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# Very Good Food

The personal blog of Trine Lai - foodie, epicure and excellent eats enthusiast blogging about great places to dine

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- [Finally.](https://verygoodfood.dk/2016/02/24/finally/) - In April 2007 Geranium opened its doors. I visited in September that year, when Geranium was just a small place in The King's Garden, and already then it clearly was a special place. Geranium in The King's Garden closed in 2009 and reopened in 2010 at the new premises. In 2012 the restaurant took back its one star, and in 2013 it was awarded its second star.
- [Noma - Heavenly lightness of good food](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/04/03/noma-heavenly-lightness-of-good-food/) - Scandinavian food when it's best I'm in love. In love with noma. It's as simple as that. noma is the best place to eat in Copenhagen at the moment, in my opinion. I'll try to explain why. But first, I'd like to introduce what I ate there. noma's good food: Crispy paper-thin and
- [Noma rules once more](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/05/01/noma-rules-once-more/) - For the third time my beloved Noma has been declared the world's number one restaurant at Restaurant Magazine's and San Pellegrino's The World's 50 Best Restaurants. Congratulations René and team, and thank you for making Copenhagen stand out. It is fantastic! The top 10 for 2012 is Noma - Copenhagen, Denmark (Yay!) El Celler De
- [2 New Stars for Copenhagen in Michelin Main Cities of Europe 2013!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2013/03/14/michelin-2013/) - It’s official! The red Michelin Guide for the Main Cities of Europe 2013 is out and sends 2 new stars to Copenhagen restaurants in this year’s guide. Geranium has finally got their well-deserved 2nd star and the upcoming Kadeau restaurant featuring produce from Bornholm island has got their 1 star. WOW, this is great news
- [Restaurant KOKS - Føroyar on a Plate](https://verygoodfood.dk/2015/05/17/koks/) - Above all, to me KOKS' cuisine is pure and totally honest. It's about presenting the amazing quality of what the Faroese nature produces, and at the same time it's such a contrast to the rough conditions of the beautiful atlantic islands. Like glimpsing into the soft, delicate soul of a rough, almost brutal creature. KOKS has managed to sieve and condense the nature and culture of the Faroe Islands into an evening of wonderful flavours, freshness and purity. It's The Faroe Islands on a plate, but it isn't dogmatic, it isn't weird or conceptually local for the sake of local – it's just honest and wonderful on its own terms. In a globalised world, you sometimes need to change to preserve. That is to me the essence of what KOKS founder and former chef Leif Sørensen said in that speech at MAD2 back in 2012, and that heritage is more than proudly carried on by Paul Andrias Ziska and his amazing staff at KOKS.
- [Discovering The Faroe Islands – Skerpi](https://verygoodfood.dk/2015/05/02/the-faroe-islands-skerpi/) - I first got acquainted with Leif Sørensen when I attended the MAD2 Symposium in 2012. He gave a humble but touching speech called From Nothing Till Something. The speech was about his restaurant and his ambition to change the Faroes' gastronomic culture, despite of the scepticism among the locals. I just loved this tale of one man having grown up with a cuisine where everything just went into one pot and turning into a highly skilled chef on a mission to change food culture, almost all by himself. Changing the food culture to preserve it, that is – not wiping it out to introduce something from abroad. I was intrigued and knew that day, that I has to visit this restaurant of his.
- [AOC Revisited – Full-blown Deliciousness](https://verygoodfood.dk/2015/04/19/aoc-revisited/) - Søren Selin joined AOC in early 2013 and I experienced his cuisine for the first time during early summer that year. I was immediately impressed by his colourful and creative New Nordic style creations. On Saturday April 11 I returned for dinner with friends. We chose the grand menu composed of a series of appetizers, six savoury courses and three desserts. Every single dish was exciting, beautiful, delicious and perfectly executed. Flawless. Creative and exciting.
- [Seduced by Mielcke & Hurtigkarl](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/07/06/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. The restaurant is situated in the separate garden "Haveselskabets Have" in Frederiksberg Garden. "Haveselskabets Have" is famous for its beautiful flowers and many roses of numerous kinds. It's as romantic as a
- [Birthday Dinner at Mielcke & Hurtigkarl](https://verygoodfood.dk/2014/11/29/birthday-dinner-at-mielcke-hurtigkarl/) - What I like about Mielcke & Hurtigkarl is that it's refreshingly free of the new Nordic dogma. It's inspired by Jakob Mielcke and Jan Hurtigkarl's travels around the world. Dishes are surprising, exciting, special and delicious. José Santos paires the wine masterly. You always bring back something new from a visit to Mielcke & Hurtigkarl. It's a very special place.
- [Knuthenlund - The Native Cooking Award 2014](https://verygoodfood.dk/2014/10/04/knuthenlund/) - Spending two days at Knuthenlund was kind of a revelation to me. The owners' ambition is not only to produce milk, meat and grain, but also to control the refinement and thus the end quality. I was impressed by the event, by the place itself, and by the amount of hard work put into this estate by its owners. And above all: I was impressed by their relentless quest to show that business and quality are not mutually exclusive.
- [L'Air du Temps Revisited](https://verygoodfood.dk/2014/09/06/lair-du-temps/) - Passing through Belgium was a chance to revisit the detailed cuisine of Chef Sang-Hoon Degeimbre. And this meal was perfect in almost all aspects. The pace was just right. The amount of food was just right. The complexity and control of the flavours were just right and all dishes had this airy elegance and lightness that I like so much. Add to that a flawless execution and I really wish I lived closer to this place so that I could return again and again.
- [La Vie Revisited](https://verygoodfood.dk/2014/07/31/la-vie-revisited/) - It's always hard to return to a place that has an almost mythical status ind your mind – it's bound not to be on par with expectations. But La Vie didn't let me down one bit.
- [Classic Søllerød Kro](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/07/09/sollerodkro/) - Visited on 24 June 2007 Søllerød Kro is an old inn about 20 kilometres North from Copenhagen in the old village of Søllerød. A beautiful building from 1677. What characterises Søllerød Kro is elegant and classical dishes combining the French and the Danish traditions, excellent waiters and adorable surroundings. To celebrate seeing again two dear
- [Dining With The Frogs at Auberge de la Grenouillère](https://verygoodfood.dk/2013/04/10/la-grenouillere/) - Alexandre Gauthier's terroir-driven cuisine appealed to me with its simple look and not too many different ingredients and things going on on the plate. The pure taste of the ingredients is in focus and it is honest food. I also I really liked the playful-ness to both the dishes and to the interior with its intense frog's theme going on everywhere. Very charming.
- [At Colourful Paul's](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/09/02/thepaul/) - A little appetizer Copenhagen is great when it comes to eating out. Well, that said by a Dane, of course. What I mean is, although I dine out very often, there are still great places that I haven't been too, yet, and where I want to go. Copenhagen has such variety someone once said. It's
- [Geranium - en dejlig sensommeroase](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/10/01/geranium_da/) - To honour my mom and dad I have decided to publish this post in both Danish and English - inspired by my blogger friends Laurent and recently discovered Julot who both post reviews in two different languages. The English version is available here. For fuldt at takke min mor og far har jeg valgt at
- [Nomaddiction](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/10/21/nomaddiction/) - I love the autumn. The colourful trees in bright yellow and powerful red coats, the blue water peeping out between the naked branches at the far end of my garden, the brown leaf on the lawn of my cottage. The autumn is my favourite season, the scents so earthy of moist decay, the red squirrel
- [Creative Cooking - Glashuset Unleashed](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/11/20/glashuset/) - NOTE: New owner. Kim Møller-Kjær has moved to Villa Vest now! On Friday 9 November Restaurant Glashuset hosted a night of Creative Cooking by three young and talented cooks: Allan Poulsen from Ruth's hotel at Skagen, Martin Vesterdorf, who has served his apprenticeship at Miro in Århus and Michael 'Miv' Pedersen from Restaurant Glashuset. Kim
- [Noma and Grandma](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/12/16/noma-and-grandma/) - I wanted to take my grandma to noma for a very special reason, and I'll tell you, but first I need you to know a little bit about her to put it all into perspective. My grandmother grew up in a working-class Østerbro (Copenhagen) flat during the thirties and the 2. world war and she
- [Restaurationen - Classic Danish Cuisine](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/01/20/restaurationen/) - Last night I dined at Restaurationen, owned and run by Lisbeth and Bo Jacobsen since 1991. It's my second visit there, and ever since my first time, which was lovely, I had longing to go back. Bo and Restaurationen had a Michelin star for a couple of years during the late nineties, I think it
- [Fat Duck - Intriguing and Intelligent](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/02/10/fatduck/) - Fat Duck. Where do I start. To be honest I have actually only been familiar with this restaurant for months, not years. Ironically, a colleague of mine, who would never ever imagine to be inside any fancy restaurant, pointed me to the Fat Duck's website. There was something about that website that intrigued me at
- [Noma and the Surprise](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/04/06/nomasurprise/) - 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. Not the biggest surprise, I know, but anyway. My first revisit to
- [Discovering Pierre Gagnaire - and a Friendship](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/05/07/pierre-gagnaire/) - "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. Laurent discovered my very good food blog, when he was searching for some information about noma prior to
- [Why I Never Get Tired of Noma](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/05/20/why-i-never-get-tired-of-noma/) - 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. This is why I'll never be tired of dining at noma; the variations at all times and the urge to serve and please every new or often frequenting
- [FACIL - Modern German Dining](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/06/14/facil/) - 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. Facil has one * Michelin and is a modern and elegant restaurant which is part of the hotel Mandala in Potsdamer
- [Kiin Kiin - Thai Food with Distinction and Dedication](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/06/16/kiin-kiin/) - 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. I stopped to take a look at the menu on the wall of this discrete and new restaurant. I am the first to admit that my knowledge about
- [Glashuset - Private Dining at the Glassblower's Table](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/06/25/glashuset-private-dining/) - 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. The big unclothed oak table with a rough look is not placed near the kitchen though, but at the glassblower's workshop and show room. In fact, I
- [Intimate Ensemble](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/07/12/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. It's a small and very intimate place serving food based on the
- [In de Wulf - Go There!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/07/29/in-de-wulf/) - Each of Kobe’s dishes was followed by another delightness thrilling me more and more. I was completely blown away by their sincerity, kindness and opennness.
- [MR Revisited](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/09/07/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. Well, not entirely to myself. I had the pleasure of being the
- [Outstanding Oud Sluis](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/09/28/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. "I think this is something you will
- [What About Herman?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/10/20/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). Thomas claims that taste has to do with recollection and that everything
- [The Kitchin – From Nature to P(a)late](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/12/07/the-kitchin-from-nature-to-palate/) - 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
- [noma 13](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/12/28/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. Okay I thought, and was looking forward to my plans for new grand experiences in Belgium, Germany, Holland, and Denmark - and
- [Poetic and Powerful El Poblet](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/02/08/el-poblet/) - Of course, I was disappointed when I realised what I expected would happen - no reservation at El Bulli for the 2009 season. So, where to go instead if you happen to be the lucky one spending the weekend in Barcelona? Chuck had the answer: El Poblet! "...drive 4 hours south to the wonderful El
- [Spoiled at Søllerød Kro](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/02/16/spoiled-at-soelleroed-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
- [Perfection at Geranium](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/03/22/perfection-at-geranium/) - Rasmus Kofoed and Søren Ledet have the gifts of being able to play with your senses. First the stunning and colourful look, then the powerful scent and finally the wonderful and intense taste. It is pure epicurean seduction! Geranium is a fairy tale and I cannot wait to go back for my next adventure.
- [Refreshing Ti Trin Ned](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/04/25/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. I remember so well that I instantly thought that I would have to experience that place. I'm only sorry I didn't make it happen any sooner. By chance, I finally got an
- [Shock: Geranium has closed](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/06/30/shock-geranium-has-closed/) - It seems to be a sad but true fact that one of Copenhagen's top restaurants, Geranium, is closed, according to AOK. This is very sad news. Read the autotranslated article. With the recession and the previous closings of Nouveau, Ensemble and MR, I know I really shouldn't be too surprised that another restaurant has caved
- [MR Has Reopened as Seafood Restaurant!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/07/10/mr-has-reopened-as-seafood-restaurant/) - NOTE: This restaurant has close down! Great news: Tuesday 30th of June Mads Refslund and Restaurant MR reopened with a new focus on seafood and vegetables and I am so delighted. The reason is that since Mads had closed the restaurant on the 1st of April this year, rumors have had it that he was
- [Søllerød Kro is the loveliest summer lunch](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/07/19/soelleroed-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. Especially during summer when you can sit outside in the beautiful courtyard with the splashing sound of water from the fountain and the light birds' singing. The chairs are soft and very
- [Kiin Kiin Revisited](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/08/23/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. He has been visiting a lot lately and been to almost all the best restaurants in town! Laurent is amazing - or what Laurent can do in terms of fine dining out and
- [Stunning Schloss Berg ***](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/09/20/stunning-schloss-berg/) - In the little Art de Vivre booklet of Germany's best places to eat I took note of the Schloss Berg castle and restaurant. It was back in 2007 and before I tried my first three star restaurant. But also, Ingo and Bo have tempted me to visit this restaurant with their inspiring reviews. Two years
- [Who Said Identity Crisis?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/10/11/who-said-identity-crisis/) - Back in mid August when I received the invitation from Kobe, Alexandre & Filip to the exclusive dinner... with the emphasis on French-Flanders and Flanders... for a limited international group on Monday 21th of September, I got very excited. I never imagined how fabulous it would really be though. On Monday 21th I arrived in
- [Le Chateaubriand - Bonne Bistronomie](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/11/01/le-chateaubriand-bonne-bistronomie/) - When I visited In de Wulf, Belgium, for the six hands dinner, I connected through Paris and had an extra night there before I returned to Copenhagen. Laurent, Gastros on Tour, and I drove back to Paris the day after the dinner event and arrived just in time for a nice lunch at 1* L'Arome.
- [Mistral](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/12/13/mistral/) - Oh dear. Four hours before my dinner reservation at Mistral on 26th September, my trusty Canon 350D started acting up. It got hot and fainted a few times, woke up again, but only to twitch and finally pass away between my hands. It drew its last breath in the sun coming through the window of
- [elBulli Closure](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/01/29/elbulli-closure/) - I know it's yesterday's news. Well it's older than that actually. Anyways, I'd just like to ensure that you all know that due to the celebration of elBulli-founder Ferrran Adria hitting 50 in 2012, the best restaurant in the world will remain closed for private customers dring 2012 + 2013. They will re-open in 2014,
- [I take it back: elBulli will not close for good](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/02/15/i-take-it-back-elbulli-will-close-for-good/) - After posting the New York Times' news about elBulli not reopening in 2014, I've realised that the Spanish news paper El Pais informs on 13th February that Ferràn Adrià didn't say anything about elBulli not to open again in 2014. So, I'd just like to stress that I cannot see that anything has really changed
- [CPH Crawl 1/6: Kiin Kiin](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/02/21/cph-crawl-16-kiin-kiin/) - The evening of the CPH Crawl on 4th February 2010 began for me when I precisely 17:45 entered the doors to the modern Thai cooking restaurant Kiin Kiin. After a warm welcome from the staff and owner Henrik Yde-Andersen, I was shown to the wine cellar where Ingo was already waiting. A few minutes later
- [Exciting News: Rasmus Kofoed and Søren Ledet to open new restaurant](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/02/22/exciting-news-rasmus-kofoed-and-søren-ledet-to-open-new-restaurant/) - At the Omnivore Food Festival Rasmus Kofoed, former co-owner of Geranium, reveals that a new press release will be sent out in about a week's time stating the exciting news about the new restaurant he and Søren Ledet are going to open later this year. Check-out the interview by Laurent, Gastros on Tour, recording by
- [Chef Pugliesi blogs about his new place: Relæ](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/02/28/chef-pugliesi-blogs-about-his-new-place-relæ/) - Christian Pugliesi and Kim Rossen, who met each other when working at noma, are in early April going to open their brand new restaurant Relæ in the Nørrebro area of CPH. From what I understand their philosophy is similar the one of the successful Le Chateaubriand - very good food, wine and atmosphere combined with
- [CPH Crawl 2/6: Herman](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/04/cph-crawl-26-herman/) - Second stop on our tour around the best restaurants in Copenhagen was Herman at the Tivoli Gardens run by head chef Thomas Herman. Steve Plotnicki was already waiting for us when we got there. I very much like the dining room at Herman. It's classy and stylish and the professional, yet human and warm atmosphere
- [CPH Crawl 3/6: The Paul](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/09/cph-crawl-36-the-paul/) - Next up was The Paul, named after head chef and owner Paul Cunningham. Tivoli is closed at this time of the year, and the restaurant is only open on special occasions and for private parties. Brown paper bags with candles inside lit op the snow and led us around the glass house to the back
- [Geranium Revival](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/13/geranium-revival/) - Just to ensure you all know the good news about Geranium's reopening this summer. The restaurant will be situated in a new location in the Østerbro area of CPH and part of the national stadium Parken. We are many who are thrilled about this and looking forward. Very good news!
- [CPH Crawl 4/6: noma](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/13/cph-crawl-46-noma/) - So, we arrived to the fourth restaurant visit this evening. Not that I was really hungry anymore, but I was still very excited and curious about what the second half of the crawl would bring us. The agreement with Lau, restaurant manager, was that we would be sitting in he lounge. This explains the quality
- [AOC - Makes Me Happy](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/22/aoc-makes-me-happy/) - I must tell you about my AOC visit. Last week a friend of mine and I were talking about AOC and the fact that none of us had visited the restaurant since it opened September last year. AOC is housed in the Moltkes Palæ which until September 2009 hosted restaurant Premisse owned by Christian Aarø
- [CPH Crawl 5/6: MR](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/04/cph-crawl-56-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
- [CPH Crawl 6/6: Søllerød Kro](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/25/cph-crawl-66-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
- [The CPH Crawl - Conclusion](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/25/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
- [Noma 1st: Happy Comment from Lau Richter](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/27/noma-1st-happy-comment-from-lau-richter/) - Thanks to Laurant, Gastros on Tour on-site here's a happy comment from Lau Richter, Restaurant Manager at noma: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8ffTnFcjLc
- [Le Meurice ***](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/05/02/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
- [WD~50 - Works for Me](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/05/08/wd50-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
- [Corton - Cool and Complex](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/05/28/corton-cool-and-complex/) - With only three nights in New York City Corton was one of the restaurants I initially, but sadly, had left out of my dinner plans. Mainly for two reasons: There was no available tables on OpenTable.com and because of Corton's strict no photo-policy. I had sent an email to the restaurant in advance to ask
- [Sad News: MR & Paustian v/Bo Bech have closed](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/07/04/sad-news-mr-paustian-vbo-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.
- [Villa Vest - Probably Denmark's Best View](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/07/09/villa-vest-probably-denmarks-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
- [noma - one more time](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/08/02/noma-one-more-time/) - noma serves creative and innovative food made of Nordic produce
- [The Meatpacking District's Fish Bar... huh?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/08/06/the-meatpacking-districts-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
- [El Bulli](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/08/12/el-bulli/) - Spherical olives Here is a small teaser of my dinner at El Bulli last night. Stay tuned for more asap... ;-)
- [Henne Kirkeby Kro - Arrival and Startling Lunch](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/08/15/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,
- [Henne Kirkeby Kro and Talented Mr. Poulsen](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/10/05/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
- [Schloss Berg Revisited](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/12/01/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).
- [Rasmus Kofoed Wins GOLD at Bocuse d'Or 2011](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/01/26/rasmus-kofoed-wins-gold-at-bocuse-dor-2011/) - 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. Amazing! Norway won bronze and Sweden won silver. Congratulations to you too!
- [The Triumph of Geranium](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/01/30/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.
- [Relæ in the Summer](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/02/19/relæ-in-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
- [Rocking El Celler de Can Roca](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/11/el-celler-de-can-roca/) - The morning on the day of my lunch at El Celler de Can Roca I woke up with a headache. I had suffered from food poisoning for 24 hours but was determined that if I could make the headache go away, then I would get out of bed and get ready to head it off
- [Tweeting from The Flemish Primitives 2011](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/13/tweeting-from-the-flemish-primitives-2011/) - 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.
- [L'Air du Temps - Haute Cuisine with Touches of Korea](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/07/11/lair-du-temps-haut-cuisine-with-touches-of-korea/) - 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. The restaurant is owned and run by Sang-Hoon Degeimbre and his wife Carine and it holds 2 stars in the Michelin guide. It's located south-east
- [Fäviken Magasinet - The Deep Roots of the High North](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/07/24/faviken-magasinet-the-deep-roots-of-the-high-north/) - 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. When I first met Magnus at the Flemish Primitives this March, I was from the first moment fascinated by what he told me about his restaurant
- [MAD Foodcamp -  Back to nature for better produce!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/10/mad-foodcamp-back-to-nature-for-better-produce/) - 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. The theme of this year's MAD
- [Aqua - When Precision Engineering Meets Passion](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/09/12/aqua-when-precision-engineering-meets-passion/) - 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. To many Danes, Germany is nothing more than the thing surrounding the Autobahn
- [Chef-Sache 2011 - Touched by Kindness](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/11/03/chef-sache-2011-touched-by-kindness/) - 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. This was the third round of the event and this year featuring international stars like Andoni Aduriz (Mugaritz**, ES), Elena Arzak (Arzak***, ES), Jonnie Boer (Librije***, NL) and Massimo
- [La Vie - The Essence of Beauty and Taste](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/11/09/la-vie-the-essence-of-beauty-and-taste/) - 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. Bühner opened here in 2006 by moving the entire team from his previous 2 stars place
- [La Vie - The Essence of Beauty and Taste II](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/01/08/la-vie-the-essence-of-beauty-and-taste-ii/) - 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. I knew from the superb quality of the lunch
- [Chef Buono Brings Krogs Fiskerestaurant Back to Life](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/04/01/chef-buono-brings-krogs-fiskerestaurant-back-to-life/) - [Edit: Buono no longer runs Krogs Fiskerestaurant] First time I visited Krogs Fiskerestaurant was back in 1995. I still remember my visit. I had invited a very good friend of mine to thank her for a favour she did. I had booked a taxi that secretly took us to the restaurant and she didn't know
- [Lunch at Librije's Zusje](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/06/25/lunch-at-librijes-zusje/) - The first time I heard about Restaurant De Librije was when I watched Jonnie Boer's exciting presentation during the Chef-Sache in Cologne in September 2011. He was show-cooking his signature dish of Foie Gras, North Sea crab and fermented red cabbage juice. I had the pleasure of meeting both Jonnie Boer and his sweet wife Thérèse at
- [Chef's Table at Frantzén/Lindeberg](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/08/31/chefs-table-at-frantzenlindeberg/) - Book 'Kitchen' at Frantzén/Lindeberg! Besides the lovely food it was an amazing experience to have Björn Frantzén and Daniel Lindeberg (and their team) exclusively to our self this evening and I highly recommend it!
- [My Stylish and Strict Birthday Dinner at Geranium](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/09/17/my-stylish-and-strict-birthday-dinner-at-geranium/) - On Thursday 2nd of August I celebrated my birthday at restaurant Geranium. The light that night was just incredible. Having a glass of champagne in the lounge area, we witnessed the beginning of what would become the most stunning sunset that month. As dusk fell over Copenhagen, we were seated at our table. To one
- [Fabulous Frantzén/Lindeberg](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/09/27/frantzenlindeberg/) - Sitting there at the counter, watching the show unfold right before my eyes was one of the most exclusive dining experiences I've ever had. Björn Frantzén (and later in the evening as the savory dishes were replaced by the desserts, Daniel Lindeberg) talked us through all the dishes, explaining about the produce, the preparing and how they constantly aim for even more focus, more taste and more purity in their cooking. In fact, Frantzén/Lindeberg's was one of the most coherent meals I've ever had and full of all the luxury products I love.
- [Back To Frantzén](https://verygoodfood.dk/2013/05/21/frantzen/) - Only two days after restaurant Frantzén/Lindeberg won 12th best restaurant by The World's 50 Best it was announced that Björn Frantzén and Daniel Lindeberg had split up. Frantzén continues as chef at the Stockholm restaurant in Lilla Nygatan 21, now under the more simple name of Frantzén. Daniel Lindeberg will instead focus on finding a small bakery in
- [Bromance](https://verygoodfood.dk/2013/06/22/bror/) - Restaurant Bror is a new and quite wonderful place created by "brothers" Wågman and Nutter – two exceptionally skilled former Noma sous chefs. I went twice, here is a write-up of my first visit on the opening night.
- [Nordic Chefs' Summit 2014](https://verygoodfood.dk/2014/05/14/nordic-chefs-summit-2014/) - Nordic Chefs' SUmmit 2014 with René Redzepi, Björn Franzén, Rasmus Kofoed, Esben Holmboe Bang at Maaemo by Verygoodfood
- [No. 2 – Above and Beyond](https://verygoodfood.dk/2014/07/01/no2/) - Of course I had expectations to AOC's smaller brother, No.2. Christian Aarø is a phenomenal sommelier and restaurateur, and I have always been a fan of AOC – but still, No. 2 is a bistro with about half the price point of the Michelin starred AOC, so in the cab across Copenhagen I tried to control my expectations.
- [My First Lunch in Edinburgh](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/09/18/first-lunch-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. So whenever I see them on the menu I just have
- [Disappointing formel B](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/01/29/disappointing-formel-b/) - [This blog post is from 2007. Formel B has since changed its style to that of a gourmet bistro. More casual but with the same fantastic quality of food as always. I highly recommend it! Love, Trine] On the occasion of my brother-in-law's birthday, I had dinner at the restaurant named formel B, Saturday evening
- [Japan - The Trip of a Lifetime](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/05/27/japan/) - こんにちは - Konichiwa - Hello, I'm just back from a wonderful visit to Japan, my first ever. The purpose of the trip was of course to experience some amazing food and restaurants, there are 14 *** 3-stars, 54 ** 2-stars and 198 * 1-star restaurants alone in the Tokyo, Yokohama and Kamakura Michelin Guide. However,
- [CHEF-SACHE 2011!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/17/chef-sache-2011/) - Autumn 2011 – The third round of CHEF-SACHE, the international culinary symposium in Germany. • The gastronomy branch elite under one roof. • The top stars of international cuisine up close and personal. • Forum for the best chefs, organisations, firms and service providers in the gastronomy branch. • Innovation, conversation and tastings. • Live
- [New High-Class and Beautiful Gourmet Magazine](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/03/20/high-class-and-beautiful-gourmet-magazine/) - AROMA is a brand new Norwegian food, wine and travel magazine full of stunning photos and stories about, well yes, food, wine and travel. http://youtu.be/8PIp08G0itc Drool over mouth-watering seafood recepis of sea urchin, half-fermented trout, salted halibut and read about the history of Norwegian eau-de-vie, specialist delicatessen in Berlin, food and beer pairing, South African food
- [Copenhagen is Back on Track with 14 Michelin Stars in the 2012 Guide](https://verygoodfood.dk/2012/03/14/copenhagen-is-back-on-track-with-14-michelin-stars-in-the-2012-guide/) - Geranium got its star! Finally. It’s official! The red Michelin Guide for the Main Cities of Europe 2012 sends 14 stars to Copenhagen restaurants in this year’s guide! The three new ones are Geranium, Den Røde Cottage, Grønbech & Churchill and Relæ which had a Bib Gourmand last year. Quite disappointingly Noma remains with 2
- [Back Stage at The Flemish Primitives](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/06/13/backstage-at-the-flemish-primitives/) - 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. Here are a few back stage photos from The Flemish Primitives. René Redzepi The hands of René Redzepi Dominique Persoone (The chocolate Line, BE)
- [Opinionated About Dining Best Meals of 2011 ](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/12/20/opinionated-about-dining-best-on-meals-of-2011/) - Opinionated Obout Dining encapsulates the best meals of chefs, critics, bloggers and restaurant afascinados...
- [Best 2011 Meals on Sternefresser](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/12/31/best-2011-meals-on-sternefresser/) - 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;). Here are the categories of the survey: 1. Best menu 2. Best meal 3. Most potential
- [Madeleines Madteater - an almost food performance?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/04/21/madeleines-madteater/) - 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. When I dine out, the food always gets my 100% attention, and I was therefore afraid that I would
- [Dinner in the Fields of the Isle of Lilleø](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/08/11/dinner-in-the-fields-of-the-isle-of-lilleo/) - 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. All photos in this post are curtesy of Outstanding in the Fields The event takes place
- [Impressions from The Flemish Primitives 2011 ](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/05/29/theflemishprimitives2011/) - On the 13th of March 2011 I arrived in Ostend, Belgium, with a good handful of food bloggers and food consultants. Friends. Spring had seemed to arrive a couple of days prior. It was 12-13 degrees Celsius and 10 degrees warmer than in Copenhagen. A very special pale light decorated the beach and the sky
- [66 Best Nordic Restaurants on iPhone/Android](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/05/14/66-best-nordic-restaurants-on-iphoneandroid/) - 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. Actually, the 100 best restaurants because there's also a runner-up list or additional 34 restaurants. Via a meta scoring system
- [Burger Joint NYC - if you love burgers](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/18/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.
- [Stranded in New York City](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/17/stranded-in-new-york-city/) - Because of the ash cloud emerged from the erupting volcano on Iceland, I am not able to go back to CPH today as scheduled. My flight back home has been rescheduled for Wednesday, but at this point I'm not sure CPH airport will be open again. After 2 weeks in the States and not knowing
- [Back From New York](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/22/back-from-new-york/) - Thrilled to be back home again, I’d just like to make a little list of the posts I’ll be working on in the weeks to come. I had done my homework well. No meal in New York was disappointing. I managed to eat at the following places: Momofuko Ssäm Bar x2 Momofuko Noodle Bar Momofuko
- [Noma is number 1. Again! ](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/04/19/noma-is-number-1-again/) - 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! Congratulations! You so much deserve this. You're making us all proud here in
- [Splendid St. John and St. John Bread and Wine](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/01/15/stjohn/) - Tim? I'm not sure whether you're still reading my blog from from time to time, but I'd like to thank you for mentioning your favourite restaurant in London: St. John. It was the first time I ever heard about the place, and since that day I've wanted to try it at the first chance I
- [Copenhagen Michelin Stars 2011: 2 Stars for noma and rising star for Geranium!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/16/copenhagen-michelin-stars-2011-2-stars-for-noma-and-rising-star-for-geranium/) - The new Guide Michelin Main Cities of Europe 2011 is here! Congratulations to Geranium with the rising star and Relæ's Bib Gourmand. Noma remains with 2 stars. 6 restaurants (including Relæ) gets the Bib Gourmand which is nice, of course. 11,5 stars overall is again a step back compared to the and 13 in 2010
- [Barcelona Eateries](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/03/02/barcelona-eateries/) - 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
- [The Flemish Primitives 2011](https://verygoodfood.dk/2011/02/28/the-flemish-primitives-2011/) - 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. The event is moved to a bigger setting in Ostende and will
- [Verygoodfood for Mobile](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/12/30/verygoodfood-for-mobile/) - 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. It's tested on an iPhone 3GS, so if you own an iPhone 4, and Android or some other smartphone, and things look weird - please let
- [Will Noma get 3 Michelin stars? I need your help!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/12/23/will-noma-get-3-michelin-stars-i-need-your-help/) - 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. When posting a link to the article on my Very Good Food Facebook
- [The spirit of El Bulli and the foot print of the world's best gastronomy](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/09/11/the-spirit-of-el-bulli-and-the-foot-print-of-the-worlds-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,
- [MyDenmarkTV.com Recommends Very Good Food](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/09/11/mydenmarktv-com-recommends-very-good-food/) - MyDenmarkTV.com recommends Very Good Food in their feature on Copenhagen Cooking: Episode # 66 - MyDenmarkTV.com from MyDenmarkTV on Vimeo. Very Good Food is on at 4:35 but the entire clip is great viewing! Thank you so much! :-)
- [Paris Report #1](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/05/17/paris-report-1/) - You know already that I took pleasure in dining at Pierre Gagnaire, which was my first 3* Michelin experience in Paris. I would like also to tell you about other great food experiences I had in the fantastic City of Light. During the last couple of months I have been to Paris twice: one time
- [Meals Of Others - noma](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/10/03/meals-of-others/) - Chuck has a category of posts written by other bloggers and which are worth reading. I'd like to introduce it on Very Good Food as well. The reason is that I really should have written up my Paris trip and experience at the 6 hands dinner event at In de Wulf but got caught up
- [Restaurant Glashuset - Babette’s Feast](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/04/15/restaurant-glashuset-babette’s-feast/) - NOTE: New owner. Kim Møller-Kjær has moved to Villa Vest now! Friday 6 April 2007 Delicacy and Innovation In the adorable, old, softly hilled but rough town of Lønstrup by Jutland’s North West coast there is a wonderful place, Restaurant Glashuset, only open during spring and summer. The chef there is Kim Møller-Kjær, an ambitious
- [Glashuset Revisited](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/08/09/glashusetrevisited/) - NOTE: New owner. Kim Møller-Kjær has moved to Villa Vest now! Have you ever tasted a wine made from Danish dandelions? Well, I certainly hadn't until about a couple of weeks ago. Kim is still going strong! Absolutely. Delectable food made of fine quality products from the area around Lønstrup in the Northern part of
- [MR Foam](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/06/17/mr/) - NOTE: This restaurant has close down! The food at MR is delectable and surprising in a light new Danish cuisine way. I had dinner there on 15 May 2007 and I just loved it. The food, every dish was delicious, well balanced and I missed nothing. I like MR first of all for the food,
- [New NOMA cook book out for pre-ordering!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/06/30/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!
- [Event: Culinaria in Brussels](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/05/22/event-culinaria-in-brussels/) - On June 3rd to 6th Brussels is hosting the outdoor food festival Culinaria at Tour & Taxis and forming the most Michelin stars ever owned by one restaurant: 50 Exhibitions 23 Michelin stars 16 Chefs 11 Workshops 4 Menus Amongst the participating chefs are Peter Goossens of Hof van Cleve*** (#17 at The 50 Best's
- [Very Good Food Presents FOOG](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/05/22/very-good-food-presents-foog/) - Our aim is to share our blogs into ONE single foodie community in order to provide unique and added value for you, foodie, gastronaut, looking for reports, pictures, videos from meals, events or even simple human meetings we are doing in our daily life. And this life is quite busy as focused on our passion which sounds obvious: Eating in restaurants.
- [Noma is number 1 - congratulations!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/26/noma-is-number-1-congratulations/) - I got the news by a text message. Despite the rumor during the day I could hardly believe it: NOMA is first on the 50 best restaurants in the world? It is true, though, and very well deserved. Congrats to René, Lau, Pontus and all of you brave guys! That's an achievement, and I'm so
- [The CPH Crawl - In Search of the Perfect Dinner](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/02/06/the-cph-crawl-in-search-of-the-perfect-dinner/) - Inspired by Steve Plotnicki's crawls in New York City with first chef Sergio Herman and later the food critic Jay Rayner, Laurent and I organised a crawl of CPH's best restaurants on 4th February 2010. To visit six places on one evening would be another way to discover restaurants, food, service, local products and what
- [My first Kobe beef burger](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/15/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
- [Why do we blog about restaurants?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/04/05/why-do-we-blog-about-restaurants/) - Today, I watched Steve Plotnicki being interviewed by Anthony Bourdain in the No Reservations feature. Three American guys are being asked why they blog about food and restaurants. This is an example of how things can be twisted on TV. My blogger friends and I certainly don't hate each other because someone doesn't like my
- [Michelin Stars?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/02/17/michelinstars/) - Last year, I announced when the Michelin guide to the Main Cities of Europe 2007 was released. The 2008 one is not out yet. Although the Michelin guides are neither the only guides nor the best on to how to find nice dining places, I am impatient. I'm sure, also that I am not the
- [It's Official! Copenhagen's Michelin Stars 2008](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/03/11/its-official-copenhagens-michelin-stars-2008/) - It's official! The red Michelin Guide for the Main Cities of Europe 2008 awards following Danish restaurants in this year's guide. 12 stars in a rather small city like Copenhagen. I think that's great!! Two stars: Noma ** One star: Ensemble * Era Ora * formel B * Geranium * (New) Kiin Kiin * (New)
- [This Year's Michelin Stars for Copenhagen? ](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/03/01/this-years-michelin-stars-for-copenhagen/) - It is this time of the year. Everyone interested in gastronomy starts pondering about the best restaurants in Copenhagen and how they will be rated in th new release of the only international guide which is covering my city. The Michelin Guide. Copenhagen is covered as part of the Main Cities in Europe guide. What
- [Guide Michelin and Copenhagen 2009!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/03/16/guide-michelin-and-copenhagen-2009/) - It’s official! The red Michelin Guide for the Main Cities of Europe 2009 sends 14 stars to Copenhagen restaurants in this year’s guide! Two stars: Noma ** One star: Ensemble * Era Ora * formel B * Geranium * Herman * (New) Kiin Kiin * Kokkeriet * (New) Kong Hans’ Kælder * MR * Paustian
- [Michelin 2010](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/13/michelin-2010-2/) - The news we have been waiting almost a year for is here, the new red Guide Michelin: Main Cities of Europe 2010 is here. Congrats to AOC with their first star and congrats to everybody else keeping theirs! Wonderful. :-) 13 stars overall is a step back compared to the 14 stars we had in
- [It's official - the Michelin Star Restaurants of Copenhagen!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/03/14/its-official-the-michelin-star-restaurants-of-copenhagen/) - The red Michelin Guide for the Main Cities of Europe 2007 will be published tomorrow. The following Danish restaurants have been rewarded this year: Two stars: Noma One star and a rising star: formel B One star: MR Søllerød Kro Era Ora The Paul Ensemble Kong Hans' Kælder One rising star: Paustian Kiin Kiin Congratulations!
- [Why noma deserves the rising third star!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/03/15/noma-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. It's amazing to experience dish after dish full of creativity, curiosity and delightness. But sometimes 10-14 courses is just too much, for me at least, and for
- [The Flemish Primitives - Is Belgium the New Black?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/03/01/the-flemish-primitives-is-belgium-the-new-black/) - On February 8th I attended my first international culinary conference, The Flemish Primitives, which took place in Bruges. Named after a group of painters who were active in the Netherlands during the 15th and early 16th century in the flourishing cities of Bruges and Ghent, The Flemish Primitives today is the a group of Belgian
- [elBulli will close for good](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/02/14/elbulli-will-close-for-good/) - In an interview last Friday (February 12th) Ferran Adriá informed that in December 2011 El Bulli will close for good. This was stated on the Diner's Journal about dining out on the New York Times blog. OK, so after the January announcement of the closure of two years I guess that we're not that surprised
- [VGF in panel at The Flemish Primitives](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/02/08/vgf-in-panel-debate-at-the-flemish-primitives/) - Quite surprisingly I was invited to be a part of a panel in front of a large audience at The Flemish Primitives. Here's the video - the debate starts around 11:40 mins. More to come when I get some time to blog :)
- [Aamanns Etablissement - a lovely Danish bistro you don't want to miss](https://verygoodfood.dk/2010/01/31/aamanns-etablissement-a-lovely-danish-bistro-you-dont-want-t-miss/) - When you’re in CPH, tired of dining at all the fancy places and looking for a more relaxed dinner, then Aamann’s Etablissement is the place to go. This is a no table cloth, no bs bistro that serves excellent, innovative Danish food with a twist. Its extremely high product quality and the refined execution are
- [Breaking News: Tyvenkokkenhanskoneoghendeselsker becomes Nouveau](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/07/19/nouveau/) - NB! This restaurant is closed down and doesn't exsist anymore. Wow! What an evening! What absolutely surprising and fantastic food! The restaurant with the peculiar name Tyvenkokkenhanskoneoghendeselsker (The Cook, the Thief, His Wife & Her Lover) has got a new owner: Kasper Rune Sørensen. Before Kommandanten had closed, Kasper commanded the kitchen flag ship at
- [How To Travel With a White Truffle?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/12/27/how-to-travel-with-a-white-truffle/) - I guess it isn’t everyday white truffles pass through the airport security check point at Copenhagen Airport. On Christmas day I flew from CPH to Aalborg to visit my family in Northern Jutland. My dad had kindly given me two white truffles to share with my family in-law. The truffles were wrapped in paper towels
- [The Flemish Primitives - Sense For Taste 2010](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/12/13/the-flemish-primitives-sense-for-taste-2010/) - The Flemish Primitives are organising a one day gastronomy event in Bruges, Belgium, on 8th of February 2010. The event is an annual meeting place for cross fertilisation between the food and the beverage industry, gastronomy, the wine world, artists and scientists. Great primitives like BART DE POOTER from ** De Pastorale, SANG HOON DEGEIMBRE
- [Le Sommelier - Where did the Sophistication and Elegance go?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/07/29/lesommelier/) - Le Sommelier is a French brasserie and wine bar owned by Francis Cardenau, Jesper Boelskifte and Erik Gemal Witting. Francis was the chef at Kommandanten before he came to Le Sommelier and he was the first in Denmark to be awarded with two Michelin stars. I have dined at Le Sommelier many times since my
- [Very Good Food on Television](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/10/18/very-good-food-on-television/) - Friday night the Danish TV2 ran a feature on Danish food bloggers. Jacob Nielsen rang me up during the morning and asked if I wanted to be part of it. So, after work, I met with the reporter and the camera man at Restaurant Dim Sum in the centre of Copenhagen. The reporter asked me
- [El Gustazo - My Spanish Mood](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/09/12/elgustazo/) - NB! This restaurant is closed down and doesn't exsist anymore. My baby brother and I had talked for a long time about visiting El Gustazo together. We wanted to do it for months but didn't carry it into effect until Friday 7 September. Before I go on, I need to state a disclaimer. My brother
- [Video Recording from In de Wulf](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/09/23/video-recording-from-in-de-wulf/) - This is the video recording by Cuisiner En Ligne from the kitchen of In de Wulf in Belgium where Kobe Desramaults, Alexandre Gauthier and Philip Claeys were cooking Monday evening September, 21st. Archive télé du 21/09/2009 22:27:08 sur Blog video
- [3 Chefs Cooking Event in Belgium - Live Broadcast](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/09/20/3-chefs-cooking-event-in-belgium-live-broadcast/) - On next Monday September 21, I'm returning to the In de Wulf restaurant for the cooking event of three chefs focusing on the Flanders region. Alexandre Gauthier from France (La Grenouillère, 1*), Philip Claeys (De Jonkman, 1*) and Kobe Desramaults (In de Wulf, 1*) from Belgium are preparing a dinner with focus on product from their
- [Copenhagen Cooking This Week!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/08/24/copenhagen-cooking-this-week/) - Check out the Copenhagen Cooking website if you are in Copenhagen this week. More than 65 different events all in relation to food and beverages as part of this Nordic food festival from 21st to 30th of August 2009. Yesterday, the Gericke food award was presented and the winners are: Starter: Mads Refslund, Restaurant MR,
- [Very Good Food in Danish](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/07/02/very-good-food-in-danish/) - About a month ago I started blogging for one of the major Danish newspapers, Politiken. I write about food and everything in relation to it. But like Very Good Food I mainly post articles about restaurants and dining experiences. My new Danish blog is called Trine spiser which means Trine eats in English - inspired
- [Cook It Raw!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/06/04/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. The setup was inspired by the COP15 - United Nations Climate Change Conference this coming
- [Gastros on Tour, Heston Blumenthal and the Most Decadent Day of My Life](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/10/16/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. Also, last time I dined at noma, René suggested me to take some time off. He would like to see how much they would develop over six months
- [Team FC Foodies Needs a Sponsor](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/05/23/team-fc-foodies-sponsor/) - Like last year, noma is arranging a five-a-side db invitational football tournament for gourmet restaurants. Forreign restaurants are joining as well and it's the goal to raise money for Action Against Hunger. Following restaurants are participating in the 2009 tournament: 1. Mielcke og Hurtigkarl 2. Kong Hans 3. noma 4. The Fat Duck (UK) 5.
- [MASH - Carnivore's Choice](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/05/06/mash-carnivores-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. MASH is owned and run by the Sommelier/Umami gang Erik Gemal, Jesper Boelskifte, Francis Cardeneau (who got two Michelin
- [Tips at Danish Restaurants?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/05/09/tips/) - To tip or not to tip - that's the question. Well, it's a question I often get here on the blog and something I also wonder about myself. I know I'm supposed to tip in the US, and friends and foodies tell me that it's customary to tip 15-18% or more in the US and
- [Report and Interviews from The World's 50 Best Event](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/04/23/report-and-interviews-from-the-worlds-50-best-event/) - [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mO5eEPpUYFw[/youtube] There is a great interview with René Redzepi at the very end. Enjoy!
- [Geranium Ranked World 77th Best!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/04/21/geranium-ranked-world-77th-best/) - Denmark has not only one but TWO restaurants listed on Restaurant Magazine's list of the world's best restaurant. Geranium is listed as number 77th on this year's S.Pellegrino World's 100 Best Restaurants. Congratulations Rasmus, Søren, Mette and your great team. You definitely deserve it and I hope to see you within the top 50 next
- [NOMA - The World's Third Best Restaurant!! ](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/04/20/noma-the-worlds-third-best-restaurant/) - This is amazing. Amazing but understandable for a huge fan like me. NOMA has just been awarded the world's third best restaurant by British Restaurant Magazine and after El Bulli as #1 and Fat Duck as #2 of the 2009 list. NOMA was also awarded Chef's Choice Award for best restaurant. What an achievement! Fantastic
- [Geranium - A Lovely Late Summer's Oasis](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/10/01/geranium/) - To honour my mom and dad I have decided to publish this post in both Danish and English - inspired by my blogger friends Laurent and recently discovered Julot who both post reviews in two different languages. The Danish version is available her. My mom and dad are sweet. They know me. They know exactly
- [OFF4 - Danish Gastronomy in France](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/02/28/off4-danish-gastronomy-in-france/) - Image courtesy of Laurent/GoT The fourth Omnivore Food Festival in Deauville took place this week on the 23-24 February 2009 and about ten French bloggers were invited to cover the event amongst the press. I recommend reading Laurent's and Julot's posts. This year there was huge focus on the great talent we have here in
- [Valencia's Food Market](https://verygoodfood.dk/2009/01/27/valencias-food-market/) - Just back from Valencia I'd like to show you some of the photos I took at the beautiful food market in Valencia, which was a short stop on the way to my destination Denia - where the exciting restaurant El Poblet is located. A review of my dinner there will follow soon. In the meanwhile,
- [The 2007 Very Good Food Evaluation](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/01/05/2007verygoodfoodevaluation/) - It's new years, and that always inspire people to make new years resolutions thinking back and feeling the need to do something about their bad habits and become a better human being. This is not what this post is about. I never make new years resolutions, because I know I could never keep them for
- [Oubæk - fast food or the running waitress](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/02/26/fast-food-or-the-running-waitress/) - Oubæk on 13 February 2007 food: Salted foie gras with salad Boeuf Béarnaise Crème Brûllèe wine: Domaine Ostertag Gewürztraminer 2003 Mauro Veglio Barolo [- I don't know which year] For a very long time I have wished to dine at Rasmus Oubæk’s restaurant and unfortunately, I never had the chance to do it, when it
- [Cheap Favourites](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/10/11/cheap-favourites/) - For great food and service for a reasonable price, you may have to go low. Here are three basement eateries that will give you a very nice evening, without breaking the bank. Cofoco (Abel Cathrines Gade 7 CPH V, +4533136060) serves traditional Danish or French recipes like salmon tartar, Jerusalem artichokes soup, sweetbreads or crème
- [Koefoed - a very nice sense of Bornholm](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/02/10/a-very-nice-sense-of-bornholm/) - This is a post not only about good food; it’s also about good service, which apparently can be hard to find in Copenhagen sometimes. A really nice experience. The occasion was a nice visit from America, and I had the business lunch with colleagues at the Restaurant Koefoed, situated in the city centre on 8
- [FAMO 51 - not far from famous](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/03/20/famo-51-not-far-from-famous/) - A great Italian osteria Thursday 15 March 2007 Entering the FAMO 51 and dropping our jackets in the cloakroom, I immediately noticed the grand slightly hollowed Parmigiano Reggiano cheese on the bar and the brass bowl cooling down the bottles of Prosecco di Valdobbiadene and Franciacorta Bellavista spumante. 'That looks like a really good start',
- [Le Clos de la Violette - Devine Dining](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/05/02/le-clos-de-la-violette-devine-dining/) - A few streets from the heart of Aix en Provence in a residential neighbourhood, I've found a little piece of paradise. The house and garden of Le Clos de la Violette. It's a beautiful place and very romantic. I arrived late in the morning on Saturday 28 April outside the town, because I always wanted
- [Une Table, au Sud - Entertaining the Senses](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/05/12/une-table-au-sud-entertaining-the-senses/) - Humidity and a scent of slightly salt sea, a light wind, darkness but the lights from the streets and the rocking boasts in the harbour, sounds of a town alive but knocking-off for the day. The romantic settings around the old port and the beautiful houses with shuttered windows, Châteaux d'If further away in the
- [German Thoroughness at s'Laurent](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/06/06/slaurent/) - S' Laurent is a nice Bib gourmand awarded low key restaurant serving delicate interpretations of the German cuisine offered generously and in large portions. On the way to our vacation at the Italian Riviera we stopped in the town of Ludwigsburg, and for a very special reason. Around this time last year we also stopped
- [La Nave - Simple and Honest](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/08/24/lanave/) - I'd like to tell you about La Nave. La Nave is located on the Ligurian Riviera in a tiny town named San Michele di Pagana between Rapallo and Portofino. It's a family style trattoria, very down to earth and very friendly. The food is simple and classic Italian dishes and very good. The reason why
- [Restaurant Koefoed Revisited](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/09/08/restaurantkofoed/) - With the fridge comprising nothing but some Parmasan and Präst cheese morsels, capers in salt and a glass of old olives a sudden improvised dinner in town at Restaurant Koefoed saw light on Thursday 6 September. I had phoned a couple of restaurants in vain for a booking and then came to think of this
- [La Pergola – Is this what the *** Michelin is all about?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/10/07/lapergola/) - A stunning view, posh interior, excellent food, fine service - a fantastic experience. Sounds of horse shoes on cobblestones, a murmur of Italian business men dressed in black and brown suits, gesticulating when talking loud on the phone, Dutch, German, Chinese, American voices and even Danish, the splashing water from the fountains I pass by
- [FAMO 51 Photos - Fantastic Food](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/10/20/famo51photos/) - The Italian trattoria style restaurant FAMO 51 has become one of my favourite low end dining places. Simple, variant, creative and above all deliciously good food. I have written about FAMO 51 before at my blog but not shown any pictures of the food I eat there. A couple of days ago the restaurant was
- [London Eats](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/12/07/londoneats/) - Just back from London, and I had a great time there, I was really lucky that all my eats turned out to be lovely in their own way. I stayed at the nice and old stylish Thistle Hotel in Bloomsbury which offered wifi in the rooms, so I could connect to cyberspace as often as
- [Texture - Upcoming Gourmet Place](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/01/03/texture/) - During my latest visit to London I had the pleasure of lunching with to new friends, Yin and her niece Ming, on the 1st of December 2007. I felt lucky to meet up with them in London, as I for some time had thought it would be good fun to eventually meet face to face.
- [Il Mio Divino](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/03/30/ildivino/) - By a sudden impulse I had a nice late lunch yesterday at one of my favourite places on the north coast of Zealand about half hour's drive from Copenhagen. I've been coming here on and off for many years - more often obviously after I got a car and after my mum invited my grandma
- [Noma - The World's 10th Best Restaurant!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/04/22/noma-the-worlds-10th-best-restaurant/) - According to the The S.Pellegrino World's 50 Best Restaurants 2008 noma is now number 10! Noma came in as the 15th best on that list last year. Happy Congratulations! This is amazing! Source: Berlingske Tidende
- [Restaurant Résidence - Classic Elegance](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/07/20/restaurant-residence/) - Interesting wine cllar, classic, elegant and tasty dishes in portions big enough to satisfy the appetite of a Bibendum-sized person
- [Turned Down By The Bull](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/10/28/turned-down-by-the-bull/) - Rejected by el bulli
- [A Falsled Kro Appetizer](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/12/02/falsledkro/) - I don't quite remember the first time I heard about the adorable place of Falsled Kro, and it has always been my dream to go there one day. I didn't seriously expect to ever go there, though, until I initiated this blog about very good food. Stuck once again in Copenhagen suburb traffic Friday afternoon,
- [Den lille fede - slow food](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/02/16/slow-food/) - Den lille fede restaurant, the menu on 7 February 2007: Jerusalem artichoke soup Smoked eel & apple Oven baked salmon Fingerling potatoes, pimento & olives Fried & braised beef Truffle risotto, mushrooms, & pearl onions Caña de Oveja Thyme honey, walnut bread & salad Spice cheesecake Carrot ice cream, preserved carrots & raisins Wine: Tokay
- [Alsace and the Copenhagen Fashion Week](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/02/04/alsace_fashion/) - Tonight I spontaneously dined at one of the less famous places in Copenhagen, Restaurant Alsace, where I have dined on and off for about 15 years. This place was founded by Austrian born Franz Stockhammer and is now run by his daughter Josephine Stockhammer and Franck Dietrich. It remains a mystery to me why the
- [Noma Revisited](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/04/21/noma-revisited/) - Wednesday 18 April 2007 I had decided not to write another post on noma. Really, this time I wanted to fully concentrate on the enjoyment of the afternoon alone with my dear mum and beloved baby brother, having lunch at my very favourite Danish restaurant. My jabbering about how extraordinary noma is, had finally paid
- [Unique noma](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/08/11/uniquenoma/) - I love noma. I just do. Of all the places where I have dined until this date, noma is the best one. Noma's food is brilliant. Nothing more, nothing less. Pure and seducing. Noma's like a drug. Skate wing and mussel liquor with cauliflower in different textures I wanted to dine at noma this special
- [Food and Thoughts and Talk at noma](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/02/26/food-and-thoughts-and-talk-at-noma/) - I took the day off from work to do something for myself. Eating out at an exclusive restaurant is my refuge, my hideaway, especially when my busy life is sucking out my energy. Fine dining is for me like stepping into another world for a short time. Even more so when I'm out on my
- [Geranium Revisited](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/03/22/geranium-revisited/) - My recent Geranium experience on 12 March was wonderful. What stroke me this time was the combination of the extreme kindness from the staff in a very down to earth way and, of course, the quality and creativity of the food. It's my second time at Geranium and this time was even better, than my
- [No More Copenhagen Post Food Blog](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/12/28/no-more-copenhagen-post-food-blog/) - I'm not writing articles for the Copenhagen Post's Food Blog any longer. I realised that it took up too much of my time and that I couldn't keep up with very good food the way I would like to. I've therefore decided to stop sending articles for the English newspaper. So, my new year's resolution
- [Copenhagen Post - Food Blog](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/09/30/copenhagen-post-food-blog/) - The Copenhagen Post has introduced a new food blog culumn in their In and Out Guide and they've invited Zarah Maria, Jennie and me to write it based on the content of our blogs respectfully. I've decided that I'll post my own writings here when they have been published. The first one was came out
- [Noma - Best Meal in 2008 by OA Guide](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/12/27/noma-best-meal-in-2008-by-oa-guide/) - An assortment of chefs, food writers, restaurant owners and bloggers and more than 90 people from all over the world have replied to the question from Steve Plotnicki, Opinionated About Dining, "Name the best meal you had in 2008" and noma was on most people's lips! Congratulations! WOW!
- [René Redzepi Rewarded Chef of the Year!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/12/03/rene-redzepi-rewarded-chef-of-the-year/) - The Spanish 10th food congress lomejordelagastronomia.com was last week rewarding René Redzepi, noma, Chef of the Year on the international scene! The congress was held in San Sebastian, and after four days of demonstrations by the world's famous chefs like Kobe Desramaults from In De Wulf, Pascal Barbot from Astrance, Quique Dacosta from El Poblet
- [Disappointing DR](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/11/16/disappointing-dr/) - This is a different post from what I usually write, but I just feel I have to say this. It has taken me a few days to really digest Danish Broadcasting Corporation's (DR) noma documentary. I knew DR was filming at noma and that there would be a broadcast this autumn. During my lunch and
- [Autumn Time is Truffle Time](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/11/14/autumn-time-is-truffle-time/) - Autumn time is truffle time. The moisty, earthy smell of this strange fungus is autumn in its purest sense and as the best truffles are in season at this time of the year, this is when to opt for the truffle dish. To me, the smell of truffles is also a trip down memory lane.
- [A Comment on the Noma Documentary](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/11/13/a-comment-on-the-noma-documentary/) - For you guys who were not able to see Danish Broadcasting Corporation's noma documentary tonight, I thought I'd like to make a comment. The one hour long documentary was portraying chef and owner Rene Redzepi. Half of the time we followed Rene in the kitchen instructing cooks how to prepare dishes, what to do and,
- [Noma Documentary](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/11/08/noma-documentary/) - Danish Broadcasting Corporation has been following noma day and night with a camera for months, and this has now resulted in a documentary that will be run the on DR1 channel the 12th November 8pm. Interesting, I'm sure.
- [Noma - Best Restaurant of 2008 by Den Danske Spiseguide](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/10/29/noma-best-restaurant-of-2008-by-den-danske-spiseguide/) - Noma was awarded best restaurant of the Year 2008 by Bent Christensen’s Den Danske Spiseguide. Other awards for 2008 are: BEST RESTAURANT noma :-) BEST CHEF Thomas Herman, Herman BEST MAITRE d'/WAITER Christian Arø Mortensen, Premisse BEST SOMMELIER Thilde Jo Maarbjerg, Kong Hans Kælder BEST WINE LIST Søllerød Kro - again!! BEST DIGESTIVES Kiin-Kiin BEST
- [Ads? Nah!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/08/03/ads-nah/) - As long as Google Adwords can't match the content of my blog any better than with lipo suction, diet products and other totally irrelevant ads, I won't smudge Very Good Food with them. Personally, I don't like ads on blogs very much, especially not when it's difficult to figure out what's the real content and
- [Huh, ads?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/07/19/huh-ads-on-verygoodfood/) - Yeah, well. I have realized that it's quite an expensive hobby I've got. Maybe a few Google ads can pay for the wine... or some of it. Or one of the p4s :) So, click a few, if you'd like to, and support my quest for very good food.
- [Camera Comments](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/08/02/camera-comments/) - I've decided to create a Camera Comments page to gather all the camera comments there so they are easy to find in the future instead of attched to various post I publish. Feel free to add any comments or questions about photography there! :-)
- [noma 1st and formel B 10th Best Restaurants in Europe!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/07/21/noma-1st-and-formel-b-10th-best-restaurants-in-europe/) - Travelers from all over the world have voted for the best places to dine in Europe and rank noma best above Fat Duck and El Bulli! formel B scores 10th best!
- [The Summer Trip](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/07/17/the-summer-trip/) - Ridiculous name for this post as it was raining almost the whole time and the temperature barely exceeded 20 degrees Celsius. But anyway, I originally planned that the bimmer should ride me through German, Dutch, Belgian and French dining experiences, but the very last minute I decided to skip France to the benefit of a
- [FC Foodies Finish Sixth in the Grand Gourmet Five-A-Side Tournament 2008](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/06/29/fc-foodies-finishes-sixth-in-the-grand-gourmet-five-a-side-tournament-2008/) - On a cloudy and grey Sunday June 22nd, the first Five-A-Side Football Tournament for Copenhagen's top restaurants became a reality. The event was organised by Daniel, pastry chef at noma and five days before the big day, I got invited to join the tournament with a team of food bloggers. As you probably imagine, it
- [What's very good food?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/02/25/whats-very-good-food/) - That's a very good question! Welcome to my blog. The purpose of my VERY GOOD FOOD blog is to share experiences from restaurants, cafes and other places I have eaten good food. Mainly in Copenhagen, Denmark where I live, but also in other parts of the world. I love having dinner at excellent restaurants and
- [Noma is number 15 of the world's 50 best restaurants!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/04/24/noma-is-number-15-of-the-worlds-50-best-restaurants/) - Restaurant noma was voted the world's 15 best restaurant by the World's 50 Best Restaurants of 2007. Congratulations! Source: Politiken
- [Change my serviette, please!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/08/06/serviettes/) - There's something about gourmet dining that puzzles me a lot. The serviette and when it gets changed. At most of the top-notch restaurants I have been to, they change my serviette with a clean, ironed and perfectly folded according to that place's custom every time I go to the loo. But not all gourmet restaurants
- [Do plums have a sex life?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/08/13/plum/) - I have a weekend cottage. I love it there. It's the complete opposite of my everyday life in the city. I find nature, peace there. It's by the fiord, close to the water. The house has a big garden, where I try to grow a rose plant, a honeysuckle and to keep some of the
- [Gastronaut's Goodies](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/08/15/gastrogoodies/) - During the last months I have discovered some fabulous blogs about good food and good restaurants. I'm feeding myself and my laptop with creations of these sources in between my excellent eats escapes. I'm highly inspired by them. To credit these great writers and photographers I'm mentioning them here. Luxeat (English) by Aiste, beautiful food
- [Nouveau is Nouveau!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/09/14/nouveau-2/) - Nouveau exists for a fact, and the website is available at www.restaurantnouveau.dk. The owner is Kasper Rune Sørensen, who in the past has been working at the Kong Hans Kælder and the Kommandanten. On 1st April 2007, he took over the TyvenKokkenHansKoneogHendesElsker and has now teamed up with Tim Funder, also from Kommandanten, who is
- [How to find good food?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/10/06/goodfoodguides/) - Not many international guides cover Copenhagen in their restaurant guides. Even less go outside the capital of Denmark. In fact by early 2007, I only knew of the Michelin Guide. Thanks to Luxeat I now know more (thanks, A.!). In a comment The "Gastronaut" questions lack of Michelin coverage of provincial Denmark and Scandinavia and
- [formel B - Restaurant of the year 2007 by Den Danske Spiseguide!](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/10/29/dendanskespiseguide/) - Formel B is the award winning Restaurant of the Year 2007 by Bent Christensen's Den Danske Spiseguide. This Danish guide is the most thorough and handy guide of what to eat and where when dining out in Denmark. The guide is also awarding the Best Lunch Place, Best Dessert, Best Eat & Sleep, Best Chef,
- [Dining with Chuck](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/01/13/chuckeats/) - I discovered Chuck's blog through Luxeat, which I have mentioned here before. Chuck lives in California, is a sharp food critique and writes very thorough and honest reports about his eating experiences from all over the world. Read for example his El Poblet review from October 2007. In his descriptions he is very precise, and
- [Trine Needs Slimming](https://verygoodfood.dk/2008/03/16/trineneedsslimming/) - I must share this with you. If this isn't gluttony, then I don't know what is. Four great restaurants in four days, how about that? A couple of months ago I scheduled a weekend trip to visit a couple of restaurants, I'd never tried, outside Copenhagen. By coincident it happened that I would revisit my
- [What's good food?](https://verygoodfood.dk/2007/02/25/hello-world/) - That's a very good question! Welcome to my blog. The purpose of my GOOD FOOD blog is to share experiences from restaurants, cafes and other places I have eaten good food. Mainly in Copenhagen, Denmark where I live, but also in other parts of the world. I love having dinner at excellent restaurants and adore

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## Tags

- [Alsace](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/alsace/)
- [Den Lille Fede](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/den-lille-fede/)
- [Facil](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/facil/)
- [Falsled Kro](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/falsled-kro/)
- [FAMO 51](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/famo-51/)
- [Fat Duck](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/fat-duck/)
- [formel B](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/formel-b/)
- [Geranium](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/geranium/)
- [Glashuset](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/glashuset/)
- [Il Divino](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/il-divino/)
- [Kiin Kiin](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/kiin-kiin/)
- [Koefoed](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/koefoed/)
- [La Nave](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/la-nave/)
- [La Pergola](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/la-pergola/)
- [Le Clos de la Violette](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/le-clos-de-la-violette/)
- [Le Sommelier](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/le-sommelier/)
- [Madeleines Madteater](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/madeleines-madteater/)
- [MR](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/mr/)
- [noma](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/noma/)
- [Restaurationen](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/restaurationen/)
- [s'Laurent](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/slaurent/)
- [Søllerød Kro](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/soelleroed-kro/)
- [St. John](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/st-john/)
- [Texture](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/texture/)
- [The Paul](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/the-paul/)
- [Une Table au Sud](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/une-table-au-sud/)
- [Dessirier](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/dessirier/)
- [Oubæk](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/oubæk/)
- [Willi's Wine Bar](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/willis-wine-bar/)
- [Ensemble](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/ensemble/)
- [Résidence](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/residence/)
- [In de Wulf](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/in-de-wulf/)
- [Oud Sluis](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/oud-sluis/)
- [Cafe Royal](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/cafe-royal/)
- [The Ricemarket](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/the-ricemarket/)
- [Il Senso](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/il-senso/)
- [Cofoco](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/cofoco/)
- [Herman](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/herman/)
- [el bulli](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/el-bulli/)
- [The Kitchin](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/the-kitchin/)
- [El Poblet](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/el-poblet/)
- [Ti Trin Ned](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/ti-trin-ned/)
- [MASH](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/mash/)
- [Mielcke & Hurtigkarl](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/mielcke-hurtigkarl/)
- [Schloss Berg](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/schloss-berg/)
- [Le Chateaubriand](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/le-chateaubriand/)
- [Mistral](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/mistral/)
- [Aamanns Etablissement](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/aamanns-etablissement/)
- [CPH Crawl](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/cph-crawl/)
- [AOC](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/aoc/)
- [The Umstead](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/umstead/)
- [Burger Joint](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/burger-joint/)
- [Le Meurice](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/le-meurice/)
- [WD~50](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/wd50/)
- [Corton](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/corton/)
- [Villa Vest](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/villa-vest/)
- [Henne Kirkeby Kro](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/henne-kirkeby-kro/)
- [Kødbyens Fiskebar](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/kødbyens-fiskebar/)
- [Relæ](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/relæ/)
- [El Celler de Can Roca](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/el-celler-de-can-roca/)
- [St. John Bread and Wine](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/st-john-bread-and-wine/)
- [L'Air du Temp](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/lair-du-temp/)
- [Fäviken Magasinet](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/faviken-magasinet/)
- [Aqua](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/aqua/)
- [Lerbach](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/lerbach/)
- [La Vie](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/la-vie/)
- [Arzak](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/arzak/)
- [Krogs Fiskerestaurant](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/krogs-fiskerestaurant/)
- [Librije's Zusje](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/librijes-zusje/)
- [Sushi Kanesaka](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/sushi-kanesaka/)
- [Ryu Gin](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/ryu-gin/)
- [Hana Kitcho](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/hana-kitcho/)
- [Librije's Hotel](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/librijes-hotel/)
- [Frantzén/Lindeberg](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/frantzenlindeberg/)
- [Bror](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/bror/)
- [La Grenouillère](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/la-grenouillere/)
- [Auberge de la Grenouillère](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/auberge-de-la-grenouillere/)
- [Frantzén](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/frantzen/)
- [Maaemo](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/maaemo/)
- [No2](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/no2/)
- [Paustian](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/paustian/)
- [L'Air du Temps](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/lair-du-temps/)
- [knuthenlund](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/knuthenlund/)
- [KOKS](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/koks/)
- [Skerpi](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/skerpi/)
- [Faroe Islands](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/faroe-islands/)
- [Leif Sørensen; Poul Andiras Ziska](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/leif-sorensen-poul-andiras-ziska/)
- [Karin Visth](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/karin-visth/)
- [Pierre Gagnaire](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/pierre-gagnaire/)
- [Michelin Nordic Guide 2016](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/michelin-nordic-guide-2016/)
- [michelin](https://verygoodfood.dk/tag/michelin/)