My friend Cathrine and I finally manifested our bee-themed concept for Denmark’s second Restaurant Day on November 17th. We’ve been working with bee larvae at the lab and Cathrine and I were…
This all started with a cup of coffee. Anne and I were meeting up at Coffee Collective in Torvehallerne, the large covered market in central Copenhagen. Afterwards we wandered the…
One fresh Sunday at the beginning of November, Chris called me up to help him pick apples. He had discovered two large trees in the backyard of his work, heavy with fruit…
October. A straight shot south over the alps. We came a day early for a conference at the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Bra. Michael and Ben presented on the…
I wrote about lacto-fermentation and these elderberry capers on Diaforlife a couple months ago (after fiddleheads and dulse), but they are ready now and therefore deserve some new attention. After…
The quietest day. Cocoa beans, provided me by Anne. She has this habit of bestowing gifts. Usually of the chocolate variety. A real treat. The crunchy, thick, squeaky texture and taste…
Arla, the Danish dairy giant, can be artistic. A massive installation in the centre of Copenhagen, made entirely out of the iconic green plastic milk crate. Uyen, my friend from Yale,…
by Nikolaos Strangas, the prince of patisserie in the Danish capital. He may be the newer kid on the block, but this Greek pastry chef has got serious skills, an…
As the weather gets cooler, the food is getting heartier. Luckily Denmark has many solutions for this particular problem. Porridge, it’s your cue. Oat porridge, fried pumpkin seeds, baked apple…
Or, as we say in Canada, ‘Thanksgiving’. This year was a splendid, low-key, spontaneous affair. Jacquie, stage at the restaurant for six months and fellow Canadian, and I decided we…
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