Very Good Food » Petit Fours http://verygoodfood.dk The personal blog of Trine Lai - foodie, epicure and excellent eats enthusiast blogging about great places to dine Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:04:47 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Best 2011 Meals on Sternefresserhttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/12/31/best-2011-meals-on-sternefresser/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/12/31/best-2011-meals-on-sternefresser/#comments Sat, 31 Dec 2011 09:26:48 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5728

The German Sternefresser restaurant blog has sampled the answers they received from the the best chefs, bloggers, journalists and other gastro-makers includiing Very Good Food;).…
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Opinionated Obout Dining encapsulates the best meals of chefs, critics, bloggers and restaurant afascinados…

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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/11/dinner-in-the-fields-of-the-isle-of-lilleo/feed/ 6 MAD Foodcamp – Back to nature for better produce!http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/10/mad-foodcamp-back-to-nature-for-better-produce/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/10/mad-foodcamp-back-to-nature-for-better-produce/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:36:20 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5358 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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I’m at Oostende’s beautiful beach for this year’s culinary event of The Flemish Primitives. Follow my comments and photos at http://twitter.com/#!/verygoodfood.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/13/tweeting-from-the-flemish-primitives-2011/feed/ 0 The Flemish Primitives 2011http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/02/28/the-flemish-primitives-2011/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/02/28/the-flemish-primitives-2011/#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:01:22 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4787 The concept of this year’s Flemish Primitives culinary event on 13th – 14th March is ENGAGING – EXCHANGING – EXPLAINING. The program is packed with exciting sessions by famous chefs, e.g.: René Redzepi, Michel Bras, Sergio Herman, Massimo Bottura and Pascal Barbot etc.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/12/23/will-noma-get-3-michelin-stars-i-need-your-help/feed/ 17 MyDenmarkTV.com Recommends Very Good Foodhttp://verygoodfood.dk/2010/09/11/mydenmarktv-com-recommends-very-good-food/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/09/11/mydenmarktv-com-recommends-very-good-food/#comments Sat, 11 Sep 2010 14:14:16 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4264 MyDenmarkTV.com recommends Very Good Food in their feature on Copenhagen Cooking:

Episode # 66 – MyDenmarkTV.com from MyDenmarkTV on Vimeo.

Very Good Food is on at 4:35 but the entire clip is great viewing!…
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Because of the ash cloud emerged from the erupting volcano on Iceland, I am not able to go back to CPH today as scheduled.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/17/stranded-in-new-york-city/feed/ 8 Why do we blog about restaurants?http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/05/why-do-we-blog-about-restaurants/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/05/why-do-we-blog-about-restaurants/#comments Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:35:34 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=3534 Today, I watched Steve Plotnicki being interviewed by Anthony Bourdain in the No Reservations feature. Three American guys are being asked why they blog about food and restaurants.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/05/why-do-we-blog-about-restaurants/feed/ 8 The Flemish Primitives – Is Belgium the New Black?http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/01/the-flemish-primitives-is-belgium-the-new-black/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/01/the-flemish-primitives-is-belgium-the-new-black/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:00:25 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=3160

On February 8th I attended my first international culinary conference, The Flemish Primitives, which took place in Bruges.

Named after a group of painters who were active in the Netherlands during the 15th and early 16th century in the flourishing cities of Bruges and Ghent, The Flemish Primitives today is the a group of Belgian chefs as well at the name of this annual culinary congress.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/01/the-flemish-primitives-is-belgium-the-new-black/feed/ 2 How To Travel With a White Truffle?http://verygoodfood.dk/2009/12/27/how-to-travel-with-a-white-truffle/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2009/12/27/how-to-travel-with-a-white-truffle/#comments Sun, 27 Dec 2009 11:00:20 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=3031 I guess it isn’t everyday white truffles pass through the airport security check point at Copenhagen Airport.

On Christmas day I flew from CPH to Aalborg to visit my family in Northern Jutland.…
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The fourth Omnivore Food Festival in Deauville took place this week on the 23-24 February 2009 and about ten French bloggers were invited to cover the event amongst the press.…
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An assortment of chefs, food writers, restaurant owners and bloggers and more than 90 people from all over the world have  replied to the question from Steve Plotnicki, Opinionated About Dining, “Name the best meal you had in 2008″ and noma was on most people’s lips!…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2008/12/27/noma-best-meal-in-2008-by-oa-guide/feed/ 6 René Redzepi Rewarded Chef of the Year!http://verygoodfood.dk/2008/12/03/rene-redzepi-rewarded-chef-of-the-year/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2008/12/03/rene-redzepi-rewarded-chef-of-the-year/#comments Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:32:47 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=1262 The Spanish 10th food congress lomejordelagastronomia.com was last week rewarding René Redzepi, noma, Chef of the Year on the international scene!…
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It has taken me a few days to really digest Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s (DR) noma documentary.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2008/11/14/autumn-time-is-truffle-time/feed/ 14 A Comment on the Noma Documentaryhttp://verygoodfood.dk/2008/11/13/a-comment-on-the-noma-documentary/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2008/11/13/a-comment-on-the-noma-documentary/#comments Wed, 12 Nov 2008 22:24:28 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=1183 For you guys who were not able to see Danish Broadcasting Corporation’s noma documentary tonight, I thought I’d like to make a comment.…
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