IKEA Hosts Annual Swedish Easter Smorgasbord

When you think of Easter, you probably think of a giant bunny hiding colorful eggs, followed by a big ham dinner... unless you're Swedish. Then you're picturing a table overflowing with herring and meatballs. IKEA, the giant blue-and-yellow warehouse filled with impossible-to-assemble/impossible-to-pronounce furniture, is hosting its annual Swedish Easter Smorgasbord...

By Laine Doss

March 20, 2013

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When you think of Easter, you probably think of a giant bunny hiding colorful eggs, followed by a big ham dinner... unless you're Swedish. Then you're picturing a table overflowing with herring and meatballs.

IKEA, the giant blue-and-yellow warehouse filled with impossible-to-assemble/impossible-to-pronounce furniture, is hosting its annual Swedish Easter Smorgasbord this Friday, March 22, and the menu is pretty expansive... and awesome.

The all-you-can-eat event is based on a traditional Påskbord dinner and includes a selection of different herrings, smoked salmon, dill potatoes, strudel, ham, Swedish meatballs, lingonberry preserves, potatoes au gratin, breads, desserts, and salmon fillets.

There are multiple seating times, starting at 4:30 p.m. You must reserve in advance either in person at the IKEA restaurant or by calling 954-838-9282, ext. 1203. The price is $12.99 for adults, $4.99 for children 12 and under. IKEA family members pay just $9.99 for adults, $2.49 for kids 12 and under.

If you want to celebrate at home Swedish-style, the IKEA food market offers a special do-it-yourself Easter Påskbord dinner for $24.99. The kit includes two jars of herring, a package of salmon, horseradish sauce, semihard cheese, multigrain crisp breads, and lingonberry jam in a special Easter bag.

Now all that's left is to pop open the champagne and celebrate:

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Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times, covering the restaurant and bar scene in South Florida. She has been featured on Cooking Channel’s Eat Street and Food Network’s Great Food Truck Race. Doss won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature on what it’s like to wait tables. In a previous life, she appeared off-Broadway and shook many a cocktail as a bartender at venues in South Florida and New York City. When she’s not writing, you can find Doss running some marathon then celebrating at the nearest watering hole.

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