Category: Restaurant

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… Continue reading AOC – Makes Me Happy

Michelin 2010

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… Continue reading Michelin 2010

CPH Crawl 4/6: 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… Continue reading CPH Crawl 4/6: noma

CPH Crawl 2/6: 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… Continue reading CPH Crawl 2/6: Herman

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… Continue reading The CPH Crawl – In Search of the Perfect Dinner

Aamanns Etablissement – a lovely Danish bistro you don’t want to 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… Continue reading Aamanns Etablissement – a lovely Danish bistro you don’t want to miss

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… Continue reading Mistral

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… Continue reading Who Said Identity Crisis?

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… Continue reading Kiin Kiin Revisited

Søllerød Kro is the loveliest summer lunch

I wish I could take every Friday afternoon off from work and go to Søllerød and lunch at the inn named Søllerød Kro. 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… Continue reading Søllerød Kro is the loveliest summer lunch

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… Continue reading Seduced by Mielcke & Hurtigkarl

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… Continue reading Cook It Raw!

MASH – Carnivore’s Choice

Despite the tough times for the Danish dining arena a brand new restaurant has just opened. The name is MASH – Modern American Steak House and it’s located in Galerie Asbæk’s former premises in Bredgade 20. MASH is owned and run by the Sommelier/Umami gang Erik Gemal, Jesper Boelskifte, Francis Cardeneau (who got two Michelin… Continue reading MASH – Carnivore’s Choice

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.