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the 10 cooking commandments
Have you had a look at the crowd-sourced 10 cooking commandments? I've compiled a list of the ones I like best.However, I think the best piece of advice I found was this: never fry bacon naked. Hear Hear!
View ArticleSuper tasters, the home-test kit
Have you ever wondered if you're a super taster? That is, one of the few blessed with a high number of taste buds, able to, in a blind tasting, tell the difference between a blood orange and the...
View ArticleWhy most wine writing is useless
Do you know the feeling of annoyance when you open a newspaper or a magazine and come across a nice article with vaguely useless information? I hadn't really given much thought to why most wine writing...
View ArticleHeston Blumenthal unveils new use for a tampon
... and all I have to say is that there are lines that just should not be crossed.
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You know what they say: when you've had too much of a good thing... have some...
(I happen to adore Gawker and their take on food and wine writing. Just check out their take on orange pie)
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Who said we're not traditional?
(We're not - we have chef-architects. But we love Christmas spirit!)
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Yule tide - of horrible alcoholic drinks
I'm not the biggest fan of glögg or Glühwein. It's a bit too sweet for my taste, but I do love the smell of it. All those pungent spices put me in a very nostalgic Christmassy place, but drinking half...
View ArticleSomeone's birthday
....guess who!Igi turned 20-something today (he says he can't even spell O-L-D) so we of course celebrated in style with a jam packed restaurant. So jam packed that yours truly was brought out of...
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Afternoon tea
We're still open for Afternoon tea on Sundays - and above is just a teaser of our new version of the classics! Book up now - you know you want to!
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Where the world turns on the stile of a dinner
So, Chateau D'Yquem is not making a 2012 vintage. After the wine failed a post-harvest taste test, it was decided to pull the plug.A brand like D'Yquem can't afford to bottle sub-par wines, and...
View ArticleWaiterrant
This blogg (restauranghyfs) is not going to change the world.It would be lovely if it did, as it would reduce the number of hours per week we spend trying to explain to patrons why we can't serve pasta...
View ArticleCrossing our fingers and holding our thumbs...
...knocking on wood and all other manner of supposed luck-bringing activities are happening at Pildammsvägen 17 today, as we're hoping to take home Årets Vinupplevelse at the White Guide Gala tonight!...
View ArticlePontificating
Well, we can't exactly pretend we couldn't see it coming.When the pope resigned we tried to convince Igi that he should run for the spot. He refused, which struck us all as a bit strange (I mean,...
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Doctored
There has been silence here for a bit. It's not because I haven't been working at the restaurant, but rather because almost all my creative energy has been spent writing my doctoral thesis. But now,...
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Forces combined (such as in espresso and gelato)
Victoria and I traveled to Valpolicella last weekend with one of our importers. We had an amazing time touring vineyards and sampling wines. For me, it was amazing to travel with Vicky, not only...
View ArticleBye bye wine list? Says who?
I inhabit two very different worlds. As a scientist I work with objective facts, and the unbiased interpretation of results of repeated experimentation. Nothing could be farther from the restaurant...
View ArticleYou all know where you read it first
So, I guess you know you're bang on trend when wine guru Eric Asimov of the New York Times agrees with you. I am, of course, speaking of my solid defense of the wine menu. If you haven't read his blog...
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