Until I began to research this trip, I hadn’t known of the “Backfika” phenomenon in Stockholm, where Michelin-rated restaurants often operate lower priced bistros. Last week, I visited “Oaxen” and today, I had lunch at a place called “Eriks Backfika”, which in this case, is a close relative of Gondolen, the iconic Stockholm restaurant with excellent views.

It was lunch with a man I first met in 2010, Anders Held from Swedish Radio, one of the organisers and co-founders of the annual “Radio Days Europe” conference.… Read the rest “Måndag’s Views”