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The huge drug factory was hidden in an ordinary villa
Josefine Sidhu, reporter at P4 Kristianstad, tells how the drug gang’s chefs managed to manufacture hundreds of kilos of amphetamine in a quiet residential area without the neighbors noticing. Hear how the police’s intensive detective work, with the help of the American intelligence agency the FBI, revealed the league’s widespread drug sales worth over SEK…
Yevgeny Prigozhin – The Wagner leader who challenged Putin
Yevgeny Prigozhin was born in 1961 in Leningrad, now Saint Petersburg. For many years he has run restaurants and catering companies. Through these activities, he makes the acquaintance of several important people in the Russian sphere of power – and soon he goes by the nickname “Putin’s chef”. Half a year into Russia’s invasion of…
Terrorhoten som skakar Sveriges säkerhet
– Vi går från en trea till en fyra på den femgradiga skalan, säger Säpo-chefen Charlotte von Essen på den presskonferens som myndigheten kallat till. I praktiken innebär det att terrorhotet mot Sverige inte längre bedöms som förhöjt, utan istället högt. Säkerhetsläget är alltså försämrat. Men det är ingen enskild händelse som ligger bakom höjningen…
Statsministern om säkerhetsläget: “Jag förstår att alla känner oro”
Statsminister Ulf Kristersson, justitieminister Gunnar Strömmer, säkerhetspolischef Charlotte von Essen och rikspolischef Anders Thornberg håller en pressträff med anledning av det försämrade säkerhetsläget. I dag höjdes terrorhotnivån från en trea till en fyra på en femgradig skala – vilket innebär att man går från förhöjt hot till ett högt hot. Lyssna på pressträffen live här.
Säpo höjer terrorhotnivån – ”hotet kommer bestå under längre tid”
Just nu håller säkerhetspolischefen Charlotte von Essen pressträff med anledning av Sveriges försämrade säkerhetsläge. Säkerhetspolisen har beslutat att höja terrorhotnivån från en trea till en fyra, på den femgradiga skalan, säger Säpochefen Charlotte von Essen. Hör pressträffen och kommentarer från Ekots inrikespolitiska kommentator Helena Gissén, samt Försvarshögskolans terrorforskare Magnus Ranstorp.
Just nu: Nytt stödpaket till Ukraina presenteras – värt 3,4 miljarder
Just nu håller försvarsminister Pål Jonson (M) pressträff om ett nytt stödpaket till Ukraina som bland annat innefattar ammunition, transportfordon och minröjningsutrustning. Medverkar på pressträffen gör också generallöjtnant Michael Claesson, chef för Försvarsmaktens försvarsstab. Hör Ekots politikreporter Ci Holmgren och Ukrainakorrespondent Lubna El-Shanti om stödpaketets betydelse efter pressträffen.
VMA i Bjuv, Skåne län
Den svenska yttrandefriheten har fått omvärldens blickar riktade mot sig. Uppmärksamheten är långt ifrån positiv, tvärtom. I land efter land i den muslimska världen har svenska företrädare kallats upp, och demonstrationer i Irak ledde så långt som till att den svenska ambassaden i Bagdad stormades. Allt på grund av att koraner bränts och skändats i…
JUST NU: Hör Gunnar Strömmer och Säpo-chefen om säkerhetsläget
Regeringen ger samverkansrådet mot terrorism där 15 myndigheter ingår i uppdrag att stärka Sveriges skydd mot terrorism, säger justitieminister Gunnar Strömmer (M) på en pressträff. – Säkerhetspolisen arbetar tillsammans med Försvarsmakten och MUST för att ta fram ett underlag över säkerhetsläget, ett läge som snabbt kan förändras, säger Charlotte von Essen, säkerhetspolischef. Säkerhetspolisen får också…
JUST NU: Hör presskonferensen om den senaste tidens påverkanskampanjer
Säkerhetspolisen i Sverige har tidigare under onsdagen meddelat att Sverige har ett försämrat säkerhetsläge och regeringen håller nu pressträff om senaste tidens påverkanskampanjer mot Sverige. Medverkar gör civilförsvarsminister Carl-Oskar Bohlin och kommunikationschef på Myndigheten för psykologiskt försvar Mikael Östlund. I sändningen hörs också terrorforskaren Magnus Ranstorp. “Sverige utgör en måltavla för islamistiska påverkanskampanjer”, säger Mikael…
Så rustar Nato sitt försvar mot Ryssland
När Nato-medlemsländerna möts i Vilnius i juli 2023 handlar mycket om Rysslands krig i Ukraina, om det fortsatta stödet till Ukraina och om hur det ska gå med Sveriges Nato-ansökan. I skuggan av allt det spikas beslut som beskrivs som historiska. Det handlar om tusentals sidor topphemliga dokument med planer på hur Natos försvar ska…
Sepp Straka misses 59 but wins the John Deere Classic
(Photo credit: Marc Lebryk-USA TODAY Sports) Sepp Straka put the golf world on 59 watch before falling short of the magic number, but his 9-under 62 proved enough for a two-shot win at the John Deere Classic on Sunday in Silvis, Illinois. Straka was 11 under par through 14 holes at the par-71 TPC Deere…
The lively summer terrace on Torikorttelitie opens its doors today on the edge of Senate square
Sofia Helsinki brings Sofia Helsinki Café to the square (10:00-18:00), offering a moment of relaxation with homemade cinnamon buns, freshly ground coffee, refreshing smoothies and sparkling wines. And of course, their menu doesn’t forget the blueberry pie! Sofia Helsinki’s Velo Bar Sofia (11:00-23:00) is inspired by the Velocipede of 1887, which found its way to…
Knarkligan i Umeå och gängens kamp om Norrland
Under 2022 har polisen en spaningsinsats mot narkotikan i Umeå. De riktar in sig på “Ibrahim” som de menar varit drivande i omfattande narkotikahandel och polisen tror också att det finns kopplingar till gängkriminalitet i Göteborg. Umeå har länge varit relativt förskonat från gängkriminalitet. Men mycket tyder på att det är en av flera städer…
Lindsay Lohan – flykten från Hollywood, party och paparazzis
Los Angeles, 2009. En vit, brummande Maserati rullar in i ett parkeringsgarage och en grupp paparazzifotografer rör sig hungrigt mot bilen. En rödhårig kvinna öppnar dörren och kliver ut. Hon är klädd i en grå flanellskjorta och har en glittrig paljettväska slängd över armen. Fotograferna börjar skrika. Kvinnan som fångas på bild heter Lindsay Lohan.…
Live: Ukraina anklagar Ungern för att spärra tillgång till överförda krigsfångar
Kiev anklagade i måndags Ungern för att spärra tillgång till elva ukrainska krigsfångar som Ryssland överlämnade till EU-landet. Strejker från Ukraina drabbade de ryska gränsregionerna Kursk och Belgorod tidigt på måndagen och skadade sju personer, inklusive ett barn, sade lokala guvernörer. Följ vår liveblogg för den senaste utvecklingen i kriget i Ukraina. Alla tider är…
Ny: SAS-planet och flygkraschen i Milano
Den 8 oktober 2001 ska 15-årige Robin Forsman och hans pappa Christer Forsman flyga hem från Italien efter att ha tävlat i gokart. På SAS flight SK686 mot Köpenhamn sitter också flygkaptenen Joakim Gustafsson som gör sitt sista pass innan semestern. Totalt finns 110 personer ombord. 23 av dem är svenskar. I den dåliga sikten märker…
Jessie Sommarström
When Jessie Sommarström won Chef of the Year 2022, she was the first woman in 34 years to receive the medal. Now she uses her platform to speed up the green transition, including by using junk fish and Swedish legumes. She has also made sustainable baby food from ingredients with beauty spots and used the…
Balance through life – far away from home
Like a silent filmAt first, Holly Dorger found her hosts rather cold, as did many new arrivals. “In America, it’s a lot easier to talk to each other — like at the grocery store because the price of bananas went up 10 cents,” she said. “But then ‘you come in’, and now some of my…
Dödlig rysk missil attack slår mot ukrainska museet
En rysk missil träffade på tisdagen en museibyggnad i den ukrainska staden Kupiansk, i Charkiv-regionen, och dödade minst två personer, skadade ett tiotal personer och begravde andra under spillrorna. Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelensky fördömde Moskvas “barbariska metoder” och sa att Ryssland försökte radera Ukrainas historia och kultur. Läs vår liveblogg för att se hur alla…
Smoke-free nicotine products are increasing in popularity among Danish youth
About 35.1 percent of youth ages 15-29 use nicotine products daily or occasionally, according to ‘§SMOKE‘, a report prepared by the University of Southern Denmark for the Norwegian Institute of Public Health – a significant jump from 2020, when the figure was 26.3 per cent. While tobacco-based products are less popular, falling from 20.1 to…
Helsinki’s Ravintola Palace was chosen as the best restaurant in Finland for the fourth year in a row
The awards were announced at the Spring Fair, which was held at Helsinki Messukeskus on March 30. Helena PuolakkaSavoy’s chef patron, received the Messukeskus Professional title. The award for the best mover supported by Estrella Damm beer went to a chef and restaurateur Kim Mikkola, while Café Savoy was chosen as newcomer of the year.…
Investigation of Lars Findsen’s allegations of political interference – and the Prime Minister’s knowledge of the matter
Concerns mostly unfoundedThe stated reason at the time of the suspension was the suspicion that FE was collaborating with the US National Security Agency to spy on Danish citizens – “serious concerns raised by an independent inspection”, according to Bramsen. An investigation found no evidence of wrongdoing, and four of the five were reinstated, leaving…
Live: Ukrainas Zelenskij uppmanar EU igen att skicka jetplan, missiler
Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelensky bad de europeiska ledarna på torsdagen om fler vapen och varnade för att “förseningar” med att skicka stridsflygplan och långdistansmissiler kan förlänga kriget, sade en EU-tjänsteman. Följ vår liveblogg för den senaste utvecklingen om kriget i Ukraina. Alla tider är Paris-tid (GMT+1). 18:10: Ukraina hävdar att ryska styrkor drog sig tillbaka…
Emily in Paris becomes Collins in Copenhagen
Lily Collins, the star of the Netflix hit series ‘Emily in Paris’, has bought a property in Copenhagen. Located on Eckersbergsgade on Østerbro, which can be found in the wealthy Kartoffelräckerne quarter, it is barely 100 meters from the largest of Copenhagen’s lakes. It is believed that the daughter of Phil Collins and her husband,…
Noma and the emperor’s new clothes
Yesterday one Article came out in the Times of London, where Farrah Storr described her latest trip to Noma. She hated it. In 2021, Noma again won the award for the world’s best restaurant. The establishment, led by the ever-foraging René Redzepi, has gone from strength to strength since it opened in 2003. People swoon…
Tiotusentals dör i Ukraina medan väst ser på
I en nyligen kolumnskrev militäranalytiker William Astore, “[Congressman] George Santos är ett symptom på en mycket större sjukdom: en brist på heder, en brist på skam, i Amerika. Heder, sanning och integritet verkar helt enkelt inte spela någon roll, eller spela någon större roll, i Amerika idag. Men hur har man en demokrati där det…
Expats, immigrants, internationals, non-Danes… we salute you all
It’s crazy that we haven’t had an ‘Expat of the Year’ before. One of the problems is the word ‘expat’. A lot of people don’t like it. Expats are foreigners who know that one day they will return to their home country, but many move to Denmark who are open to the idea of staying…
On screens for November: Battle of the chefs, but no Gordon Ramsey crush here!
Sometimes life imitates art: after all, it wasn’t long ago that comedian Volodymyr Zelensky starred in a TV show as a high school teacher who surprisingly becomes president, or that a 21-year-old Robert Downey Jr. played a junkie in Less End zero. Sometimes it’s the other way around. Felicia ‘Snoop’ Pearson was a major villain…
Culture Round-Up: Still among the best burgers in the world, though the quality has been diluted
A couple of recent unofficial online polls have revealed that many people are tired of the burgers at Petrol grillwith many claiming that quality has diluted as the chain has grown in size. Today, it has six stores in central Copenhagen alone, although the unusual premises located on a platform at Vesterport Station are closed.…
Culture Round-Up: Move over The Brown Bunny … Danish actor now has the right to receive cinema’s most tasteless blowjob ever
Danish actor Caspar Phillipson believed the most controversial moment of his career – when he was sued by the London Toast Theater for sneaking to Paris to audition for the role of JFK in ‘Jackie’, even though he was contracted to appear in the Crazy Christmas Cabaret in Tivoli – stood behind him. But he…
Lars Findsen: The saga continues
The very real saga of the downfall of spy chief Lars Findsen has all the ingredients of a gripping political thriller complete with backroom negotiations, corrupt politicians and turncoat spies. The latest round of development has kicked all the dust into the air again. Catch upIn December 2021, the head of the foreign intelligence service…
A sensory challenge between Portuguese and Danish taste experiences
On 23 September 2022, CPH Cooking Class in Copenhagen hosted a showcooking with Chef Hassan Chour, which aimed to surprise with new flavorslinked to traditional Danish recipes. The initiative was promoted by InovCluster – the Association of Agro-Industrial Clustersby the center in collaboration with ADVID – Vine and Wine Cluster and CoLABVINES&WINES under the scope…
8 dishes you must try in Denmark
Denmark is a country with a rich and delicious food tradition that has been passed down through the generations. From the humble smørrebrød to the more elaborate roast pork, there is something for every taste. The key to Danish cuisine is simplicity. The focus is on the season’s fresh ingredients, which are prepared to perfection.…
Don’t miss ‘Taste & Feel Portugal’ or you’ll be green with envy
Have you ever noticed that ‘verde’, the Danish word for ‘world’, is the Portuguese word for ‘green’? Given our quest for a greener world, it’s no wonder that Denmark and Portugal are such spirits! READ MORE: Another sizzling Portugal vs Denmark, but this time in the kitchen, not the Euro! Some classic Portuguese staplesFrom its…
Events at the end of August: Actor, playwright, director … presents Denmark’s answer to Noël Coward!
The Queen’s New Frontier14-18 Sep; Library Rentemestervej, Cph NV; DKK 160Copenhagen Theater Circle presents its original play ‘The Queen’s New Frontier’ by long-standing member Alun Thomas – a satire set in Ireland as post-Brexit reality begins to set in. (BV) The oasisAug 19; Fælledparken, Cph ØThis pop-up event is hosted by Culture and Leisure Østerbro.…
Live: Flera explosioner hördes nära rysk flygbas på Krim
Explosioner vid en rysk militärflygbas på Krim på tisdagen orsakades av en detonation av flygammunition och dödade en person, sade den ryske guvernören på Krim i sociala medier. Fem personer, inklusive ett barn, skadades också i explosionen. Följ våra liveuppdateringar för den senaste utvecklingen kring kriget i Ukraina. Alla tider är Paris-tid (GMT+2). 18:48: Ryskt…
Första sändningen av ukrainsk spannmål når turkiska vatten
Den första transporten av ukrainskt spannmål sedan Rysslands invasion nådde turkiskt territorialvatten på tisdagen nära inloppet till Bosporen. Antalet gränsövergångar från Ukraina har passerat 10 miljoner, rapporterade FN:s flyktingorgan. Läs om dagens händelser när de utvecklades på vår liveblogg. Alla tider är Paris-tid (GMT+2). Den här livesidan uppdateras inte längre. För mer av våra bevakning…
Gordon Ramsey is fishing in Iceland
The famous chef and TV personality Gordon Ramsay recently visited Þrastarlundur restaurant twice, both to eat and drink coffee, says Dagný Sif Jónsdóttir, restaurant owner. She knew she was on the way because she knew the fishing licensors in Sogið, where Ramsay is currently fishing. “I talked to him a little and he is very…
Iceland needs chefs, waiters and travel guides
“Iceland needs imports of chefs, waiters, tourist guides and other specialized workers to support the tourism industry during the current boom,” says Jóhannes Þór Skúlason, Managing Director of the Icelandic Tourism Industry Association (SAF), in an interview on the Dagmál news program on Friday. “If we just look at cooks and waiters, there are several…
Global warming and war speak in favor of crops growing in Iceland
Alþingi continues to disregard Icelandic cereal farming, says a chef in Hérað, despite increased opportunities for growing them on the island. World food production will move north. There are alarming signals in the cultivation of cereals around the world. Global warming has limited production in traditional agricultural areas, and the war in Ukraine has a…
Local Round-Up: Two deaths in two days put the construction industry in the spotlight
A young man died in connection with a building materials accident in Nordhavn in Copenhagen at the end of June. The man’s employer was MT Højgaard – one of the Nordic region’s largest construction companies. The fatal accident happened the day after a Zurface employee lost his life in a work accident with a concrete…
Mischa Billing
Mischa Billing from the TV4 program “Sweden’s master chef“ is one of Sweden’s foremost experts in describing flavors, and has won awards such as the Nose of the Year, the Academy of Gastronomy’s silver medal and the Wine Profile of the Year. She is a sommelier, senior lecturer and researcher in meal knowledge at Grythyttan…
Two new Michelin restaurants show that Denmark is a gourmet destination
On July 4, two new restaurants in Denmark received their first Michelin star. Both were opened within the last year. Restaurant Mota, which opened in November 2021 and is located in Nykøbing Sjælland, and Restaurant Jatak, which opened in January 2022 and is located in Nørrebro, were among a total of 13 restaurants that were…
Plant-based hamburger ad for “human flesh” wins award
A Swedish food brand has debuted a patty that they claim tastes like humans An ad for a plant-based burger flavored to mimic human flesh won an award at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity last week – although it is unclear who could judge the vegan patty’s resemblance to the real thing. Swedish vegan…
Herbal hamburger ad for human flesh wins award
A Swedish food brand has debuted a patty that they claim tastes like humans An ad for a plant-based burger flavored to mimic human flesh won an award at the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity last week – although it is unclear who could judge the vegan patty’s resemblance to the real thing. Swedish vegan…
Alchemy at work! Copenhagen’s restaurant named Europe’s best once again
For the second year in a row, it is the Copenhagen eatery Alchemist has been voted the best restaurant in Europe by the well-known eating survey Opinionated About Dining (OAD). This is the latest in a series of results for Alchemist, after being the first Danish restaurant ever to top the OAD list last year.…
NATO chief can not guarantee membership for Finland and Sweden
Getting the two Nordic nations into the military alliance is still the goal, says Jens Stoltenberg NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said it is uncertain whether the military alliance will be able to overcome Turkey’s opposition to membership for Finland and Sweden. The two Nordic countries applied to join the US-led bloc in May,…
Rory McIlroy takes the lead when the US Open kicks off
Rory McIlroy continued a hectic golf course by shooting 3 under par 67 Thursday morning to hold some of the early lead at the US Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. McIlroy was shared in the lead with the Englishman Callum Tarren, David Lingmerth from Sweden and Joel Dahmen with about half the…
Adam Hadwin leads US Open; Rory McIlroy one shot back
Adam Hadwin of Canada shot a 4-under par 66 late on Thursday to secure the lead in the first round of the US Open at The Country Club in Brookline, Mass. Hadwin went ahead of Rory McIlroy, who shared the lead at the end of his innings before finishing in a five-way second place at…
Scottie Scheffler makes a push at the US Open
World No. 1 Scottie Scheffler used a well-timed eagle to shoot a 3-under-par 67 on Friday morning and briefly take part in the lead at the US Open in Brookline, Mass. Scheffler reached 3 under 36 holes at The Country Club, which at the time was good for a six-way lead, along with Nick Hardy…
Friday Magazines: Oversized classrooms, foreign chefs and coffee expenses
At the end of the school year, Helsingin sanomat newspaper sheds light on the large group sizes in the metropolitan area, where primary school teachers can have classes of up to 30 students. Juho VehviläinenThe teacher of Finnish (S2) said that he was particularly concerned about the swelling of groups learning Finnish. According to HS,…
Zelenskij besöker Ukrainas öst när Ryssland pressar på Donbas
Ukrainas president Volodymyr Zelensky gjorde i söndags sin första resa till landets krigshärjade öster sedan inledningen av Moskvas invasion, då ryska styrkor intensifierade sina ansträngningar för att erövra nyckelstäder i Donbas-regionen. Läs vår liveblogg för att se hur alla dagens händelser utvecklades. Den här livesidan uppdateras inte längre. För mer av vår bevakning av kriget…
Are you considering trying a lunch box?
This article contains ads. Are you one of those people who finds it difficult to come up with new healthy dishes for dinner? And do you have trouble finding recipes that appeal to the whole family? Then you should try a lunch box. Here we explain how the lunch box can do wonders for your…
Expulsion of spies can wake up sleeping agents
The great Russian war of aggression in Ukraine is now redrawing the spy map in Europe. We are entering a more uncertain time where the need for intelligence has increased both in the east and the west. With a decision on NATO at the door, the military warns of sabotage against mapped targets and there…
Master chef Tom Sjöstedt: “I get angry when people have to share dishes”
Hosts: Linnea Wikblad, Kodjo Akolor and David Druid
Reaction from South American coaches to the draw of the World Cup
RIO DE JANEIRO, April 1 (Xinhua) – The following is the reaction of South American national team leaders to the draw of the FIFA World Cup 2022, which was held in Doha on Friday: TITE, BRAZIL MANAGER “It is neither the group of death nor of life, each group has a degree of difficulty. Portugal…
Culture Round-Up: Exposure to Copenhagen’s multicolored cinema
Nordisk Film has reversed plans to demolish the iconic Palads cinema in Copenhagen and replace it with a multiplex in a proposed 18-storey building located at the nearby Vesterport Station, Berlingske informs. An upgrade insteadInstead, it will modernize the cinema, which is famous for a pastel-colored facade visible from many parts of the city center.…
The best Michelin restaurants in the world casinos
Every food lover dreams of eating at a Michelin-starred restaurant during their lifetime. They are world famous for having wonderful food, which is really meant to be enjoyed. The experience at these restaurants is usually fantastic in itself, but if you are looking for something a little extra special, then there are casinos with Michelin…
The men in Putin’s inner circle
The radio correspondents change focus for a few weeks and become the Radio Correspondents-Russia. This is the sixth episode. The system behind Putin In Radio Correspondents Russia, we tell about Putin’s closest men: Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is behind the annexation of Crimea and the war in eastern Ukraine. Yevgeny Prigozhin, known as “Putin’s…
This is how you train smell and taste again
Menys Nina Frogneborn do parts of the test that people with impaired sense of smell and taste are allowed to do Charlotte Cervin-Hobergbiomedical analyst at Skåne University Hospital in Lund. By sniffing at different scent pens, the scents must be identified. You can have problems with the sense of smell and taste for many different…
Timbuktu, the friends and the minced meat sauce club
During the pandemic summer of 2020, friends Jason and Harald thought that the coming autumn felt unusually gloomy. Why not start a food club and cook a lot of minced meat sauces ..? But the rapper Jason Timbuktu Diakitéthe entrepreneur (Triwa watches) Harald Wachtmeister and the chef and restaurateur (Agriculture in Stockholm) Joel Åhlin failed.…
Protest at SIRI headquarters against “rigid”, “arrogant” immigration rules
Today, a sit-in is held outside the headquarters of SIRI – the agency that oversees immigration and work visas – to raise awareness of the rigid and discriminatory nature of Danish immigration policy. Anger at SIRI has grown, especially in the hotel industry, over the last few months. The protest is organized by Jessie Liu…
Finnish businessman arrested in London, sustained fine dining and Pegasus spy attack: Finland at World Press
The man had ordered another passenger to “return to his own country” in the British Airways lounge at London Heathrow Airport. Markku Tynkkynen69, also told his travel companion Jain Wu that “the Chinese are arrogant.” He told Uxbridge Magistrates’ Court he was “shocked” because Mr Wu was sitting in his seat. “On 11/11/2021 at around…
Star chef Tom Sjöstedt: I think so much about food that I have to take sleeping pills
Tom Sjöstedt: “I have started taking sleeping pills”
Brad Pitt, Lykke Li is not dating
Washington [US]January 28 (ANI): Despite some rumors online, Oscar winner Brad Pitt and Swedish singer Lykke Li are not romantically involved. According to page six, the two do not date in secret and have not seen each other in two years. “He met her a couple of years ago. [There’s] nothing negative. They simply do…
Migri: A record number of work-based residence permits will be applied for in 2021
The Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) received a record number of work-based residence permit applications in 2021, despite the effects of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic on travel and labor mobility. A report published by Migr on Wednesday showed that more than 36,000 first applications for residence permits were submitted to the agency last year, some 15,000…
I think they’ll be Japanese! Copenhagen among the most sushi-crazy cities in the world
Arigatōgozaimasu Japan! For cities outside Japan, Copenhagen also scored high, coming in sixth place after leaders Vancouver, Novosibirsk and a hat-trick of the Ukrainian cities of Odessa, Kharkiv and Kiev. “Copenhagen has gained a fantastic reputation for its food culture and worldwide cuisine, and hosts the best rated restaurant in the world (Noma) and a…
This year’s five Danes… and a handful who would rather forget 2021
We review the situation… try not to get your underpants in a twist about our choice. Starting with this range of achievements and sometimes deceivers, we do our best to pay tribute to those who really stood out in 2021 – even if it was not always for the right reasons. The human condition On…
Anthony Bourdain – The rock’n’roll chef’s unlikely journey
Anthony Bourdain (1956-2018) is the chef, author and host who, according to Barack Obama, “made us all a little less afraid of the unknown”. During his early career, he is plagued for long periods with both alcohol problems and heavy drug abuse, but when he publishes the book “Kitchen Confidential” at the age of 44,…
Relying on more successful communities to reduce COVID-19 deaths: Study
Exeter [UK], January 7 (ANI): According to a new study, countries, where people have more trust in each other, have been more successful in bringing down waves of falls and deaths from coronavirus. The research has been published in the ‘Scientific Reports Journal’. Researchers found that there is a “threshold effect” in countries where at…
Potato stew? Life beyond Chips n Fries
By Pushpesh PantNew Delhi [India]January 4 (ANI): The potato has always been treated as a plebeian vegetable in India, but in many other countries it is the base that replaces cereals. Ever since tuber solanum tuberosum made its journey from the South American continent to the older world, chaperoned by Portuguese conquistadors, it has played…
Christmas in Denmark: Behind the festive traditions
The Vikings first encountered Christianity in the 8th and 9th centuries with the arrival of foreign monks and the rise of foreign trade. The first Danish king to convert to Christianity, Harold Blåtand (Harald Blåtand), was baptized around 965. Despite pressure from the church to call Christmas ‘Christmas Mass’, the Danes kept the term ‘Christmas’…
Christmas in Denmark: The inn’s audience
Christmas in Denmark begins on the first Sunday in Advent. No, scratch it… Christmas in Denmark begins on J-Day, the launch of Tuborg’s Christmas beer in early November. No scratch that… Christmas in Denmark begins with the Santa Claus conference in Bakken… in July. Wait a minute! The Danish words for July and Christmas are…
Dinner with Farah Abadi and Anders Liljeqvist
Karl Fredrik Gustafsson at Eklaholm and Saskia Cort suggest the best crafts during Christmas and New Year. Chef Dante Zia shares inspiration in the kitchen together with pastry chef Joel Lundqvist. Comedians Charlotta Björck and Niclas Christoffer help listeners with last-minute tips on good (and fun!) Rhymes in their rhyming cabin. Opera singer Rickard Söderberg…
This is how you get the cracks in the molds without spilling
Jimmy Wollberg has worked as a pastry chef for 26 years, since he was 17. He has competed and participated in and won gold in the Olympics, two silver medals in the World Cup and two silver medals in the Olympics. He has worked for more than ten years as a pastry teacher at the…
The Finnish food company Solar Foods was awarded in NASA’s space food challenge
The winners of the 1st stage of the Deep Space Food Challenge were announced on October 21st. The challenge, launched in January by NASA and their Canadian counterpart CSA, is looking for innovations to feed astronauts on long spaceflight. The Finnish food company Solar Foods took up the challenge with its innovative technology, which produces…
Gingerbread – build houses, history, all recipes, old men and pigs
The brothers Sverker and André Högbom builds everything possible in gingerbread dough. A planet with small houses, a Volvo PV with a caravan, a carousel, a UFO … – It will be boring to always make ordinary gingerbread houses, they say. They started taking the turns just over 20 years ago. – It is absolutely…
The very best lynx cat! (?)
Nathalie Johansson runs the back blog Engodaresak where she bakes classic works with a modern twist. – The lynx cat should taste butter and saffron. And it should be fluffy. And just as good when you heat it in the microwave after being frozen. Nathalie bakes on a dough inspired by Roy Fares. First, a…
5 films that you must not miss from the Sydney Film Festival
In his announcement as spokesperson for the jury for the Sydney Film Festival, film director David Michod pointed out that judging films at film festivals is like comparing apples and oranges. And he is right – there is such a range of films from a variety of genres, that it becomes difficult to set up…
Culture Round-Up: Mermaid mayday at the Blue Planet Aquarium
The Blue Planet aquarium in Amager again hires freedivers to dress up as mermaids and tap the glass while happy visitors pass by – an added bonus for those who yawn after hammerhead sharks and rays in their giant tanks. The aquarium claims that its performance during the ongoing fall break will be critical in…
Based on the employment relationship, the residence permit is now issued much faster than last year
There are several types of work-related residence permits, depending on the type of work a person intends to do in Finland. Most work-related applications relate to residence permits for employees. Chefs, cleaners and construction workers, for example, apply for an employee’s residence permit. In January-September this year, the average processing time for a permit was…
Events at the end of October: Festivals in the fall, from Japanese and Korean to improvisational and LGBTQ + movies
Copenhagen International Improv Festival 18.-24. October; ICC Theater – Improv Comedy, Frederiksholms Kanal 2, Cph K; ciif.eu Copenhagen International Improv Festival 2021 offers excellent improvisation workshops, premium shows, jams, performance opportunities and epic after parties. CIIF21 is for everyone who loves improv: from beginner to advanced. Green Market Nørrebro October 24, 10: 00-15: 00; Guldberg…
Time to start eating wild boar
The wild boar causes great damage and costs society hundreds of millions every year. But at the same time, they are a resource. A climate-smart and good meat. It runs around a treasure in our forests. In 2020, the government launched “the wild boar package“, An attempt to turn the roast, turn the wild boar…
Culture Round-Up: The notion that television kills is an old chestnut with good reason
The most popular show on Netflix in Denmark right now pays homage to a kind of children’s game. But no, it’s not the Korean show ‘Squid Game’ that poses challenges based on playground activities where the losers are horribly killed. The last weekend has knocked ‘squid games’ out of its perch and been the Danish…
A loving push made him become a singer
He had sung a lot throughout his school days, but after graduating he chose to become a ship chef. After a period over the pots, he went ashore with the thought of reading Greek and Latin. But sister Susanne enticed the young Waage to take an entrance exam at the Jutland Conservatory of Music. And…
FACTS: Russian mercenaries are involved in conflicts around the world
Read more about the Wagner group here: * The Wagner group is described as a network of Russian mercenaries. * There are various theories as to where the group’s name comes from. Some believe that the leader of the group is known by the name Wagner. However, there is very sparse information about who is…
FACTS: Bocuse d’Or is named the world’s best chef
* Bocuse d’Or was first discontinued in 1983. * The competition is held every two years in Lyon, France. Here, 24 countries are competing, which, among other things, have qualified via the European version of the competition, Bocuse d’Or Europe. * Each participating country also has a judge. Participants must present two servings to the…
Danish chef wins silver at unofficial World Cup
On the sidelines, Geranium’s owner and head chef, Rasmus Kofoed, was the coach. He has previously excelled at the Bocuse d’Or with several medals. This is the second time in a row that Denmark is on the podium. Kenneth Toft-Hansen won gold when the competition was last held in 2019. It is the French master…
Arson convict – ran after witnesses with chef’s knife
He stabbed the man in the chest, but the assassination attempt failed as other witnesses averted the attack. At the same time, he also threatened another man that he was not afraid to use the knife and ran towards him with the knife raised above his head. On Monday afternoon, the Court in Sønderborg decided…
No Danish gold in the food at the World Cup of Chefs
However, on Monday he was beaten on the culinary finish line by Davy Tissot from France, who despite France’s glorious culinary reputation has not won the Bocuse d’Or since 2013. It was not enough that Ronni Vexøe Mortensen was coached by his boss on a daily basis at Geranium, the Danish master chef and Bocuse…
The gut feeling is good after Danish participation in the World Cup of Chefs
This is what Rasmus Kofoed, coach of Ronni Vexøe Mortensen at the competition, says. They work together daily at the Geranium restaurant, where Rasmus Kofoed is head chef and co-owner, and Ronni Vexøe Mortensen is chef and head chef. For Sunday’s competition, Ronni Vexøe Mortensen has competed together with his assistant, Sebastian Holberg Svendsgaard. –…
The story of the hummus war and the kebab fight
About the food that splits and unites. We tell about the most delicious dishes and the most exciting taste experiences, as when our correspondents ate sheep’s eye and brain. Hear about imaginative names on dishes like “that which burns the finger”, “the bird’s head” and “his mother’s milk”. In addition, about Turkish soft-power through the…
Danish chef puts gold in the food in the hunt for victory at the World Cup of Chefs
The Danish team has great ambitions to win gold again for Denmark, as was also the case during the most recent competition in 2019. Here, chef Kenneth Toft-Hansen won. – We have done the right training and put the really hard work into it to do our best. – So of course we go after…
FACTS: Bocuse d’Or is named the world’s best chef
To qualify for the Bocuse d’Or, the chefs must go through a lengthy process, first winning the national selection and then securing a place in the top ten at the European Bocuse d’Or Championships. Ronni Vexøe Mortensen won silver at the European competition. Here is an overview of the competition and its history: * French…
Danish chef puts gold in food at the World Cup of Chefs
Geranium chef and assistant chef Ronni Vexøe Mortensen is the Danish participant. And he is prepared for the fingertips when he and his assistant, Sebastian Holberg Svendsgaard, have to cook in kitchen number 12 in Lyon on Sunday. The Danish team has great ambitions to win gold again for Denmark, as was also the case…
OVERVIEW: They are running for DF’s main board
The main board has 11 members. It consists of the chairman, four members of the Folketing, five elected members and the chairman of DFU. Candidates can register until Saturday. Several have already signed up for the course. Get an overview here of who is running for election: * Martin Henriksen: Martin Henriksen is a current…
“A victory for me, the staff and the restaurant”
Gunnar Karl Gíslason, founder and chef of the Dill restaurant in Reykjavik, says it is a great honor that the place has been awarded a Michelin star for the second year in a row. Such stars are awarded to restaurants that are considered outstanding and are very popular among restaurateurs. “I’m sitting here at home…
Danish eateries get star rain from Michelin
On Monday night, the ultimate reward came in the form of the three Michelin stars, who send chef René Redzepi and his team all the way to the top of world gastronomy. Only about 130 restaurants worldwide have three Michelin stars. Including Danish Geranium. And even though Noma has been voted the best restaurant in…
FACTS: Three Michelin stars are worth traveling for
Read here how the restaurants are rated: * According to the Michelin Guide, food – and only food – is rated by stars. * Assessment of service, atmosphere and other impressions is rewarded with crossed cutlery (1-5 cutlery). * Since 2020, restaurants can also receive a green star that pays tribute to restaurants with a…
