Michelin Awards Nordic Cuisine
In recent years, the Nordic culinary tradition has been rediscovered and modernised and has set off a whole new focus on innovative Nordic cooking and the use of seasonal ingredients and high quality produce.
The 2010 edition of the renowned foody’s bible, the French Michelin Guide, has awarded a total of thirteen stars to Copenhagen restaurants, which means that the city now boasts more Michelin stars than any other city in Scandinavia.
Seasoned visitors to Copenhagen have known it for years, but the news that the latest Michelin Guide has awarded thirteen stars, to the city’s restaurants. This confirms that Copenhagen continues as a food-lover’s destination in Scandinavia.
Michelin stars Danish cuisine as a whole has changed radically over the past twenty years, blending southern European influences with the richness of Denmark’s natural produce, such as its traditionally excellent dairy produce, its quality, organic fruit and vegetables and, of course, the raw ingredients from its surrounding waters.
The new Michelin-starred restaurants are smaller and owned by younger people who work in the kitchens themselves or as waiters.
Olo, in Helsinki; Onyx, Budapest; and Thoernstroems Koek, Gothenburg, win a star.
Restaurants losing a star include Zur Plainlinde, Salzburg; Bo Bech at Paustian and MR, both in Copenhagen; Carma, Helsinki; Haga, Oslo; and Sjoemagasinet, in Gothenburg. Geranium, in Copenhagen, gets a rising star.
Recently awarded to win the Bocuse d’Or 2011:
Denmark, Sweden and Norway.
Bocuse d’Or: Rasmus KOFOED, representing DENMARK,
Second place, Bocuse d’Argent: Tommy MYLLYMÄKI, representing SWEDEN
Third place, Bocuse de Bronze: Gunnar HVARNES, representing NORWAY
Something has changed in relationship to food experiences in the Nordic countries where we now also will serve tomato wine!
Contact Travel Gate Sweden to taste and get inspiration from Gastro Tours in Scandinavia that will soon be coming up!
( Photo from Noma: Tuala Hjarnøwww.copenhagenmediacenter.com)