The Spice – is Edward Kwon globalising Korean cuisine?
Being ranked as on of the ”Top Ten Young Chefs” by the American Culinary Federation in 2003, Edward Kwon has been aiming for the stars. Kwon’s goal is to “globalise Korean food” and with the opening of his restaurant The Spice in Seoul earlier this year, he’s trying to show that gourmet food doesn’t have to … Read more
Modern Korean at Jung Sik Dang
Jung Sik Dang serves “new Korean cuisine” using local ingredients. The restaurant was somewhat difficult to find as there is no English sign. Thanks to our taxi driver we did manage to find our way and as we exited the elevator on the 3rd floor, we recognized the ”New Korean” sign and felt assure we had reached the right … Read more
Noma – Pure Nomaism
Since I first read about Noma some years back I was very intrigued by the dogma thinking behind the project. I knew that I wanted to dine there, experience it firsthand. I’ve always loved food, but reading about fine dining made me realize that there was so much more to it than I had ever … Read more
Keisuke Matsushima – Japan meets France?
At the age of 20 Keisuke Matsushima came to France from Japan with the goal to open a fine dining restaurant. In order to understand the key ingredients to becoming a successful restaurateur he decided to take a high end gastronomic Tour de France using his (family’s) savings. On his 25th birthday in 2002 he opened a restaurant … Read more
Sheer opulence at Le Louis XV
Entering Le Louis XV – Alain Ducasse felt a bit like entering a theater setting. This dining room had beautiful meter high mirror walls, there was an enormous flower centerpiece, and the open doors facing the famous Monte Carlo casino allowed the soft midday light to flow into the room . The crisp white tablecloth, the … Read more
Aphrodite – the goddess of patience?
Copenhagen was slowly surrendering to autumn leaving the warmth of summer as a faint memory, so we packed our bags and caught a plane to Southern France for a few last rays of sun. Entering L’Apfrodite felt like coming into a beautiful green house. The restaurant seemed to be divided in two sections: inside which … Read more
Crispy pizzas at Magstræde 16
Magstræde 16 is both the name and the address of a restaurant that focuses on rustic Italian cuisine. The restaurant is located in a quint little house on a narrow cobblestone covered street in Central Copenhagen. We started with antipasto misto, a beautiful plate of semi dried tomatoes, chunks of Taleggio and Pecorino cheese, red onion … Read more
Fabulous French food at Rasmus Oubæk
Rasmus Oubæk is an all time favorite of mine. I love Oubæk. Oubæk opened my eyes (and taste buds) to quailty bérnaise and I will forever be grateful for that. Rasmus Oubæk, the restaurant, started out as a gourmet establishment, which I unfortunately never tried. A year after the restaurant went bistro style with 2 seatings and … Read more
