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… Continue reading Rocking El Celler de Can Roca
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… Continue reading Barcelona Eateries
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… Continue reading The Flemish Primitives 2011
Relæ in the 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… Continue reading Relæ in the Summer
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.… Continue reading The Triumph of Geranium
Rasmus Kofoed Wins GOLD at Bocuse d’Or 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!
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… Continue reading Verygoodfood for Mobile
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… Continue reading Will Noma get 3 Michelin stars? I need your help!
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).… Continue reading Schloss Berg Revisited
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… Continue reading Henne Kirkeby Kro and Talented Mr. Poulsen
The spirit of El Bulli and the foot print of the world’s 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,… Continue reading The spirit of El Bulli and the foot print of the world’s best gastronomy
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! 🙂
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,… Continue reading Henne Kirkeby Kro – Arrival and Startling Lunch
El Bulli
Spherical olives Here is a small teaser of my dinner at El Bulli last night. Stay tuned for more asap… 😉
The Meatpacking District’s 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… Continue reading The Meatpacking District’s Fish Bar… huh?
noma – one more time
Time for a new noma post! Today 2nd of August is my birthday so why not celebrate with a few words and photos from my latest visit to noma? 🙂 Long before noma was rewarded the best restaurant in the world, I ensured a table for four people on Saturday evening June 19th at 1900… Continue reading noma – one more time
Villa Vest – Probably Denmark’s 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… Continue reading Villa Vest – Probably Denmark’s Best View
Sad News: MR & Paustian v/Bo 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.… Continue reading Sad News: MR & Paustian v/Bo Bech have closed
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!
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… Continue reading Corton – Cool and Complex