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 **

Warm Holiday Wishes

Warm Holiday Wishes!

Could be 2010...

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!