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Kiin Kiin Revisited

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

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

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!

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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MASH – Carnivore’s Choice

Despite the tough times for the Danish dining arena a brand new restaurant has just opened. The name is MASH – Modern American Steak House and it’s located in Galerie Asbæk’s former premises in Bredgade 20.…
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Refreshing Ti Trin Ned

First time I heard about Ti Trin Ned (ten steps down) was when the Danish news paper Politiken printed a review years ago.…
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Perfection at Geranium

The month of February offered me a lot of lovely food experiences and this Geranium lunch was absolutely one that stood out as one of the best.…
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Why noma deserves the rising third star!

For my noma lunch on 12 February I had requested no more than 5 or 6 dishes maximum. I was there with my mum and my baby brother.…
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Spoiled at Søllerød Kro

I do love Burgundy wines. Somehow Jan Restorff knows that – I don’t know how, but he does. I have always dreamed of one day tasting an Echezaux, Grands-Echezaux, Romanée Conti, Richebourg, La Tache or any of the other marvellous Grand Cru Burgundies in that range, but I didn’t really expect to ever get the chance of tasting any of them.…
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Poetic and Powerful El Poblet

Of course, I was disappointed when I realised what I expected would happen – no reservation at El Bulli for the 2009 season.…
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noma 13

The Last time I dined at noma (May 08), René proposed a break of five to six months for me to see how much noma would develop over a half a year’s time.…
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The Kitchin – From Nature to P(a)late

The month of September offered me a visit to eminent Edinburgh. It was my first trip to Scotland ever and the hilly beauty, the exciting history, the medieval architecture, the dark and Gothic look, the views to the sea, the impressive castle and the whisky completely overwhelmed me, and I couldn’t help myself falling for the Scotch capital.…
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What About Herman?

Last week I dined at the new gourmet palace of Tivoli, Herman, which is housed in the old Nimb palace. The restaurant is named after Thomas Herman, the chef, who before Tivoli worked at Kong Hans, Arzak (San Sebastian) and La Broche (Madrid).…
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Gastros on Tour, Heston Blumenthal and the Most Decadent Day of My Life

I have saved this post a few months. There are two reasons. Firstly, I’ve had a great many and lovely meals that I wanted to write about.…
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Outstanding Oud Sluis

Sergio Herman is a true culinary artist and this is a write-up of a truly culinary perfection, foodwise.

During one of my spring visits to noma René (Redzepi) recommended me to go try Sergio Herman’s  reastaurant Oud Sluis in Holland, situated close to the Flemish border of Belgium.…
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My First Lunch in Edinburgh

I’m in Edinburgh and really enjoying this gothic and mediaeval but fantastic town. I got here yesterday with the first  British Midland flight and was starving at lunch time and this is what I ate:

Native oysters

I have a terrible craving for oysters.…
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MR Revisited

NOTE: This restaurant has close down!

Actually it’s the third time I visit MR. First time was in 2006, the most recent was in 2007 and so now on 25 August was my third visit, this time having the whole restaurant to myself.…
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In de Wulf – Go There!

The weather was lovely, the sun shining and the sky blue with white puffy clouds here and there above the old red bricks farm of In de Wulf.…
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Restaurant Résidence – Classic Elegance

It wasn’t a recommendation but the need for an overnight accommodation that made me select this place after reading about it in the L’Arte de Vivre and Michelin guides.…
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Intimate Ensemble

Ensemble is a restaurant I have desired to visit for a very long time. It even had two Michelin stars for a short while until 2006 when the sous chef Morten Schou and Nikolaj Egebøl took over from Jens Vestergård and Mikkel Maarbjerg.…
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