ON MARCH 1, 2024, I, ANN-MARIE, AND KENNETH BOUGHT THE VILLA IN ARNÅSHOLM, WITH A BACKGROUND WHERE WE KNEW THE PREVIOUS OWNER AND WHO WANTED THE HOUSE TO GO TO SOMEONE WHO WOULD TAKE CARE OF IT. THAT ARNÅSHOLM WAS ALREADY IN OUR HEARTS AND THAT THE VILLA WAS A DREAM TO CONTINUE VISITING EVEN AFTER IT WAS SOLD, DID NOT MAKE IT A GIVEN THAT WE WOULD BUY ANOTHER HOUSE WHEN WE ALREADY HAVE ONE, AND WHAT WOULD ONE DO WITH IT?
KENNETH’S DREAM OF RUNNING HIS OWN RESTAURANT HAS BEEN PRESENT FOR MANY YEARS, AS A PASSION FOR COOKING AND FLAVORS IS A NATURAL PART OF DAILY LIFE, WHILE ANN-MARIE OVER THE YEARS HAS CHOSEN TO FOCUS ON BUYING PROPERTY TO RUN A CONFERENCE & SPA FACILITY, WHERE KENNETH’S RESTAURANT WILL PROVIDE THE FOOD DURING THE STAY.
PREVIOUSLY, THE VILLA HAD A CAFÉ DURING THE SEASON AND A PIZZA OVEN FROM ITALY HAD BEEN INSTALLED ON THE PROPERTY. TO GET SOMETHING STARTED, IT WAS DECIDED THAT WE WOULD START WITH THE CONDITIONS THAT EXIST IN THE HOUSE AND THEN DEVELOP IT FROM THERE, SO A CAFÉ AND NEAPOLITAN PIZZA. THE JOURNEY FROM DECIDING TO SERVE THE FIRST PIZZAS TO OUR FIRST GUESTS WAS AN INTENSE 1.5-MONTH PERIOD OF TESTING DIFFERENT PRODUCTS AND INGREDIENTS AND DEVELOPING THE LAYOUT FOR OUR CONCEPT. A REALLY FUN TIME FILLED WITH EXCITEMENT AND ANTICIPATION ABOUT HOW IT WOULD BE RECEIVED BY FUTURE GUESTS!
THE FIRST WEEKEND IN MAY 2024 WE OPENED, AND THE FIRST SEASON TURNED OUT MAGICAL; WE COULDN’T HAVE HOPED FOR SO MANY VISITORS. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO VISITED US AND MADE SO MANY EVENINGS WONDERFUL!
FROM 2026, I WILL RUN MAGASINET ON MY OWN, AND THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT IS TO CONTINUE TO SHARE OUR PASSION WITH ALL OF YOU WHO COME TO VISIT US, WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO STAY IN THE VILLA OR ENJOY OUR NEAPOLITAN PIZZA EXPERIENCES, FINDING A SWEDISH COMMOZZARELLA THAT DELIVERS THE FLAVOR AND CHEWY EXPERIENCE WE CURRENTLY HAVE WITH ITALIAN COMMOZZARELLA, BUT THAT ALSO PROVIDES AN ENVIRONMENTAL CONTRIBUTION WITH LOCAL AND FRESHLY PRODUCED INGREDIENTS FROM OPEN SWEDISH LANDSCAPES. BUT DIFFERENT THEMED EVENINGS WILL ALSO BE ORGANIZED IN THE FUTURE.
THANK YOU FOR TAKING THE TIME TO READ ABOUT US AND HOPEFULLY YOU HAVE BEEN INSPIRED AND WANT TO VISIT US IN THE FUTURE!
Villa Magasinet Arnåsholm 