THE ALTHING
All things Scandinavian.
Featured Food
Svenhard's Swedish Bakery
335 Adeline Street
Oakland, California 94607
800-333-7836
svenhards.com
Stumbled onto this place by accident, but it sure looks like a first-rate bakery with some fine, tasty products.
Smörgås Chef Wall Street
53 Stone Street
New York, New York 10004
212-422-3500
www.smorgas.com
These folks got it going on. Not only do they have three locations in New York, but they also own Blenheim Hill Farm in rural New York, where they produce much of the food for their restaurants. This really caught my eye, as some of my non-Scandinavian ancestors were early settlers of Schoharie County and lived on Blenheim Hill.
Featured Shopping
The Wooden Spoon
1617 Avenue K
Plano, Texas 75074
972-424-6867
www.woodenspoon.ws
Lots and lots of very cool Scandinavian stuff. Nice clean website design, too.
Pia's Scandinavian Woolens
Anchorage, Alaska
888-274-9665
piasweaters.com
Once upon a time Pia's used to be a real brick and mortar store in downtown Anchorage. I had the pleasure of going there a few years back, and meeting Pia. I see from their website that they have closed that location, but they remain in business as an online entity. They still look like they have a nice array of Scandinavian goods."