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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Of course, I was disappointed when I realised what I expected would happen – no reservation at El Bulli for the 2009 season.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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).… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
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.… »
NOTE: New owner. Kim Møller-Kjær has moved to Villa Vest now!
Glashuset has a concept called The Glassblower’s Table which is inspired by that of the Chef’s Table.… »
First time I became familiar with Kiin Kiin was when I a fine day in September 2007 was walking from Sankt Hans Torv towards the Empire Cinema.… »
Just back from Berlin, where I highly treasured the pieces of restaurant advice I had got. Thanks very much, Ingo! I tried two restaurants and this is how I experienced the first one, Facil.… »
I have to show you the photos from my latest noma lunch, because René did it again! The menu I got on April 30 completely overwhelmed me.… »
“Let me know the day you’re ready for Gagnaire… I’ll join too”, this is what Laurent wrote to me months ago and by that the first very good food / Gatros on Tour epicurious date saw light.… »
Reading several very positive Danish reviews of Madeleines Madteater I was very much in doubt about how I would like this kind of entertainment comprising both a show as well as a feast of some kind.… »
Can you bear another noma post?
Mum and me like to meet for a mother-daughter day once or twice a year, and for our date set to 13 March 2008 I had decided that I would invite my mum to noma for lunch.… »
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