Copenhagen regularly appears on the indices of the world’s most livable cities, which is certainly connected to the fact that nine in ten Danish adults own – and ride – a bicycle.
Ibsens Hotel: Copenhagen, Denmark
For nearly thirty years, since 1982, the Brøchner family has been housing guests in hotels that beautifully exemplify the Danish spirit of “hygge” – and that sense of blissful hospitality is pervasive throughout a stay at one of the four Copenhagen hotels that comprise the Brøchner Hotels group. “It’s in our hearts” is the Brøchner…
Ruby Reds and Crisp Whites: Graffigna Wines for the Spring Season
Now that the winter of 2012 has departed (tail between its legs at its pathetic performance) and people are emerging from hibernation, it’s time to think about entertaining again: dinner parties for six, a candlelight romantic rendezvous, and family-style Sunday suppers. With longer days come longer evenings; the sun no longer sets before we leave…
Great Danes: Copenhagen’s Gastronomic Renaissance
It’s completely understandable that Denmark has long held a fascination for so many gay people. After all, it was Denmark that gave us modern home design. (Where would “Mad Men” be without Danish contemporary furniture? And, really, could any of us endure our apartments furnished in American colonial?) Furthermore, Denmark was the first country in…
Den Gule Cottage: Copenhagen, Denmark
After a morning spent at the Ordrupgaard Art Museum, you might think about stopping in Klampenborg for lunch at “The Yellow Cottage.” The idyllic cottage with its roof clock sits on a hillock overlooking Bellevue Beach (with its Arne Jacobsen-designed lifeguard towers). Originally built as a gatekeeper house for a spa resort in 1844, the…
Bright Lights, Big City: “Tokyo Taxi”
As anyone who’s visited Tokyo knows, the city is a nocturnal wonderland of neon and color, a kaleidoscopic realization of “The Future: Now Playing.” With a citizenry as colorful and animated as the signage, Tokyo at night is a photographer’s dreamscape – and Alexander James, the man behind the lens of the book “Tokyo Taxi,”…
Aamanns Etablissement, Copenhagen
One of the meals most likely to provoke sighs of “hygge” from the Danes is the traditional “smørrebrød.” These open-faced sandwiches, borne of farmers and workers, are an integral part of Danish culinary traditions, complete with their own dining protocol for the smørrebrød purists. Chef Adam Aamann opened Aamanns Smørrebrødsdeli in 2006, focusing on natural…
Geist: Copenhagen, Denmark
There are some meals that you are certain you will never forget – and, from now on, the mere mention of the word “celeriac” will transport me back to Chef Bo Bech’s restaurant Geist. Another of the New Nordic culinary wizards, Bech was formerly with Paustian, which he left in 2010 to open Geist. Meaning…