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Garrett Oliver interviewed by beer beginner Niclas

May 10, 2010 by Niclas Johansson

Hey food & drink lovers! Welcome to the 5th episode of bar-deli.TV. Boy do we have a treat for you today… what follows below is a 2-part interview with none other than mr Garrett Oliver of Brooklyn Brewery fame (also author of “The Brewmaster’s Table“, widely considered to be the definitive guide for how to pair food and beer). Look – bear in mind that I’m a BEGINNER in this whole gourmet food/drink world, but maybe you’ll get some of those rare “elusive obvious” insights just because of that? Anyway, hope you enjoy the videos!

Part 1 here: (Garrett talks to Niclas about his beer beginnings, plus gives a few tips to this beer beginner: “How to find your favorite beer”)

Part 2 here: (Garrett talks to Niclas about his two BIGGEST tips for how to pair food and beer, plus a bit about the creative process around his beer craftsmanship – influences, inspirations and such.)

Ok, hope you liked it… I sure enjoyed the short meeting with this awesome expert. Now I’m looking forward to some comments from YOU, my dear viewers!

Until next time,
Niclas

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Chocolate / licorice importer Benny Eriksson – History, Trends and Traditions

March 5, 2010 by Niclas Johansson

Hey guys! Welcome to the 4th episode of Bar-deli.TV! Last weekend we went to a big food fair in Gothenburg, and here comes the first of two interviews we did there. (EDIT: unfortunately the second video we did was of unusable quality due to excessive background noise. Sorry Scandchoco, we’ll get back to you later!) We also met many more interesting people, so we’ll definitely go there soon again for some follow-up.

Anyway, on to the show! I have to say this first though – I apologize for the really low and background-noisy sound in this interview!! The setting of a fair with LOTS of people rustling just a few feet from the iphone (which I’m using to film) wasn’t really ideal, BUT there’s some great content here so I hope at least you chocolate afficionados can enjoy it despite the “technicalities”…

Part 1:

Part 2:

Part 3:

As always, I’ll be happy for any comments! See you soon…

/Niclas, Bar-deli.TV

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Ben & Jerry founders being interviewed about Fairtraded products

March 2, 2010 by Niclas Johansson

Greetings Bar-deli.TV viewers! Last week I managed to catch a rare occasion of food celebrity spotting – here follows my filming from an open press event where icecream innovators Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield talked to an interested audience about their commitment to the Fairtrade certification on all their products within the next couple of years. Ben & Jerry are really a couple of super-inspiring social entrepreneurs, hope you enjoy this!

(Disclaimer – I’m not the one arranging this event, nor conducting the interview! I just caught the opportunity and it turned out to be an fascinating talk.)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

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British and Swedish pub culture with Bishops Arms bar manager

February 19, 2010 by Niclas Johansson

Johan Granberg talks to Niclas about pub culture in Great Britain and Sweden: recent development, differences in laws/regulations, and how the market is changing – or evolving.

Part 1:

LEARNINGS pt 1:

- Why there’s a bigger tradition of going out to eat/dine in England vs Sweden

- How the “indoors smoking ban” affected pub culture in England

- The decline of pubs in England, most popular drink changing from ales to lagers

- Once and for all, the correct temperature to drink ales and lagers respectively

Part 2:

LEARNINGS pt 2:

- The popularity of British beers in Sweden

- Swedish regulations concerning bar venues’ capacity to serve food

- Why this pub manager wouldn’t go out to drink at a bar where proper food isn’t served

Part 3:

Learnings pt 3:

- Some of the future trends for bars/pubs and beer-drinking in England and Sweden

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Food manufacturer Findus about social media, new fish products and food quality

February 18, 2010 by Niclas Johansson

Interview with Kenneth Nilsson, Peter Leveau and Sara Karlsson from Swedish frozen food manufacturer Findus. See the “LEARNINGS” descriptions just below the video for content summary. Enjoy!

LEARNINGS:
0:01 – 4:30 mins – How to use social media “ambassadors” to promote product launches through tastecasting events.
4:30 – 8:40 – Presentation of three new gourmet fish products from Findus.
8:40 – 14:00 – How Findus are working with environmentally friendly fishing certifications, quality in general, as well as the “no-additive” vision for 2012.
14:00-18:40 – Trends in the marketplace, growing consumer awareness, the now and future focus of Findus

Thanks to Findus (@findus_se) for arranging the lunch event whereafter this was filmed, and of course Tastecasting (@tastecasting_se) for inviting me and some other social media afficionados! (If you’re curious, here’s another blogger writing in Swedish about the same event: Nelins blogg… and yet another: Adventures of a geek)

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