Only 50 shades of grey?

What a poor experience – only 50 shades of grey (or Grey ;))… is that’s all?!

No-no, don't worry! Life is much better - actually, our eyes can easily distinguish at least 500 shades of grey!

As well as we can detect up to 10 million different colors with our eyes and easily turn this rainbow into extremely pleasurable firework of senses

                        

      I definitely choose a colorful life experiences!

Golf, Spa and Sunday Tea at the Kokkedal Castle

 

Kokkedal Castle Hotel is a nice runaway just in 30-minute drive north from Copenhagen. It was opened in spring 2014. A nice place close to Copenhagen with beautiful nature and lovely beaches, golf, spa and even Sunday Tea at the Castle :)

 

Kokkedal Castle hotel is close to Kronborg Castle (famous as Elsinore in Shakespeare's Hamlet), Frederiksborg Castle, Louisiana Art Gallery, Karen Blixen Museum, Dyrehaven park with a lot of deers and an amusement park Bakken.

www.kokkedalslotcopenhagen.dk/en

 

 

 

Refined stay in Copenhagen

I’m glad to announce that hotel D’Angleterre in the heart of Copenhagen was reopened in May after a few years long refurbishment. The oldest hotel in Copenhagen with the newest facilities is again waiting for us!

Fire in January

I love fireplaces! Especially in the end of January in Copenhagen ;)

 

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Sand Sculpture festival in Copenhagen

Sand Sculpture festival at Ofelia Beach in Copenhagen.

Beautiful and impressing works :)
Opened until 5th of August 2012
www.cphsand.com/en

Paradise for foodies

Michelin starred restaurants 2012 in Copenhagen

Restaurant Noma

Geranium

Grønbech & Churchill

Relæ

Restaurant AOC Aarø & Co.

Restaurant Kong Hans Kælder

Era Ora

Restaurant Formel B

Søllerød Kro

Restaurant Kiin Kiin

Restaurant Herman i Nimb

Kokkeriet

Den Røde Cottage

It was a Michelin star fall in Copenhagen this year - 13 restaurants with a total of 14 Michelin stars. World’s best restaurant Noma has 2 stars and 4 new new restaurants joined the list: Geranium with Rasmus Kofoed (gold winner Bocuse d’Or World in 2011), Relæ, Grønbech & Churchill and Den Røde Cottage.

Michelin restaurants in Copenhagen 2011

Copenhagen is one of the most interesting gastronomic cities not only in Scandinavia and Europe, but in the whole world. The world's best restaurant Noma and the world's best chief cook Rasmus Kofoed (Geranium) are attracting foodies from all over the world.

Michelin  awarded  restaurants  in  Copenhagen  2011

Noma **

A/O/C/ *

Herman * at Nimb

Kokkeriet *

The Paul * Tivoli Gardens

Formel B *

Era Ora *

Kong Hans Kælder *

Søllerød Kro *

Kiin Kiin *

  Sad news...

MR unfortunately was closed last year

Paustian lost the star under new ownship

Geranium with Rasmus Kofoed (the gold winner of Bocuse d’Or Europe 2010 and the gold winner Bocuse d’Or World in 2011) got only a rising star this year.

Ridiculous!

Spring is finally creeping here with shower rains, strong winds and bright sunshine, pleasing our senses with first warm days, twittering birds, tender snowdrops and lovely buttercups.

February and March were grateful months filled with Joan Miró in Arken, colorful exhibition "The Colour in Art" in Louisiana, Copenhagen Lifestyle Fair, controversial artist Marco Evaristti with his exhibition "Kill me" at ME Contemporary and his "Rolexgate" dedicated to Holocaust victims at Kunsthallen Nikolaj; the premier of beautiful, but a bit disappointing "Alice in Wonderland", Nicolaj Bergmann with his "Flowers and Design" in Brøndsalen...

Indeed, a lot was happening in the period of white and cold months in Copenhagen. The restaurants were often visited and my gastrocuriousity (in a sweet drowsiness with pleasurable anticipation) and I were speculating - how would the Michelin stars be distributed in 2010?! So, I was self-satisfacted, when the list was announced a few days ago - all 2009 Michelin rated restaurants got their stars again and one new joined the "star club" - A/O/C.

Here is the list of the Michelin awarded restaurants in Copenhagen in 2010 :)

A/O/C/ *

Herman *

Kokkeriet *

                          The Paul *                           

Era Ora *

Formel B *

Paustian *

MR *

Kong Hans Kælder *

Søllerød Kro *

Kiin Kiin *

Noma **

Taste Copenhagen

Danish capital got its own cocktail - Copenhagen.

Five best bartenders from Copenhagen competed to create a modern and trendy Scandinavian drink. The official taste of Danish capital was chosen by qualified critics and audience at Hotel Sct.Petri in the end of August 2009. The winner was Gromit Eduardsen from popular cocktail bar 1105 at Kristen Bernikows Gade.

"Copenhagen cocktail is absolutely delicious... and  it tastes of Copenhagen!"
Philip Duff,
international cocktail guru

Michelin inspectors are coming to town!

Oh! You better watch out,

You better not cry, 
You better not pout,

I'm telling you why:
Michelin inspectors are coming to town!

They making a list,

They checking it twice,

They gonna find out

Who's naughty or nice.

Michelin inspectors are coming to town!

Yes, Michelin inspectors are in Copenhagen! What new places are on their list? Who will loose their stars? Will Copenhagen get new stars? Top restaurateurs are doing their best to impress inspectors. There will be guessed, who potentially gain new gourmet stars. Mielcke & Hurtigkarl and A/O/C/ AARØ & CO. are two bids. Generally, the inspectors like to see a stable high level over a relatively long period before awarding. However, Herman was an exception in 2009. The star was awarded to Herman, that was opened for less than a year. One thing is certain - we have to wait until March 2010, when the new version of Main Cities of Europe will be released.

Michelin publishes guidebooks in 23 countries and is one of the best-selling restaurant guides in the world. The inspectors write detailed reports, which are distilled at annual "stars meetings" into the ranking of three stars, two stars, one star or... no stars...

One star: a very good restaurant in its category
Two stars: excellent cooking, worth a detour
Three stars: exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey

Three star Michelin ranking is rare - only 81 in the world. 26 three stars restaurants exist in France (Paris got 10), New York has 4, London was awarded just one in 2009. Tokyo got the most Michelin three stars restaurants in the world - 11! Tokyo also retained its title as the city with the most stars in the world - 261 stars in 197 restaurants - triple the number awarded to Paris restaurants.

Copenhagen got 13 stars in 2009 - 11 one strar restaurants - Kokkeriet, The Paul, Era Ora, Formel B, Paustian, MR, Herman, Kong Hans Kælder, Søllerød Kro, Kiin Kiin and Ensemble (got 2 stars in 2005, unfortunately was closed this year) and 1 two stars restaurant - Noma.

Santa Claus is coming to town!