Not a long one...

But a blog post nonetheless !

Had a nice weekend, my brother came to København for the days! He arrived Saturday morning, and I was hoping and trying to get him a reservation to eat at the restaurant. But due to no cancellations, he didn't get to eat at the restaurant-per se. Everyday at five we break for staff meal for 35 minutes, so he came and had staff dinner with us then! But before dinner I gave him a nice tour of the restaurant, and introduced him to many of the people! Was very nice!

Sunday we headed out early afternoon for a walking tour of the city, including seeing two of the palaces, the royal gardens, the original Carlsberg brewery and the current Jacobsen brewery! Nice place to visit, with a great area setup to look around and visit. Carlsberg as it turns out is very important to the city of København, and the history. The famous "Little Mermaid" in København? Purchased and donated to the city from Carl Jacobsen, son of the founder of Carlsberg. One of the highlights was a room explaining taste and the five senses and how they affect eating and drinking, and then a station set up with the 12 aromas found in the beers they produce, separated and able to be inhaled at once. Interesting! Also incredibly cool, "Bar Jacobsen" a cool, modern, sleek, bar located literally above and a glass wall away from the whole Jacobsen production for Carlsberg. Jacobsen is their craft and premium beer they produced, brewed only at that location. At the bar, they served Jacobsen beers, brewed mere meters away from where we sat.

Later we went to my favorite Vietnamese restaurant to meet up with a few other people from Noma, whom we spent the night around and about town with.

I spent my last week on snacks this week, as unexpectedly, I will be on "The Boat" next week! The boat is the location of Noma's research and development kitchen, with three chef's jobs dedicated to solely developing new dishes and researching techniques and ingredients. Located merely in front of the restaurant, docked in the canal with a view of the restaurant. This is where currently Chef Rene is spending most of his time. One stagiare at a time is allocated to the boat!

Anxious, nervous, proud, and excited I am! This is a cooks dream! The place of all (some) new happenings in the current culinary world, what the whole scene is talking about! Incredible!! Only El Bulli's El Taller compares! Perhaps the biggest and most important opportunity of my whole career! The dishes and sights I will see could be the next thing of the year! This is the birthplace of the dishes that launched the restaurant to number one in the world! Huge experience, and I begin in the morning! I hope I will gain much insight as to the creation and development of dishes, flavors, and foods, and what it takes!

Should be a very lovely week (a bit earlier hours, also?)! More coming very soon, stay tuned! Have a nice (warm) week! Two weeks remaining here!

Stay tuned for more information!

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