Birth of the idea!
Erica and I were having lunch at the Boca Resort when the lack of good bread came up agian. I told her, I always wanted to learn the craft of baking good bread. She replied, "why don't we open a bakery?" and just like that, the idea was born.
Erica made the trip back to Stockholm and within a week she was in contact with a local mill that started the sour dough trend in Sweden. They referred her to their Master Baker, Manfred, who was interested in meeting to discuss possibly teaching me the art of baking.
Not just any baking...ecologolical baking.
After Erica and Manfred met, she told me, "Manfred is open to you tagging along with him for 2 weeks and you will learn from the 'best'." The best eh? If he's the best, why would he want to spend his time teaching a realtor who has never baked a day in his life?! I decided to google Mr. Manfred and find out, he is the Best. This guy has traveled the globe teaching top bakers how to bake ecologically. He tells Erica, "if Nick is serious, he can come the first week in September." Wow, what an opportunity!
Sweden...here I come!!!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Monday, October 3, 2011
This is the beginning of something great!
September 2, 2011 I board a Delta flight headed for Stockholm, Sweden for an education in ecological baking.
I've been a real estate broker in South Florida for the past 8 years. In this business you meet some really interesting people. The beginning of 2011 a past client, Stan, called me saying he had two people stop by and were in the market for a summer home. Erica and Stefan, a Swedish couple, were honeymooning in Boca Raton and the house Stan purchased was once owned by Erica's parents. They went to see the place where Erica had spent many vacations. We spoke briefly on the phone and arranged to meet the following day at their resort. We met and spent an hour discussing the RE market in Florida. Who knew where this new friendship was going to lead.
After many trips to Boca, Erica and Stefan found the place they could call home #2. During the 6 months they were house shopping, there was one thing Erica always said, "This place needs better bread!". She raved about the sour dough in Sweden and how different the flavor/texture was. I was a bit skeptical! How could 'bread' be so different?
Well, let me tell you...It is!
I've been a real estate broker in South Florida for the past 8 years. In this business you meet some really interesting people. The beginning of 2011 a past client, Stan, called me saying he had two people stop by and were in the market for a summer home. Erica and Stefan, a Swedish couple, were honeymooning in Boca Raton and the house Stan purchased was once owned by Erica's parents. They went to see the place where Erica had spent many vacations. We spoke briefly on the phone and arranged to meet the following day at their resort. We met and spent an hour discussing the RE market in Florida. Who knew where this new friendship was going to lead.
After many trips to Boca, Erica and Stefan found the place they could call home #2. During the 6 months they were house shopping, there was one thing Erica always said, "This place needs better bread!". She raved about the sour dough in Sweden and how different the flavor/texture was. I was a bit skeptical! How could 'bread' be so different?
Well, let me tell you...It is!
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