There are a huge number of reasons to visit Barcelona. But for a five days getaway in late February there were mainly two reasons for me above them all: 1) To get a glimpse of the sun after months of that terrible, Danish winter and 2) To visit El Celler de Can Roca. I got… Continue reading Barcelona Eateries
Category: Restaurant
Relæ in the Summer
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! Christian F. Puglisi, with a history from noma and elBulli and famous for… Continue reading Relæ in the Summer
The Triumph of Geranium
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. The dining room is absolutely stylish, cool and beautiful. It’s dominated by dark colours, anthracite marble, ceramics, silver and steel.… Continue reading The Triumph of Geranium
Schloss Berg Revisited
In connection with a business trip to Heidelberg I fancied revisiting Schloss Berg which is managed by head chef Christian Bau and his sweet wife and hostess Yildiz Bau. It is not often that I’m in this area of Europe, so when I am, I try to make it to Schloss Berg (3 stars Michelin).… Continue reading Schloss Berg Revisited
Henne Kirkeby Kro and Talented Mr. Poulsen
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. Our reservation was for 18:30. We were warmly invited to the lounge room where the waiter took our drinks… Continue reading Henne Kirkeby Kro and Talented Mr. Poulsen
The spirit of El Bulli and the foot print of the world’s best gastronomy
El Bulli is the stuff legends are made of. It holds three Michelin stars since 2002 and was five times voted the World’s best restaurant by Restaurant Magazine. And it started as a mini golf installation. Allow me to quote El Bulli’s website: 1961… It all began with a mini golf installation… Doctor Hans Schilling,… Continue reading The spirit of El Bulli and the foot print of the world’s best gastronomy
Henne Kirkeby Kro – Arrival and Startling Lunch
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. I wanted the visit to be perfect and extraordinary. For months I had been looking forward to it and the closer we got to the big day,… Continue reading Henne Kirkeby Kro – Arrival and Startling Lunch
El Bulli
Spherical olives Here is a small teaser of my dinner at El Bulli last night. Stay tuned for more asap… 😉
The Meatpacking District’s Fish Bar… huh?
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. Since that day I’ve eaten there a great number of times and the restaurant is on my personal top 5 of all of Copenhagen’s restaurants. The… Continue reading The Meatpacking District’s Fish Bar… huh?
noma – one more time
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? 🙂 Long before noma was rewarded the best restaurant in the world, I ensured a table for four people on Saturday evening June 19th at 1900… Continue reading noma – one more time
Villa Vest – Probably Denmark’s Best View
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. Well, Glashuset still exist but with a new owner, Kim and Miv have moved on to a new beautiful… Continue reading Villa Vest – Probably Denmark’s Best View
Sad News: MR & Paustian v/Bo Bech have closed
Two of Copenhagen’s best restaurants, MR by Mads Refslund and Paustian by Bo Bech have both closed this June and July 11th, 2010 unfortunately. However both restaurant owners claim that they are going to re-open at new locations. Bo will re-open this Autumn somewhere in the area around Kongens Nytorv, he says at his website.… Continue reading Sad News: MR & Paustian v/Bo Bech have closed
New NOMA cook book out for pre-ordering!
Finally some exciting news about the noma cook book! René Redzepi has named his new book “Time and Place in Nordic Cuisine” and it’s going to be released this autumn. You can already pre-order it from Amazon.com here. There’ll be both an English and a Danish edition. Can’t wait!
WD~50 – Works for Me
WD~50 stands for Wylie Dufresne in 50 Clinton Street, NYC. Wylie is the head chef and owner. He holds one Michelin star. I knew WD-50 was a bit of a gamble, the reviews are mixed and opinions are many. The style of WD-50 is experimental, using modern and to some extend molecular techniques. Comparing my… Continue reading WD~50 – Works for Me
Le Meurice ***
When I attended the Flemish food event in early February (sorry this post has been waiting for months) I connected through Paris and had a nice opportunity of lunching at Le Meurice on 9th February 2010. Appetizer 1 Appetizer 2 Pierre Gagnaire was my first 3-star experience in Paris and I felt I needed to… Continue reading Le Meurice ***
The CPH Crawl – Conclusion
To wrap up our restaurant crawl of Copenhagen here’s some thoughts I had during and after the evening of what worked well and not so well. First of all, if we had arranged with the restaurants what exactly to eat each place, then the whole menu would have been more balanced and better structured with… Continue reading The CPH Crawl – Conclusion
CPH Crawl 6/6: Søllerød Kro
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. According to our plan we would only have been eating vegetables, fish and shellfish by now and had thus asked… Continue reading CPH Crawl 6/6: Søllerød Kro
Burger Joint NYC – if you love burgers
Whether this burger is the best in Manhattan I cannot really say as it is my first burger here. But I do agree with Luxeat that it’s one of the best burgers I have ever eaten. The place is Burger Joint in the Le Parker Meridien hotel in a dark corner of the hotel lobby.… Continue reading Burger Joint NYC – if you love burgers
My first Kobe beef burger
I have just been visiting the North Carolina state and the first evening when I was very tired after many hours of travel, I ate this Kobe burger at the Umstead hotel bar. It was so good that I had it twice. Well, on two different occasions. The burger came with a very soft bun… Continue reading My first Kobe beef burger
CPH Crawl 5/6: MR
NOTE: This restaurant has close down! The fifth restaurant for us to visit was MR. We arrived quite late, not sure what the time was at that point. All the guests had left and we were therefore the only party in the restaurant, which was great as it gave a private and more relaxed feeling… Continue reading CPH Crawl 5/6: MR