Comments on: AOC – Makes Me Happy

By: Trine

Trine — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 21:54:28 +0000

Thank you very much, Kristina!

By: Kristina

Kristina — Tue, 15 Mar 2011 13:06:41 +0000

As always, an amazing post! And this particular one makes me look forward to my visit to AOC next week even more (if that was at all possible!). Thank you for the beautiful pictures and words! Kristina

By: Trine

Trine — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 10:42:20 +0000

You know, Chuck, I think you would really appreciate the broth considering what you thought of Geranium’s King’s Garden consomme.
Hey Anne, yes it’s definitely worth it.

By: Anne

Anne — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:27:30 +0000

I like to have my own butter, too!
Trine, thank you for this reminder: I have to visit AOC very soon

By: ChuckEats

ChuckEats — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 17:13:12 +0000

That’s a very beautiful meal – the mushroom & veal both look spectacular

By: Trine

Trine — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 10:18:41 +0000

Thank you very much, Espen

By: Espen

Espen — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 00:46:37 +0000

Jeez, louise this looked absolutely stunning. Art on a plate. I guess I’ll have to pay them a visit some day. I absolutely love your blog by the way, and if you haven’t eaten there already I would really recommend Umami in Copenhagen. Great food.

By: Trine

Trine — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 18:25:43 +0000

Thank you Thomas. It sure was sharp and Christian is such an excellent host.

Best to you from
Trine

By: Thomas

Thomas — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 10:36:48 +0000

Never been – only tried the old Premisse 3 times.

Reading your report I feel like going right now.

Great report and crisp images as well .

Best from,
Thomas

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By: Food Snob

Food Snob — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:39:24 +0000

@Jes That’s right – and they’ve used the foil together with oyster in some variation or another since they opened…

By: Jes

Jes — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:59:03 +0000

Regarding the “silver foil” I read in a danish newspaper that it was made of the oyster water so I reckon it added some flavour too which makes it more than just a gimmick…

By: Trine

Trine — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:18:19 +0000

YKL, very few restaurants are able to move me (you know which ) And this is for sure one of them. Thank you.

By: Trine

Trine — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:15:18 +0000

Thanks very much for all your comments, guys!

As to the question of gimmicky, which I am pretty sensitive too like Food Snob, the beauty here was that it didn’t appear like gimmicks (or toy food). To me the alu foil on the oyster was put there to make the visual affect stronger (and it worked). The same goes for the foie gras that was introduced in the menu as apple cake with whipped cream and for the little white mushroom snack – these were Fat Duck gimmicks that played with your mind and your perception of food which appeared to me something different when you ate it. However, it was done in a subtle way and never felt like “see all the funny tricks we master”. To me a dish must challenge my palate, my nose and my eyes but with beauty, not with tricks

By: YKL

YKL — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:14:21 +0000

one of the most enticing looking restaurants I’ve seen for a long time – thank you Trine. Hmmm … I wonder ….

By: apicus

apicus — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 15:03:16 +0000

@Food Snob great then. they did it ages ago at el bulli, was not great even back then. just a gimmick to satisfy russian mobster customers who like to see valuable metals in their food. sorry, not my cup of tea, sorry.
btw, try trio in malmo, no cheap tricks, just food that challenges your palate and stunning without silver.

By: Food Snob

Food Snob — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:03:51 +0000

@apicus I have to admit, I consider myself pretty ‘sensitive’ to anything gimmicky, but this didn’t trouble me at all.
It was actually quite interesting – especially its texture.

By: Bettina Wøhlk

Bettina Wøhlk — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 13:46:14 +0000

Hej Trine,
Jeg er i gang med artikel om food-bloggere – og vil rigtig gerne i kontakt med dig – vil du ikke sende mig en mail, så jeg får dine kontaktoplysninger?
Mange hilsner
Bettina Wøhlk

By: apicus

apicus — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 11:34:50 +0000

“edible aluminium foil” does not impress me, unless it added some taste; i would say an oyster is metallic enough from the beginning. culinary gimmicks are to be avoided, sorry.

By: Food Snob

Food Snob — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 09:49:46 +0000

@S Lloyd I believe it was already one of the busiest restaurants in town even before the announcement

@apicus actually, edible aluminium foil

By: apicus

apicus — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 08:35:13 +0000

what on earth is on top of the oyster “Limfjord’s oyster, parsley, cucumber & horseradish” a silver leaf?

By: S LLoyd

S LLoyd — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:03:31 +0000

Ah, the review I was waiting for. Unless I am mistaken, I believe there are barely no reviews of AOC over the web, and that added to the mystic of learning more about it. And smart move from your part to have booked it asap before foodies head there in large numbers now that the word is out abot their Michelin Star assignment. Thanks Trine.

By: Food Snob

Food Snob — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:06:56 +0000

Fully deserve their new star…
The kitchen is making major strides right now.

By: Thomas

Thomas — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:58:48 +0000

Sounds like an incredible wonderful experience! Thank you so much for sharing the menu so elaborately.