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Dinner in the Fields of the Isle of Lilleø

Trine — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:19:46 +0000

This is a unique opportunity to visit the Isle of Lilleø, eat Anders Selmer’s fabulous food of Kødbyens Fiskebar and dine in the middle of the fields of Hans Lund Farm full of apple trees and vineyards of the renowned Danish wine Arwen.…
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MAD Foodcamp – Back to nature for better produce!

Trine — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:36:20 +0000

Imagine the Roskilde Festival taking place in Copenhagen and with food instead of music?

That’s what’s going to happen at Denmark’s first open air food festival: MAD Foodcamp the purpose of which is to celebrate the Nordic food & nature, the seasons, the harvest and the food of our region.…
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Copenhagen Michelin Stars 2011: 2 Stars for noma and rising star for Geranium!

Trine — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:20:59 +0000

The new Guide Michelin Main Cities of Europe 2011 is here! Congratulations to Geranium with the rising star and Relæ’s Bib Gourmand.…
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Relæ in the Summer

Trine — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 17:31:55 +0000

Relæ is not a common restaurant, it’s a place that challenges traditional concepts and challenges you, the diner. If you’re in Copenhagen and looking for a highly innovative and creative restaurant, which is not haut, then Relæ is the place to go!…
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The Triumph of Geranium

Trine — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:46:50 +0000

Two weeks before Rasmus Kofoed won gold at Bocuse d’Or 2011 I visited his and Søren Ledet’s restaurant Geranium in the new location at the top of the H-tower of Parken – Denmark’s national stadium.…
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Henne Kirkeby Kro and Talented Mr. Poulsen

Trine — Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:58:19 +0000

After a startling lunch, a walk in the garden and a short nap it was time for the dinner. The much longed for Henne Kirkeby Kro dinner, which I had heard so many wonderful things about.…
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Henne Kirkeby Kro – Arrival and Startling Lunch

Trine — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 20:08:23 +0000

The sky wasn’t blue and beautiful the way I had hoped for when we arrived at Henne Kirkeby Kro after three and a half hours’ drive from Copenhagen.…
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The Meatpacking District’s Fish Bar… huh?

Trine — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 14:56:01 +0000

Kødbyens Fiskebar (translates directly into the strange name of The Meat Packing District’s Fish Bar) opened on 17th of June 2009 and I went on their very opening night (link to article in Danish).…
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noma – one more time

Trine — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 08:55:19 +0000

Time for a new noma post! Today 2nd of August is my birthday so why not celebrate with a few words and photos from my latest visit to noma?…
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Villa Vest – Probably Denmark’s Best View

Trine — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 20:01:32 +0000

A few weeks ago I went to the beautiful town of Lønstrup in the very northern part of Jutland. The occasion was a visit to Kim Møller-Kjær and Michael Pedersen’s (Miv) relocation of their restaurant Glashuset.…
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Noma is number 1 – congratulations!

Trine — Mon, 26 Apr 2010 21:33:21 +0000

I got the news by a text message. Despite the rumor during the day I could hardly believe it: NOMA is first on the 50 best restaurants in the world?…
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CPH Crawl 6/6: Søllerød Kro

Trine — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 13:09:20 +0000

So, Søllerød Kro was our last stop on the CPH Crawl. Before jumping into the van and drive up north I rang the inn to inform that we would be fine without a meat course.…
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AOC – Makes Me Happy

Trine — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:38:56 +0000

I must tell you about my AOC visit. Last week a friend of mine and I were talking about AOC and the fact that none of us had visited the restaurant since it opened September last year.…
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Michelin 2010

Trine — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:22:53 +0000

The news we have been waiting almost a year for is here, the new red Guide Michelin: Main Cities of Europe 2010 is here.…
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CPH Crawl 4/6: noma

Trine — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:17:44 +0000

So, we arrived to the fourth restaurant visit this evening. Not that I was really hungry anymore, but I was still very excited and curious about what the second half of the crawl would bring us.…
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Geranium Revival

Trine — Sat, 13 Mar 2010 12:42:34 +0000

Just to ensure you all know the good news about Geranium‘s reopening this summer.

The restaurant will be situated in a new location in the Østerbro area of CPH and part of the national stadium Parken.…
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CPH Crawl 3/6: The Paul

Trine — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:12:24 +0000

Next up was The Paul, named after head chef and owner Paul Cunningham. Tivoli is closed at this time of the year, and the restaurant is only open on special occasions and for private parties.…
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CPH Crawl 2/6: Herman

Trine — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:05:08 +0000

Second stop on our tour around the best restaurants in Copenhagen was Herman at the Tivoli Gardens run by head chef Thomas Herman.…
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CPH Crawl 1/6: Kiin Kiin

Trine — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 13:07:25 +0000

The evening of the CPH Crawl on 4th February 2010 began for me when I precisely 17:45 entered the doors to the modern Thai cooking restaurant Kiin Kiin.…
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Aamanns Etablissement – a lovely Danish bistro you don’t want to miss

Trine — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 19:23:12 +0000

When you’re in CPH, tired of dining at all the fancy places and looking for a more relaxed dinner, then Aamann’s Etablissement is the place to go.…
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Kiin Kiin Revisited

Trine — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 14:22:32 +0000

It seems that Laurent has fallen in love with not only noma but now the whole city of the Danish capital Copenhagen.…
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Søllerød Kro is the loveliest summer lunch

Trine — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 13:22:48 +0000

I wish I could take every Friday afternoon off from work and go to Søllerød and lunch at the inn named Søllerød Kro.…
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Seduced by Mielcke & Hurtigkarl

Trine — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:12:11 +0000

A few weeks ago a good friend of mine invited me to the restaurant Mielcke & Hurtigkarl where I had never dined before.…
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Cook It Raw!

Trine — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 18:15:06 +0000

The most extraordinary thing happened to me: Chef René Redzepi invited me to the Cook it Raw! event – a culinary gathering of 11 top chefs of the world to take place at restaurant noma on Sunday 24th May, 2009.…
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Tips at Danish Restaurants?

Trine — Sat, 09 May 2009 17:50:07 +0000

To tip or not to tip – that’s the question. Well, it’s a question I often get here on the blog and something I also wonder about myself.…
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