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Barr

Where Noma used to be is now Barr, and here Thorsten Schmidt enhances and improves on classic Danish dishes to bring the original Danish cuisine to new heights.

Orangeriet

Orangeriet is a casual restaurant for lunch and dinner. It’s situated in one of the most historic and beautiful locations in Copenhagen. Great value and high quality produce.

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Restaurant KOKS – Føroyar on a Plate

May 17, 2015

Above all, to me KOKS’ cuisine is pure and totally honest. It’s about presenting the amazing quality of what the Faroese nature produces, and at the same time it’s such a contrast to the rough conditions of the beautiful atlantic islands. Like glimpsing into the soft, delicate soul of a rough, almost brutal creature.

KOKS has managed to sieve and condense the nature and culture of the Faroe Islands into an evening of wonderful flavours, freshness and purity. It’s The Faroe Islands on a plate, but it isn’t dogmatic, it isn’t weird or conceptually local for the sake of local – it’s just honest and wonderful on its own terms.

In a globalised world, you sometimes need to change to preserve. That is to me the essence of what KOKS founder and former chef Leif Sørensen said in that speech at MAD2 back in 2012, and that heritage is more than proudly carried on by Paul Andrias Ziska and his amazing staff at KOKS.

Discovering The Faroe Islands – Skerpi

May 2, 2015

I first got acquainted with Leif Sørensen when I attended the MAD2 Symposium in 2012. He gave a humble but touching speech called From Nothing Till Something. The speech was about his restaurant and his ambition to change the Faroes’ gastronomic culture, despite of the scepticism among the locals. I just loved this tale of one man having grown up with a cuisine where everything just went into one pot and turning into a highly skilled chef on a mission to change food culture, almost all by himself. Changing the food culture to preserve it, that is – not wiping it out to introduce something from abroad. I was intrigued and knew that day, that I has to visit this restaurant of his.

AOC Revisited – Full-blown Deliciousness

April 19, 2015

Søren Selin joined AOC in early 2013 and I experienced his cuisine for the first time during early summer that year. I was immediately impressed by his colourful and creative New Nordic style creations.

On Saturday April 11 I returned for dinner with friends. We chose the grand menu composed of a series of appetizers, six savoury courses and three desserts. Every single dish was exciting, beautiful, delicious and perfectly executed. Flawless. Creative and exciting.

Birthday Dinner at Mielcke & Hurtigkarl

November 29, 2014 / 2 comments

What I like about Mielcke & Hurtigkarl is that it’s refreshingly free of the new Nordic dogma. It’s inspired by Jakob Mielcke and Jan Hurtigkarl’s travels around the world. Dishes are surprising, exciting, special and delicious. José Santos paires the wine masterly. You always bring back something new from a visit to Mielcke & Hurtigkarl. It’s a very special place.

Knuthenlund – The Native Cooking Award 2014

October 4, 2014 / 3 comments

Spending two days at Knuthenlund was kind of a revelation to me. The owners’ ambition is not only to produce milk, meat and grain, but also to control the refinement and thus the end quality. I was impressed by the event, by the place itself, and by the amount of hard work put into this estate by its owners. And above all: I was impressed by their relentless quest to show that business and quality are not mutually exclusive.

L’Air du Temps Revisited

September 6, 2014 / 2 comments

Passing through Belgium was a chance to revisit the detailed cuisine of Chef Sang-Hoon Degeimbre. And this meal was perfect in almost all aspects. The pace was just right. The amount of food was just right. The complexity and control of the flavours were just right and all dishes had this airy elegance and lightness that I like so much. Add to that a flawless execution and I really wish I lived closer to this place so that I could return again and again.

La Vie Revisited

July 31, 2014

It’s always hard to return to a place that has an almost mythical status ind your mind – it’s bound not to be on par with expectations. But La Vie didn’t let me down one bit.

No. 2 – Above and Beyond

July 1, 2014 / 2 comments

Of course I had expectations to AOC’s smaller brother, No.2. Christian Aarø is a phenomenal sommelier and restaurateur, and I have always been a fan of AOC – but still, No. 2 is a bistro with about half the price point of the Michelin starred AOC, so in the cab across Copenhagen I tried to control my expectations. […]

Nordic Chefs’ Summit 2014

May 14, 2014 / 2 comments

What better occasion to get back to blogging than spending an evening with five of the absolute super stars of the Nordic kitchen. I was so incredibly lucky as to be invited to attend the Nordic Chefs’ Summit 2014 at Maaemo in Oslo. A get-together of the top Nordic chefs on the Pellegrino 50 Best Restaurant list. That’s nine Michelin Stars in one room.

Bromance

June 22, 2013 / 1 comment

Restaurant Bror is a new and quite wonderful place created by “brothers” Wågman and Nutter – two exceptionally skilled former Noma sous chefs. I went twice, here is a write-up of my first visit on the opening night.

Back To Frantzén

May 21, 2013

Only two days after restaurant Frantzén/Lindeberg won 12th best restaurant by The World’s 50 Best it was announced that Björn Frantzén and Daniel Lindeberg had split up. Frantzén continues as chef at the Stockholm restaurant in Lilla Nygatan 21, now under the more simple name of Frantzén. Daniel Lindeberg will instead focus on finding a small bakery in […]

Dining With The Frogs at Auberge de la Grenouillère

April 10, 2013 / 4 comments

Alexandre Gauthier’s terroir-driven cuisine appealed to me with its simple look and not too many different ingredients and things going on on the plate. The pure taste of the ingredients is in focus and it is honest food. I also I really liked the playful-ness to both the dishes and to the interior with its intense frog’s theme going on everywhere. Very charming.

2 New Stars for Copenhagen in Michelin Main Cities of Europe 2013!

March 14, 2013 / 3 comments

It’s official! The red Michelin Guide for the Main Cities of Europe 2013 is out and sends 2 new stars to Copenhagen restaurants in this year’s guide. Geranium has finally got their well-deserved 2nd star and the upcoming Kadeau restaurant featuring produce from Bornholm island has got their 1 star. WOW, this is great news […]

Fabulous Frantzén/Lindeberg

September 27, 2012 / 13 comments

Sitting there at the counter, watching the show unfold right before my eyes was one of the most exclusive dining experiences I’ve ever had. Björn Frantzén (and later in the evening as the savory dishes were replaced by the desserts, Daniel Lindeberg) talked us through all the dishes, explaining about the produce, the preparing and how they constantly aim for even more focus, more taste and more purity in their cooking. In fact, Frantzén/Lindeberg’s was one of the most coherent meals I’ve ever had and full of all the luxury products I love.

My Stylish and Strict Birthday Dinner at Geranium

September 17, 2012 / 13 comments

On Thursday 2nd of August I celebrated my birthday at restaurant Geranium. The light that night was just incredible. Having a glass of champagne in the lounge area, we witnessed the beginning of what would become the most stunning sunset that month. As dusk fell over Copenhagen, we were seated at our table. To one […]

Chef’s Table at Frantzén/Lindeberg

August 31, 2012 / 5 comments

Book ‘Kitchen’ at Frantzén/Lindeberg! Besides the lovely food it was an amazing experience to have Björn Frantzén and Daniel Lindeberg (and their team) exclusively to our self this evening and I highly recommend it!