Author: Kristian Brask Thomsen

  • TAUBENKOBEL

    ———————————————— Spending time with Barbara and Alain, the co-owners of the family run hotel and restaurant Taubenkobel, Austria, one easily becomes completely absorbed by their warmth and palpable veracity. You instantly feel a home. They talk earnestly about their humble beginnings, close family relationships, about living off the land and the desire to pass on their reverence…

  • THE DINNER PARTY 30 – THE NEWLY ANNOUNCED 2* MICHELIN

    THE CRITICS’ DARLING ________________________ Bon Vivant Communications presents The Dinner Party 30 featuring Critics’ Darling Søren Selin in the company of Champion Sommelier Restaurateur Christian Aarø at Restaurant AOC – Aarø & Co. in Copenhagen, Saturday 11th April 2015 from 19.00 – 01.00. Offering only a limited seating of 14 notabilities only at this highly acclaimed 2-starred Michelin restaurant, there will be Champagne,…

  • THE LAMBERT-SCHMIDT COLLABORATION DINNER AT THE MUSKET ROOM

    Executive Chef Owner Matt Lambert invites Nordic Alchemist Thorsten Schmidt of Maling & Schmidt in Denmark to co-create a dinner extraordinaire at fast rising The Musket Room in New York City, Monday April 20th.  This is your chance to experience not only Lambert’s translation of the New Zealand cooking into the American surroundings, but to also see how he works with…

  • DIEGO MUÑOZ

    PERUVIAN CULINARY EXPLORER ————————————— Widely renown as one of the world’s most talented and creative chefs, Diego Muñoz flawlessly executes a complex layering of flavours with extreme attention to detail with an innovative and clean style. Former Executive Chef at the world renowned Astrid y Gastón in Lima, Peru, where he during four years took the…

  • AOC – THE NEW TWO STAR MICHELIN RESTAURANT OF COPENHAGEN

    Yesterday in Stockholm the first Nordic Michelin Guide was released with the announcement that Restaurant AOC has received their second of the three possible stars. Chef Owner Søren Selin (left) states: “We hoped for two stars but didn’t expect it in anyway. How can anyone? This is fantastic news and huge for me. This recognition makes me very proud…

  • DINING IMPOSSIBLE 10 – HONG KONG

    For its tenth edition, the globetrotting dinner party enters the Pearl of the Orient. Dining Impossible has been jetting off to different parts of the world, feasting at the finest restaurants that San Sebastián, Copenhagen, Barcelona and New York have to offer. This year, our gastro-passports take us even further afield as Hong Kong is added into the tantalising mix of dining destinations.  Highlighted…

  • RONNY EMBORG APPOINTED AS NEW EXECUTIVE CHEF AT ATERA

      Former elBulli, Mugaritz, Geranium and Executive Chef of AOC and Marchal in Copenhagen, Chef Ronny Emborg, enters New York City. ———————————————— After three amazing years at Atera, Chef Matthew Lightner has announced that he will leave the restaurant to pursue a new opportunity. After a short closure in April, Atera will reopen with a new guest experience…

  • THE LAMBERT-TANAKA COLLABORATION DINNER AT THE MUSKET ROOM

    Executive Chef Owner Matt Lambert invites Parisian shooting star and owner of Restaurant A.T, Atsushi Tanaka to co-create a dinner extraordinaire at fast rising The Musket Room in New York City, Monday February 23rd.  The two chefs have admired each others’ cooking from across the Atlantic, now coming together to showcase their skills side by side.…

  • ATSUSHI TANAKA

    THE ENIGMA ———————————————— Japanese/French chef and owner of Restaurant A.T . Introducing a dynamic, artistic and progressive cuisine with multiple influences to the palates of Paris. Let’s make one thing clear: Atsushi Tanaka’s cuisine isn’t Japanese. Neither is it Spanish, Scandinavian nor Parisian, despite the fact that he has spent better half of his life training…

  • DAVID MUÑOZ & MATTHEW LIGHTNER – THE VIDEO

    Earlier in November David Muñoz of 3* Michelin DiverXO travelled from Madrid to cook a collaboration dinner with Matthew Lightner at 2* Michelin Atera in New York City.  Press play to see what happened. http://vimeo.com/112290575 ———————————————— Hungry for more? Have a look behind the scenes.