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.… »
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!… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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?… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »