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… Continue reading Event: Culinaria in Brussels
Very Good Food Presents FOOG
I’m proud to present that Very Good Food is part of FOOG Magazine – the new web community created by me and my friends. We are 6 European FOod blOGgers: Very Good Food (Denmark) Cuisiner en Ligne (France) High-End Food (Germany) Food Intelligence (France) Food Snob (UK) Gastros on Tour (Belgium) Our aim is to… Continue reading Very Good Food Presents FOOG
WD~50 – 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… Continue reading WD~50 – Works for Me
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… Continue reading Le Meurice ***
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:
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… Continue reading Noma is number 1 – congratulations!
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… Continue reading The CPH Crawl – Conclusion
CPH Crawl 6/6: 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… Continue reading CPH Crawl 6/6: Søllerød Kro
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… Continue reading Back From New York
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.… Continue reading Burger Joint NYC – if you love burgers
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… Continue reading Stranded in New York City
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… Continue reading My first Kobe beef burger
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… Continue reading Why do we blog about restaurants?
CPH Crawl 5/6: 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… Continue reading CPH Crawl 5/6: MR
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
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 3/6: 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… Continue reading CPH Crawl 3/6: The Paul
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