.Don't get too drunk!

Why start the new year hungover and regretful?

Canapés

In a perfect world a canapé would be small enough to be eaten in one mouthful and not mess up ones lipstick.

Eating them in a ladylike manner can be difficult.

One tip, besides avoiding them all together (Yeah right!), is to stay away from smoked salmon unless it can be eaten in one bite. This delicacy is rather difficult to bite off with ones teeth.

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menu Time to drink champagne, eat lobster and party all night!

This light and delicious menu looks complicated, but really itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s super easy to make. Your guests will swoon over your cooking skills throughout 2013.

Go on!

Give it a try!

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Appetizer

sMALL BEAUTIFUL FORKS Spike a fig wedge, a little goat cheese and a drop balsamico on the fork. Garnish with a small basil leave.

On another fork, spike a thin slice of smoked salmon and a mango dice.

Season with a little chilli and decorate with small lettuce leaves.

Serve a dry champagne such as Piper-Heidsieck Brut with both the appetisers and the entrĂŠe.

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Lobster salad with avocado cream and grapefruit Peel and slice the lobsters tail.

Cut away the rind of the grape with a knife and cut out wedges.

Cucumber is shaved thinly lengthwise with a mandolin or slicer.

The lettuce is rinsed in cold water.

Halve the avocado and place in a small bowl. Add the lime and sweet chilli and mix the cream smooth with a hand blender. It is also possible to mash it with a fork. Season with salt. If the cream is made far in advance, it is good to put plastic film directly against the cream so that oxygen doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t make it dark.

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Whisk together the ingredients for the lime vinaigrette.

When serving, it is nice to add a dollop of avocado cream on a plate and arrange the lobster, grapefruit, cucumber and salad on the side. Drizzle over lime vinaigrette and a little extra sweet chili over the cream.

Serve on freshly roasted bread with butter.

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4 Servings 2 cooked lobsters 1 pink grapefruit 1/2 cucumber 8 lettuce leaves Avocado cream: 1 avocado 1/2 lime, finely grated zest and juice 1/2 tbsp sweet chilli Salt Lime vinaigrette: 4 tablespoons of cold pressed olive oil 1/2 lime, finely grated zest and juice 1/2 tsp honey Salt and black pepper

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4 Servings 4 bits of halibut fillet - 700 g butter to fry in 1 lemon, finely grated zest salt and white pepper Vegetable Potpourri: 12 small red onions 1 bunch asparagus 2 dl chanterelles 1 apple, Ingrid Marie fresh thyme Blue mussel sauce: 2 dl crème fraÎche 1 dl blue mussel stock (or fish stock) 1 dl white wine 1 tablespoon butter

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Main Course

Halibut with vegetable medley and blue mussel sauce Roast the halibut in butter in a pan and season with lemon zest, salt and pepper. This can be done early in the day. Just place the fish fillets in an ovenproof dish and set them cold for serving.

Preheat oven to 150 째C. Place the fish in the oven to finish cooking.

Depending on the fish's temperature and thickness, the cooking time can vary, but expect about 15 minutes.

Best results are attained with a thermometer. The fish is done at 52 째C. Cook the small onions in boiling water for 3-4 minutes. Rinse them cool and peel them. Cut off the woody bottom part of the asparagus. Cut the apple into pieces. When everything is ready, quickly fry it up in a pan with butter.

Season towards the end with salt, pepper and thyme.

If you have prepared the vegetables they can be heated along with the fish in the oven. Tear over a little extra fresh thyme before serving.

Place all ingredients for the sauce in a saucepan and let it boil. Mix in the butter and season with salt and pepper.

To this dish an elegant chablis such as Chablis Premier Cru Fourchaume

by William Fevre is the perfect match.

Serve with pressed potatoes or rice.

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Since the wine is poured over the dessert in this recipe, no additional drink is necessary.

Dessert

SPARKLING BERRIES With a small melon baller you can take out small globes of melon, otherwise you might as well cut it into cubes. Divide the melon and strawberry in the glasses and put a scoop of sorbet on the fruit.

Pour on the bubbly and serve. Please do this at the table as it bubbles wonderfully!

And, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t forget the mint!

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4 glasses 1/4 melon, with orange flesh 1/4 galia melon (or other favourites) 2 dl strawberries Wild strawberry or raspberry sorbet 4 dl semi-dry champagne or a sweet one such as Brown Brothers Zibibbo Mint for decoration

since 1681

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With the coffee

Petit choux with salt, milk toffee and currants Boil water and butter in a pan so that the butter melts completely. Beat in the flour with a whisk and whisk until the batter lets go of the bottom of the sauce pan.

Let cool slightly before the eggs are whisked in one by one.

Place mixture into a piping bag with or without a tulle. Pipe small globes on a baking sheet and bake in the middle of the oven, about 25 minutes until they are light and airy.

Let them cool on a rack before filling.

The condensed milk turns into caramel if it is boiled for a few hours.

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Simply remove the paper around the jar and place it in a saucepan. Cover with water and let it boil. Lower the heat and put a lid on the sauce pan, let it simmer for two hours. Allow the jar to cool before you open it.

This can be done days before serving.

Keep the caramel in the fridge.

Cut a cap of the choux pastries and fill with a little caramel. Salt lightly with sea salt. Top with cream and red currants and replace the cap.

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About 25 pastries Choux pastry: 3 dl water 100 g butter 120 g of flour, about 2 dl 3 eggs

Filling: 1 can of condensed milk, boiled salt flakes A few red currants 2 dl whipped cream

A sweet Madeira goes perfectly with chocolate.

Try Blandy's Colheita Malmsey.

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Chocolate truffles with gold leaf Bring cream and sugar to the boil.

Chop the chocolate and whisk into the boiling hot cream. Let the mixture cool slightly before the butter is stirred into the batter and flavour with liqueur.

Pipe the batter into small moulds when it has thickened a bit. If you wait too long the batter solidifies and it is then easier to roll small balls in cocoa.

15-20 pieces 1 1/4 dl heavy cream 1/2 dl raw cane sugar 150 g dark chocolate 70% 25 g butter, room tempered 1 tbsp brandy, Cointreau or concentrated orange juice possibly some gold leaf for decoration

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Champagne A SHORT GUIDE TO

Ahh, Champagne. It conjures up images of winning sport stars spraying bottles of it over an ecstatic crowd, black-tie parties with overflowing pyramids of crystal glasses and romantic candle-lit dinners for two. It is an addition that can take an occasion from something ordinary to something extra-ordinary. And most people love it, especially if it is “cold, dry and free”, as popularly quoted by Sir Winston Churchill.

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hat exactly is it though? Here is a definition: Champagne is a sparkling wine produced from grapes grown in the Champagne region of France, undergoing secondary fermentation in the bottle to create carbonation. That’s it, but there is also a lot more to it.

The popularity and renown of Champagne didn’t start until sometime in the 19th century. Actually, Champagne was not even sparkling before that time, at least not by choice. Sparkling wine was considered a fault, and it also made the thin bottles of that day blow up in the cellar. Bad for business. The bubbles came in to fashion though, and the method of producing them has since then been perfected and refined, and is now called the traditional method.

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Using the traditional method, one starts out by making an ordinary white wine, called the base wine. Due to the cold climate and lime-rich soils in Champagne, the base wine is very high in acidity, very dry, and quite thin. The base wine is then bottled together with yeast and sugar, starting a secondary fermentation in the bottle producing alcohol and carbon dioxide (i.e. bubbles!). The yeast cells die and form what is called lees on the bottom of the bottle. These lees give rise to many typical Champagne flavours, such as toast, bread dough and nuttiness. The lees also make the wine feel creamier and richer; helps stabilise it and improve ageing potential.

After at least 15 months, for ordinary Champagne, the lees are ejected out of the bottle together with some of the wine.

This lost wine is then replaced with a mixture of base wine and sugar, called the dosage. (The added sugar helps balance the wine’s acidity.)

This process is of course done very quickly as not to let all the bubbles out. After this the wine is essentially complete and ready to drink, but most producers choose to age the wine in the bottle for a few months, to let the dosage integrate into the wine.

”Sparkling wine was considered a fault, and it also made the thin bottles of that day blow up in the cellar.

Bad for business.”

The best way to properly enjoy the delicate bubbles and aromas of a nice Champagne would be to serve it in a tulip shaped glass, a glass that is narrower at the top. Using a coupe glass (you know the one that’s supposedly shaped by the bosom of Marie-Antoinette?) just lets all the aromas and bubbles out in the air without them making their way to your nose and mouth. Serve it cold, but not too cold, around 8-10 °C is good.

Serving it too cold just dulls the aromas, and what your left with is something icy cold and very sour.

Champagne of course is delicious on it’s own, served as is, and doesn’t need much company.

Serving salty crackers or potato crisps may make for a more balanced mouthfeel, for people sensitive to the acidity.

A classic food pairing would be any fresh seafood, such as shrimp, lobster or oysters. Serving the food together with slices of lemon as well as fatty mayonnaise also helps balance the acidity of the wine.

The bubbles in Champagne often also pair well with creamy soups, creamy pasta dishes and seafood patés. Richer, older Champagne work well with soft-ripened cheeses such as Camembert and Brie de Meaux.

Oh and please, if you decide to enjoy Champagne on New Year’s Eve, serve your best bottle at the start of the evening to do it justice. Saving it for the stroke of midnight, after a long dinner with wine, is just a waste. Champagne is far too nice a treat for dulled down taste buds. Remember all the care and time put into its creation, and maybe also the money you put up for it (even though your guests may get it for free à la Sir Winston)!

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Non-vintage cuvée Pretty much all wines you can buy have a vintage indicated, thus declaring that the grapes were harvested that specific year.

This means that if it was a good harvest the wine can be great, and the wine shows the different characteristics of that vintage. But, if there was trouble during the growing season, be it frost, hail, mildew or what not, the wine will not turn out that good.

Champagne being in a region where the weather can be very fickle, frequently has problems with the grapes, but counters these problems with the use of the cuvée.

Cuvée means blend in French, and in this case it means a blend between different vintages. By keeping older wines in store (by law a Champagne house has to keep 20% of the vintage in store for future bottlings), an unsuccessful year may be blended with older and better vintages to make a product that has a higher quality and better taste. A great Champagne blend can also be something that is better than the sum of its parts by using wines that compliment each other by aroma characteristics, acidity and maturity.

Most Champagne sold is non-vintage, it is the trademark product of the Champagne houses, and it is a wine that consistently tastes the same since the houses like to keep to their style.

So if you like one house, you can always expect to get the same quality and style of wine when you buy their cuvée next time.

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Vintage If it was a particularly good year, a Champagne house may decide to make a wine that is made exclusively from grapes harvested that year. The vintage Champagne follows the house style, but should also show the characteristics of the year; a warm year produces a richer, warmer taste and a colder year brings out the acidity and gives a crisper wine.

Vintage Champagne also rests longer on its lees, bringing out the biscuity and toasty aromas that almost are a trademark of Champagne. A good vintage, longer resting on the lees and a more careful selection of grapes produces a wine that benefits from being stored for a period of time.

Great vintages from top producers can be left resting in a cellar up to 50 years, depending on one’s taste. Usually though, vintage wines can be aged up to 15 years from the year of the named vintage.

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Prestige Many Champagne houses also have a top-of-the-line prestige Champagne, usually with vintage year stated. The most well known would be Moët & Chandon:s “Dom Pérignon” and Louis Roederer:s “Cristal”. These Champagnes are made in vintage years, rest even longer on their lees, sometimes up to five years, and they are quite expensive. They cellar well, and will develop very complex aromas and taste characteristics with time.

Recently the Champagne houses have started producing something even more exclusive than prestige wines, usually called ultra-prestige. They might be from grapes

grown in just one select vineyard, or they may be past vintages that have been cellared at the Champagne house. These wines have price tags on up to 2000 ¤ per bottle, and can be quite hard to find in a store.

Blanc de noirs Champagne is usually a wine made from both black and white grapes, in particular the black Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and the white Chardonnay. A white wine is made by carefully pressing black grapes, making sure there is no color extraction from the skins of

the grape. The actual grape must is clear, you can check for yourself if you have some black grapes at home! The wines from the different varieties are then blended to make a complete final wine.

Literally blanc de noirs means, “white from blacks”, and this is in reference to the black grapes.

A blanc de noirs Champagne is made only from the black grape varieties, and may be a bit richer and have more chocolatey and nutty aromas.

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Blanc de blancs Of course meaning, “white from whites”, and since Chardonnay is the only white variety in Champagne, the blanc de blancs Champagnes consist only of Chardonnay.

These wines may be a bit lighter, crisper and have more minerality.

Rosé Most ordinary rosé wines in the world are made from black grapes where the must have been in contact with the skins for a time, bringing out a nice pink color. Not so in rosé Champagne, which often is made by blending red and white wine.

Brut

Rosé Champagne can be made both as a cuvée, or less common, as a vintage Champagne. It can produce aromas of strawberries, raspberries or similar red fruits, but have very many characteristics in common with white Champagne.

Most Champagnes are dry, meaning there is no considerable sweetness to it, and these are labeled brut (French for rough). There are also brut nature wines that are even drier and have no sugar added at all.

Sec, demi-sec & doux If one wants a sweeter Champagne, one has to add more sugar to it. This is added after the second fermentation by means of wine mixed with cane sugar. Semidry is labeled sec (fr. for dry, confusing, huh?), semisweet is demi-sec, and sweet is labeled doux (fr. sweet or soft).

Sec wines can be paired with spicier and sweeter dishes, such as Asian cuisine. Demi-sec and doux wines go well with desserts, such as ice cream, sorbets and mousses, preferably with some fresh berries.

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As festive as it might look champagne is best served in a tulip shaped glass.

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A guide

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OPERA TEXT ANN-CHARLOTTE LOVÉN ILLUSTRATION KRISTINA HULTKRANTZ SPECIAL THANKS TO GÖTEBORGSOPERAN

Never been to the opera?

Feeling curious about this wonderful world but too afraid to go?

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t worry! Pouf! is here to hold your hand and walk you through.

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hink opera in an elitist form of culture and nothing for you?

Think again!

We trotted off to the GĂśteborg Opera to ask Mr. Daniel Olmarker everything you ever wanted to know about the opera but were too afraid to ask.

You can thank us later.

THE FACTS Opera is an art form where the singers and musicians perform combining text (called a libretto) and music, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera combines many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery and costumes, sometimes even dance. The performance is typically held in an opera house, accompanied by an orchestra or a smaller musical ensemble.

The main languages are Italian, German and French. There are, off course, operas in many other languages as well.

Operas are usually not translated, but most opera houses offer subtitles above the stage or in the back of the seats.

THE FIRST OPERA The first opera is considered to be Dafne by the Italian Jacopo Peri.

This was first performed in 1598 and was part of the revival of antiquity characteristic of the Renaissance.

Unfortunately, most of the music to Dafne is lost.

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THE BIG FOUR Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 1791) Nationality: Austrian Most famous operas: The Magic Flute, Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Nationality: German Unlike most other opera composers, Wagner wrote both the music and libretto for his operas.

Wagner’s works might require a bit more from the listener, but if you are willing to set aside five hours of your day, you’ll get taken by an emotional storm.

Most famous operas: The Ring of the Nibelung, Tristan and Isolde, The Valkyrie Giuseppe Verdi (1813 1901) Nationality: Italian Most famous operas: Rigoletto, La Traviata, Don Carlo, Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Nationality: Italian Many considered him to be the greatest composer of Italian opera after Verdi.

Most famous operas: Turandot, La Bohème, Tosca, Madame Butterfly

WHAT TO SEE ”Everyone should see these four operas.

They should be a part of ones general education.

If everyone would have seen these, the world would be a nicer place.

I am convinced of it!” Mr. Olmarker says.

Turandot Composer: Giacomo Puccini (completed

by Franco Alfano - Puccini died before he finished Turandot) Language: Italian Year compleated: 1926 Acts: 3 Synopsis: This is a grand and dramatic opera about the Chinese princess Turandot. To marry her, suitors has to solve three riddles.

Wrong answers results in death. Prince Calàf falls in love with her and passes the test, but Turandot still won’t marry him. He offers her a way out by agreeing to die should she be able to guess his real name.

Well known aria: Nessun Dorma

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The Magic Flute Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791) Language: German Year premiered: 1791 Acts: 2 Synopsis: Prince Tamino is searching for the girl of his dreams, Pamina.

Protected by a golden flute, he sets off with the bird-catcher Papageno to rescue Pamina from the clutches of the evil sorcerer Sarastro. But it turns out Sarastro is not the evil one at all!

Well known aria: The Queen Of Night

The Barber of Seville

Carmen

Composer: Gioachino Rossini (1792 - 1868)

Language: French

Language: Italian

Year premiered: 1875

Year premiered: 1816

Acts: 4

Acts: 2

Synopsis: This is a comic opera about of

Synopsis: A comedy about the spritely

the downfall of Don José, a spanish soldier

barber (and sometimes veterinarian and

who is seduced by the wiles of the fiery

matchmaker) Figaro who helps his friend

gypsy Carmen. José leaves his childhood

Count Almaviva to get his beloved Rosina.

sweetheart, Micaela and deserts from his

Rosina is a ward of an old local doctor,

military duties. Carmen soon gets tired of

Bartolo, who has his eye on marrying

him and turns her love to the glamorous

Rosina to get her inheritance.

bullfighter Escamillo after which José kills

Well known aria: Largo al factotum

her in a jealous rage.

Composer: Georges Bizet (1838 - 1875)

Well known aria: Habanera Well known overture: Toreador song

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GLOSSARY Act |akt| A part of an opera, which has a dramatic structure of its own.

Aria |ˈärēə| A long song for a solo voice within an opera Bel canto |bel ˈkäntō| Literally "beautiful singing", a style of Italian operatic singing with pure tone and clean articulation and smooth phrasing. Also refers to opera written in this style (Rossini, Donizetti, Bellini).

Cabaletta |cah-bah-LEHT-tah| Second part of a two-part aria, always in a faster tempo than the first part. Usually brilliant and showy.

Coloratura Highly elaborate decoration of vocal music using many fast notes and trills.(As in Mozart's Queen of the Night) Libretto |ləˈbretō| The words of an opera Travesti/Trouser role Male characters sung by a woman.

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TICKETS Book tickets a few months in advance to make sure you’ll get good seats.

Prices vary, but can start at 105 SEK ¤12.

PREPARATIONS Preparations are important to getting the most out of your experience, Mr. Olmarker explains.

Most opera houses offer an explanation or guide to the opera on their website.

Get a CD or go to Spotify and listen to the opera before heading to the opera house. This way, you can create your own relation to it. A bit like reading the book before watching the film.

The Göteborg Opera, and several other opera houses, offer an introduction one hour before the performance starts.

MANNERS

This is an excellent way to learn more and to get in the opera mood.

DRESS CODE Most opera houses don’t have an official dress code.

It’s up to you how festive you’d like to make your opera experience.

A good guideline is to dress as if you were going to a restaurant. You can even go in jeans if you’d like.

The premieres are usually a more elegant affair.

Many of the unwritter rules for going to the cinema are applied at the opera as well.

Avoid talking or in other ways disturbing your fellow opera comrades.

Do not bring food or beverages in the auditorium. This is a classy affair. No popcorn, folks!

Most opera houses have restaurants and bars that open a few hours before the performance starts. You can even pre-order food for the intermission.

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george the barman

To the ONE in ONE HUNDRED George James: Anyone who has worked in any kind of service industry, be it catering, retail or even over the phone, will tell you the same thing. You don’t remember the nice people, you remember the horrible ones. At the end of a busy night, when my hands sting from lime juice and sugar getting caught in the small cuts in my hand from chopping fruit, when I smell of vodka and other people’s sweat, I don’t remember the polite young man who waited for his drink nicely, or the middle aged lady who was flirty but patient as she waited for her espresso martini, no, I remember the one in one hundred guy.

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or some reason it always works out at about one in one hundred. Work a bar with fifty guests and you might be lucky and not have to deal with one, run a bar for two hundred and your luck has run out, because now you are probably going to have to handle two.

And now it’s occurring to me that several hundred people are going to read this.

This is my chance to get through to him or her, to try to help them. After all, they don’t know that they are doing anything wrong; they just think that they have high standards, and like to get looked after, they think that the rest of us are stupid for being so lily livered and standing in line.

In fact, they are reading this now and they have absolutely no idea that I am talking about them. So is it you?

Well to find out, here are a just a few of the things that make my blood boil, there are many more, but these are the main ones and if you have done any of these things, you should probably never order a lime and lemon grass infused drink from me.

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When a bar is shut, I am afraid it is shut. It’s not even legal to keep serving you, and in London this even applies to private houses in built up areas, especially the posh ones. Posh people don’t like being woken up at four in the morning by vomiting. I once had to explain this to the Prime Minister, so if I’m not going to serve him, the fact that you are really good mates with the person paying for the party is really not going to give me an urge to start serving again.

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If I don’t have it, I can’t make it.

I’ve worked on some epic bars, I’ve worked in houses where they

have an entire floor dedicated to their booze collection, but as of yet, I have not worked on one where we have been able to acquire absolutely everything that anyone has ever drank in one place at one time. I’m never offended by someone asking for it, but I do get offended if you then accuse me of not knowing how to make it, or even worse that I am secretly stashing bottles of banana liquor out the back just to avoid having to make you the cocktail you had on holiday last week.

"If you find that the taxi the barman said he ordered has not turned up and you have been in the cold for an hour, perhaps you should have used your own mobile phone."

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If you click at me, I will ignore you. This can be applied to if you click at one of the waiters in front of me. It seems to not have dawned on some people; even in this enlightened age, that clicking is very rude, I happen to have been born human, rather than dog, so I respond quite well to the spoken word.

me; ‘no matter what someone asks you to do, say yes, if it can’t be done, tell them afterwards you tried and failed, if they ask you again, say yes, and avoid them for the rest of the evening’. This has worked charmingly. I have been asked everything, from cocaine to caviar and it’s not always just sitting out the back waiting for you. I have even applied this same technique to getting out of sleeping with an old rich French woman who slightly resembled a very dry potato.

So, if you find that the taxi the barman said he ordered has not turned up and you have been in the cold for an hour, perhaps you should have used your own mobile phone.

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I can only serve one person at a time. You don’t have to wait, that’s why they are called waiters, just ask one of them to bring it to you. You could ask a waiter in some horrible steakhouse chain and they would happily do it. But don’t start fighting with someone in a queue, or ordering your drink when I am not looking at you. I happen to believe Britain built an empire based on queuing, but I’ll explain that another time.

There are so many more things I could write about, but that would become moaning, and one thing I hate is moaning.

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I won’t do anything for you.

When I first started to work at the high end of the catering industry, a very ‘old school’ English butler told

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Cocktail AFTER DINNER

Espresso Martini “Espresso Martini’s are the perfect way to end your dinner party, as an alternative to coffee. I’ve also managed to get my grandmother hooked on these, and she’s been drinking for seventy years.”

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Ingredients Vodka Kahlúa Crème de Cacao Espresso Grated Chocolate Coffee Beans

Preparation so Make a jug of espres e until and leave in the fridg it becomes cold.

The Mix ice.

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YOUR JANUARY SURVIVAL GUIDE Ooops! Did you do it again? Spend all your money prior to New Year and now there’s a month to go before the next paycheque comes along. Don’t despair, we’ll guide you through to what could be your most fabulous month of the year.

TEXT JELENA JANKOVIC

Before you know it, it is February and your economy is saved!

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Behold ow to survive tricks on hnuary.

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After all the pre-Christmas parties and New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve, let your body rest and turn to water for a month.

Healthier and a less expensive alternative than alcohol

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Arrange a clothing-swap evening where you and your friends swap clothes that are no longer used.

This way you get a wonderful evening with your friends, a fabulous new wardrobe and on top of that, you are being environmentally friendly by reusing clothes.

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Instead of going down town to have that cup of coffee, bring your own coffee-mug and take a stroll in a park enjoying the pretty surroundings and get some fresh air.

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Surely there will be lots and lots of leftovers from the Christmas dinner, where most people overcook. Invest in some chic and inexpensive takeaway boxes and freeze in the left overs. This way you will enjoy the delicious Christmas dinner some more days and your fine designed boxes will make leftovers look so much better.

Take turns in arranging movie evenings where everyone brings a small dish. Great food and great company!

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Gather a group of friends at work that do the same and you will have a very nice lunch break with your work mates.

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NAIL POLISH We’ve tried classic red nail polishes so you’ll know what to sport this season. The pros will tell you that the key to a long lasting mani is base-and top coat. To make the test more fair, we used neither. Just two coats of the red polish and that’s it.

We do recommend you to use a base coat and a top coat. A base coat will also prevent nails from going yellow from the red polish.

The difference is HUGE! Ladies and gentlemen, here are the results from the Swedish jury:

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129 SEK ¤15 Easy to apply, but a bit runny.

Dries quickly.

Coverage: 1 Drying time: 1 Application: 0,5 Last: 1 (very good+++++) Glossiness: 1 (very good+++++) Total: 4,5 / 5 Could easily have been a 5 due to last and glossiness.

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Scratch Nails 301 Vampires Kiss, 110SEK ¤13 Easy to apply, but a bit runny.

Requires two layers.

Dries quickly.

On another note, we do love the colour!

Rituals Ruby Red 100SEK ¤12

Coverage: 0,5 Drying time:1 Application: 0,5 Last: 0 Glossiness: 1 Total: 3 / 5

Easy to apply Dries quickly.

Coverage: 1 Drying time: 1 Application: 1 Last: 1 Glossiness: 0,5 Total: 4,5 / 5

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Poppy, 165 SEK ¤16 Very easy to apply. Excellent coverage.

Dries quickly after one layer, the second layer obviously takes much longer.

Ok glossiness, but nothing remarkable.

The polish lasted 2 hours before it was chipped (no house work or heavy lifting involved).

The Rolls Royce of the nail polish, this is as good as it gets!

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Mavala no. 53 London 45 SEK ¤4,5

Easy to apply, but a bit runny.

Quite good coverage.

Takes long time to dry.

Easy to apply. Covers well.

The first layer dries quickly.

The second one takes a long time to harden.

Easy to apply. Covers well.

The first layer dries quickly.

The second one takes a long time to harden.

Coverage: 1 Drying time: 0 Application: 0,5 Last: 1 Glossiness: 0,5 Total: 3 / 5

Coverage: 1 Drying time: 0,5 Application: 1 Last: 0 Glossiness: 0 Total: 2,5 / 5

Makeup Store 201 Silje 130 SEK ¤14,5

D.I.Y Manicure in eight easy steps.

Un: Remove old nailpolish using a good nail polish remover.

Deux: File your nails. Make sure they are completely dry as filing wet nails can cause splitting.

We like short rounded nails as they look elegant.

Trois: Apply a rich hand cream. Then, soak your nails in warm, soapy water for five minutes to soften the cuticles.

Quatre: Push back the cuticles with a orange stick.

Cinq: Sweep an extra time with remover just to make sure that the nails are completely clean.

Apply one layer of basecoat.

Six: Apply two thin coats of colour.

Wait a couple of minutes after each hand.

Try to use three strokes on each nail—on either side of the nail, then a swipe of coloured polish across the tip to prevent chipping.

Sept: Apply a top coat.

Remember to swipe the top coat across the top of each nail as well, like you did with the colour.

Huit: Clean up any smudges by using an orange sticked wrapped with cotton and dipped in remover.

Et voilà! Perfect paws.

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Klick here to see more of Tamara's amazing dressing table!

TAMARA'S BLOG: THE GLAM AND GLITTER

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ON HER DRESSING TABLE Tell us about the products on your dressing table and why you like them.

T a m a r a K a li n i c

I keep all of my make up on the dressing table. Tidy and clean inside acrylic containers. They are super convenient as I can see where everything is. I love to keep things organised in categories, so I have separate drawer for blushes, bronzers, lip sticks, lip glosses, eye shadows.... My favourite brands are Nars and MAC, but I also love Lâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;oreal.

Hair products: I change my shampoo and conditioner all the time, but my hair must-have products are: Shu Uemura Essence Absolute Oil, Kerastase Ciment Thermique heat protector and Bumble & Bumble Creme de Coco treatment mask.

Lipstick or lipgloss? Favourite brand and colour?

Depends on the occasion, but my all time favourite lip gloss is Baby Sparks by MAC.

Go-to nail polish?

At the minute its Bahama Mama by Essie, its perfect for Autumn.

Daytime makeup routine?

Includes a bit of Chantecaille tinted moisturiser and NARS blush in colour Sin. For the eyes I love to use natural tones, like beige, or taupe. Liquid eyeliner, a bit of mascara and lip balm is all I need to feel good trough out the day.

Nighttime skincare regime?

After I have removed all the make up, I apply some Kiehlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Dark Spot Corrector Solution, followed by Origins Balanced Diet face moisturiser.

Worst makeup memory: Getting my false eye lash detached after a very long night. It wasn't too obvious, but I felt like everyone was staring at the corner of my eye where the glue went loose.

Best home remedy: Sea salt and olive oil make the best body scrub ever.

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