High-End Food

L’Arnsbourg – Back on the Block

IFS — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 08:12:39 +0000

I must admit, for me, L’Arnsbourg is a special place. Memories from absolutely stunning meals (I still remember the roasted foie gras with Wakamé tee and lemon structures from 2007), a beautiful interior in a quite remote almost enchanted location and a warm-hearted special, almost family-like service. But, in 2008 I (and several other frequent visitors) had the impression that Jean-Georges Klein did struggle and couldn’t live up to his previous performance. The always delightful blue lobster showed up in rather mediocre quailty and the whole menu dramaturgy (one of the key points in Klein’s cuisine) wasn’t that convincing anymore, coupled with some quite questionable dishes. So, it was time to revisit…

Essigbrätlein: A German Contribution to the New Naturals?

IFS — Mon, 31 May 2010 19:20:32 +0000

Nuremberg is widely known for its Christmas market, one of the largest across Germany, for its picturesque city centre, and for Nürnberger Bratwürst’l. These small yummy sausages are quite typical for the Franconians and their love for a rustic and simple fare. But, there is a different restaurant to be discovered, a culinary gem: the Restaurant Essigbrätlein (no link as there is no website;-)). Without its big ancient name tag it would be difficult to find inmidst the historic centre with all its small houses.

Culinaria in Brussels is Coming Up

IFS — Tue, 25 May 2010 10:48:43 +0000

Culinaria² is coming up: an outdoor food festival taking place in Brussels where 16 Belgian chefs unite to introduce not only foodies to their cuisine. Impressive: 23 Michelin stars, 50 exhibition stands, 11 workshops and 4 menus each comprising at least 6 stars…

FOOG Magazine is Online

IFS — Thu, 20 May 2010 20:13:09 +0000

A new web magazine for all those who are passionate about food and wine, FOOG Magazine, has been launched this Monday.

The CPH Crawl (V): MR

IFS — Fri, 07 May 2010 16:09:23 +0000

After noma we took a large taxi back into mid-town Copenhagen to experience MR – Mads Refslund’s fine restaurant.

The CPH Crawl (IV): noma

IFS — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:09:30 +0000

As we thought to be back in our comfort zone after a bit of rock’n roll at The Paul, René surprised us completely. As we had all eaten there in the three days before (in shifts as we couldn’t organize another joint diner) there was not really much of the current menu or any classic dishes that he could serve us. So he went in a different direction…

The CPH Crawl (III): The Paul

IFS — Tue, 06 Apr 2010 11:35:49 +0000

As the timing at Herman was perfect we could catch up on time… The sommelier of Herman escorted us through Tivoli to The Paul.

The CPH Crawl (II): Herman

IFS — Wed, 31 Mar 2010 11:52:21 +0000

After a short cab ride through snowy Copenhagen (and finishing off our brilliant doggy bags) we arrived at the hotel Nimb at the Tivoli where the one star Restaurant Herman is located. The Nimb is clearly one of the best hotels in town and had been reopened as the New Nimb in May 2008 along with its gourmet restaurant Herman. Soon in 2009 Herman did receive its first Michelin star.

The CPH Crawl (I): Kiin Kiin

IFS — Sun, 28 Mar 2010 23:41:44 +0000

It’s been some time – but my memories are still so vivid. It was great fun – and not only that – it was also unusual, surprising and entertaining. Unusual because six diners visited six restaurants in the course of one night in one city (well, not really as Holte is not part of CPH). Surprising because some dishes were clearly pushing the border. Entertaining because I had great company and discussed many insights on the culinary scene with them (you know what I mean)…

The Copenhagen Crawl is Coming Up

IFS — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 23:49:45 +0000

When I started reading the international food forums and blogs I almost immediately stumbled on Steve Plotnickis’ Opinionated About – the first post I read was about Steve’s brilliant dinner at Oud Sluis which forced me to go there this very year. A couple of posts later I read that chef Sergio Herman of this very restaurant had called Steve and asked for advice where to eat in New York. Finally, this ended up in Steve arranging the first restaurant crawl with him and Sergio eating at various important NYC restaurants on one night.