Very Good Food 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 La Vie – The Essence of Beauty and Taste IIhttp://verygoodfood.dk/2012/01/08/la-vie-the-essence-of-beauty-and-taste-ii/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2012/01/08/la-vie-the-essence-of-beauty-and-taste-ii/#comments Sun, 08 Jan 2012 16:39:56 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5674 After enjoying a fabulous lunch at La Vie as well as a wonderful trip to Schloß Ibbenburg’s lovely garden we returned to Osnabrück just in time to explore the beautiful old town centre – and to gain a little more appetite for the La Vie dinner that was waiting for us.…
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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/2011/12/20/opinionated-about-dining-best-on-meals-of-2011/feed/ 2 La Vie – The Essence of Beauty and Tastehttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/11/09/la-vie-the-essence-of-beauty-and-taste/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/11/09/la-vie-the-essence-of-beauty-and-taste/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 07:17:56 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5590 The second stop on my summer trip to a couple of the best German restaurants was at restaurant La Vie, run by head chef Thomas Bühner and his charming wife and hostess Thayarni Kanagaratnam. The restaurant is based in the beautiful medieval town of Osnabrück.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/11/09/la-vie-the-essence-of-beauty-and-taste/feed/ 6 Chef-Sache 2011 – Touched by Kindnesshttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/11/03/chef-sache-2011-touched-by-kindness/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/11/03/chef-sache-2011-touched-by-kindness/#comments Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:20:18 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5486 On 18-19 September I had the great pleasure of attending what I would like to call the friendliest food event ever, Chef-Sache 2011 – The international culinary symposium in Germany.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/11/03/chef-sache-2011-touched-by-kindness/feed/ 0 Aqua – When Precision Engineering Meets Passionhttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/09/12/aqua-when-precision-engineering-meets-passion/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/09/12/aqua-when-precision-engineering-meets-passion/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 19:05:28 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5316 This summer I had the immense pleasure of expanding my knowledge about German high-end restaurants. During a five-day drive from Berlin to Westphalen, I visited two places that both confirmed what too many northerners don’t realize: Germany is more than a freeway.…
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Autumn 2011 – The third round of CHEF-SACHE, the international culinary symposium in Germany.

• The gastronomy branch elite under one roof.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/17/chef-sache-2011/feed/ 0 Dinner in the Fields of the Isle of Lilleøhttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/11/dinner-in-the-fields-of-the-isle-of-lilleo/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/11/dinner-in-the-fields-of-the-isle-of-lilleo/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 21:19:46 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5356 This is a unique opportunity to visit the Isle of Lilleø, eat Anders Selmer’s fabulous food of Kødbyens Fiskebar and dine in the middle of the fields of Hans Lund Farm full of apple trees and vineyards of the renowned Danish wine Arwen.…
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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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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/10/mad-foodcamp-back-to-nature-for-better-produce/feed/ 0 Fäviken Magasinet – The Deep Roots of the High Northhttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/07/24/faviken-magasinet-the-deep-roots-of-the-high-north/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/07/24/faviken-magasinet-the-deep-roots-of-the-high-north/#comments Sun, 24 Jul 2011 14:10:11 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5193 Right now one of the hottest names within the food and restaurant world is Magnus Nilsson, chef at restaurant Fäviken Magasinet in the north of Sweden – and that for a reason.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/07/24/faviken-magasinet-the-deep-roots-of-the-high-north/feed/ 7 L’Air du Temps – Haute Cuisine with Touches of Koreahttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/07/11/lair-du-temps-haut-cuisine-with-touches-of-korea/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/07/11/lair-du-temps-haut-cuisine-with-touches-of-korea/#comments Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:56:34 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5113 One of the most exciting places I have dined lately is the L’Air du Temps in Belgium. I was invited here in connection with my visit to The Flemish Primitives event.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/07/11/lair-du-temps-haut-cuisine-with-touches-of-korea/feed/ 5 Back Stage at The Flemish Primitiveshttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/06/13/backstage-at-the-flemish-primitives/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/06/13/backstage-at-the-flemish-primitives/#comments Mon, 13 Jun 2011 10:38:10 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5005 From time to time during The Flemish Primitives I went back stage to see what was going on behind the scene and in the kitchen where chefs prepared for their presentations.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/06/13/backstage-at-the-flemish-primitives/feed/ 4 Impressions from The Flemish Primitives 2011http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/05/29/theflemishprimitives2011/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/05/29/theflemishprimitives2011/#comments Sun, 29 May 2011 16:15:40 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4943 On the 13th of March 2011 I arrived in Ostend, Belgium, with a good handful of food bloggers and food consultants.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/05/29/theflemishprimitives2011/feed/ 1 66 Best Nordic Restaurants on iPhone/Androidhttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/05/14/66-best-nordic-restaurants-on-iphoneandroid/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/05/14/66-best-nordic-restaurants-on-iphoneandroid/#comments Sat, 14 May 2011 13:22:09 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=5037 It’s now possible to get an iPhone/Android app with a collection of the 66 best restaurants in the Nordic countries: Denmark, Finland, Faroe Islands, Greenland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden with telephone number and website url.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/05/14/66-best-nordic-restaurants-on-iphoneandroid/feed/ 1 Noma is number 1. Again!http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/04/19/noma-is-number-1-again/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/04/19/noma-is-number-1-again/#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:26:11 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4986 It’s almost old news already. All the newspapers, television, blogs, Facebook and Twitter are all spreading the news about who  last night was announced to be is at the top of  list of The S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants Guide 2011: NOMA!…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/04/19/noma-is-number-1-again/feed/ 2 Copenhagen Michelin Stars 2011: 2 Stars for noma and rising star for Geranium!http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/16/copenhagen-michelin-stars-2011-2-stars-for-noma-and-rising-star-for-geranium/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/16/copenhagen-michelin-stars-2011-2-stars-for-noma-and-rising-star-for-geranium/#comments Wed, 16 Mar 2011 08:20:59 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4926 The new Guide Michelin Main Cities of Europe 2011 is here! Congratulations to Geranium with the rising star and Relæ’s  Bib Gourmand.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/16/copenhagen-michelin-stars-2011-2-stars-for-noma-and-rising-star-for-geranium/feed/ 16 Tweeting from The Flemish Primitives 2011http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/13/tweeting-from-the-flemish-primitives-2011/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/13/tweeting-from-the-flemish-primitives-2011/#comments Sun, 13 Mar 2011 13:41:14 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4917

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/2011/03/02/barcelona-eateries/feed/ 6 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/2011/02/19/rel%c3%a6-in-summer/feed/ 7 The Triumph of Geraniumhttp://verygoodfood.dk/2011/01/30/the-triumph-of-geranium/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/01/30/the-triumph-of-geranium/#comments Sun, 30 Jan 2011 18:46:50 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4654 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.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/01/30/the-triumph-of-geranium/feed/ 22 Rasmus Kofoed Wins GOLD at Bocuse d’Or 2011http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/01/26/rasmus-kofoed-wins-gold-at-bocuse-dor-2011/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/01/26/rasmus-kofoed-wins-gold-at-bocuse-dor-2011/#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:00:08 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4648 Rasmus Kofoed did it! Rasmus won GOLD at Bocuse d’Or 2011! Congratulations, Rasmus, you rule!

Rasmus is the only chef to win all three prizes.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2011/01/26/rasmus-kofoed-wins-gold-at-bocuse-dor-2011/feed/ 0 Verygoodfood for Mobilehttp://verygoodfood.dk/2010/12/30/verygoodfood-for-mobile/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/12/30/verygoodfood-for-mobile/#comments Thu, 30 Dec 2010 16:57:44 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4540 The holidays have been spent eating, of course, but also preparing the brand new Verygoodfood Mobile Edition. Same blog, same images – but formatted for your iPhone or what-have-you.…
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]]> http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/12/30/verygoodfood-for-mobile/feed/ 4 Will Noma get 3 Michelin stars? I need your help!http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/12/23/will-noma-get-3-michelin-stars-i-need-your-help/ http://verygoodfood.dk/2010/12/23/will-noma-get-3-michelin-stars-i-need-your-help/#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 15:35:06 +0000 Trine http://verygoodfood.dk/?p=4505 The Danish news paper Politiken has asked me to predict 2011 from a Danish and gastronomical point of view. One of the things I mentioned is that I believe Noma will get three stars in the Main Cities of Europe 2011 guide.…
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