Home   Home Experience Magazine Buy it Read it Partners Nordic Links It's about Travel People Lifestyle Film Food Fashion To be... Nordic NYC ..winter 07 Nordic Holiday The Guide Contact Subscribe Subscriber Log In   Travel Finland's Lapland region delivers Been there, done that, seen that… So, you’ve been to Copenhagen, Stockholm and Helsinki. Maybe you took a cruise in the Baltic or a tour up the Norwegian fjord coastline. Not quite ready for Greenland or Iceland yet? People Gov. Granholm charting a sunny, renewable course for Michigan [Still] not politics as usual Nordstjernan/Nordic Reach first met Governor Jennifer Mulhern Granholm of Michigan in 2002. Back then, she was the state attorney general, successfully running the state’s largest law firm, with an annual budget of $65 million and a staff of 600 – all while running for governor. Lifestyle Pastry chef Larsson's stint at the Russian Tea Room Princess Cake fit for a Tsar The Russians gave us their vodka, so it’s only right that we offer them something in return. And what could be better than something sweet? Morgan Larsson from Sweden, Pastry Chef at the Russian Tearoom, returns the favor with a luscious dessert – a Swedish Princess Cake fit for a Tsar. Film Nordic film making Sad Scandinavian cinema… ...the depressing director syndrome We have all seen it many times before. A gifted director makes a brilliant film debut, which is serious, original, and entertaining. But making popular films that attract respectable crowds and rave reviews rubs against the director’s creative soul. Food Scandinavian cheeses, nougat and marzipan Dessert specialties and Sweets Pastry chef Morgan Larsson has since our interview and cooking session moved on to Hotel Essex House along posh Central Park South, New York. Here are his recipes, based on Danish marzipan, nougat and cheeses Fashion Fashion with social responsibility Green Design: Ekovaruhuset “You know, fashion is really about beauty, luxury, and being sexy,” says Swedish fashion designer Johanna Hofring, who recently opened up a branch of her Stockholm-based boutique, Ekovaruhuset, in New York. To be... To be Scandinavian in New York 'Ich bin ein New Yorker' According to renowned New Yorker writer E.B. White, there are three New Yorks: that of native New Yorkers, that of commuters and “the greatest” [New York, that of] the person who was born somewhere else and came to New York in quest of something—the city of final destination, the city that is a goal. It is this third city that accounts for New York's high-strung disposition, its poetical deportment, its dedication to the arts, and its incomparable achievements.” Nordic NYC Vestkusten and Nordstjernan working together East Meets West A moment in time, an historic change: We wanted to celebrate the historic occasion of a combined Vestkusten and Nordstjernan and chose this photo of a Princess cake, omitting candles since today marks the birth of a new generation of Swedish American publishing. We’ll save the candle for next year. /Ulf Mårtensson, Publisher   NORDIC REACH. A Quarterly of Scandinavian Culture. Copyright © 2006 info@nordicreach.com