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… Continue reading Geranium Revisited
Trine Needs Slimming
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… Continue reading Trine Needs Slimming
It’s Official! Copenhagen’s 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)… Continue reading It’s Official! Copenhagen’s Michelin Stars 2008
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… Continue reading Food and Thoughts and Talk at noma
Michelin Stars?
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… Continue reading Michelin Stars?
Fat Duck – Intriguing and Intelligent
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… Continue reading Fat Duck – Intriguing and Intelligent
Alsace and the Copenhagen Fashion Week
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… Continue reading Alsace and the Copenhagen Fashion Week
Restaurationen – Classic Danish Cuisine
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… Continue reading Restaurationen – Classic Danish Cuisine
Splendid St. John and St. John Bread and Wine
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… Continue reading Splendid St. John and St. John Bread and Wine
Dining with Chuck
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… Continue reading Dining with Chuck
The 2007 Very Good Food Evaluation
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… Continue reading The 2007 Very Good Food Evaluation
Texture – Upcoming Gourmet Place
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.… Continue reading Texture – Upcoming Gourmet Place
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… Continue reading Noma and Grandma
London Eats
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… Continue reading London Eats
A Falsled Kro Appetizer
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,… Continue reading A Falsled Kro Appetizer
Creative Cooking – Glashuset Unleashed
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… Continue reading Creative Cooking – Glashuset Unleashed
formel B – Restaurant of the year 2007 by Den Danske Spiseguide!
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,… Continue reading formel B – Restaurant of the year 2007 by Den Danske Spiseguide!
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… Continue reading Nomaddiction
FAMO 51 Photos – Fantastic Food
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… Continue reading FAMO 51 Photos – Fantastic Food
La Pergola – Is this what the *** Michelin is all about?
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… Continue reading La Pergola – Is this what the *** Michelin is all about?