Tuesday, 2 August 2011

Kiin Kiin


Wonderful dinner with friends however it did not seem right to take pictures.

We started out with snacks of various sorts in the lounge. Particularly the tuna tartar was excellent. We had a glass of Champagne with the snacks

We were then shown to our table on the first floor.

We started out with the fish soup which was also excellent. Like all the dishes it was just a little bit strong from chilli, but not so that the flavours were drowned and similarly was not drowning the flavours of the accompanying wine. The crayfish dumpling was good, but the company seemed to take most pleasure in the small bread with minced chicken meat and sesame seeds.
With this we had a glass of Grüner Veltliner, which like all the wines of the menu was served in a glass without a stalk. It looked nice, but still prefer the traditional wine glass. The Veltliner was nice and with some acidity but didn't show itself until the food came. A very nice match.

At this point we had a Meursault too. It felt safer.

The Riesling was poured to accompany the next dish, spicy salad with orchids and pomelo with grilled mullet.

After that we got the Zind Humbrecht Gewurtztraminer. First the red curry and scallops. The curry and scallops was delightful, but the traminer not a great match. After that, and still with the Gewürtztraminer, a small serving of sweetbread rolled in flour or grain of some sort and herbs and served with salad, a better match to the traminer. At this point part of the company had revolted due to lack of red wine. The Ornellaia had been decanted early, but it was still too young for some. It was very young and tannined but rich. Will be excellent when it grows up. The nice Sommelier and also the owner regretted the mistake (not theirs, if you ask T) and offered some Pomerol instead. T recalls tasting it, but it was out of place and unfortunately not enough to appease those thirsting for full-bodied red wine. Also a double magnum Allegrini Amarone was considered by part of the party, but finally abandoned for the Pomerol.

The last of the salty dishes was the tom ka soup with chanterelles and chicken. mmmmm. With that the pinot noir paired with the Ornellaia which again was paired with the Pomerol.... what a match .... 

The desserts were equally well tasting and probably paired with a nice sweet wine. K seems to recall a small bottle but by this time K's memory is a little flaky and T can offer no assistance whatsoever.

Sorry about the lack of details, but the presentation of the wines were drowned by the outbursts from experts in the company.

Kiin Kiin is an absolute top restaurant in Copenhagen and they demonstrated this again tonight, however under circumstances that were a bit more challenging. Our company was fond of wine and you could tell, maybe we couldn't at some point. All the while we were treated cordially. So many thanks to Kiin Kiin. We will return and promise to be less inebriated next time.

Monday, 1 August 2011

Just another Monday

T having just arrived after his latest summer vacation (Golf et Gourmet) at the French Chateau Vaugouard, so we decided to make our long awaited trip to SuperMarco – an Italian Supermarket in Copenhagen's Sydhavn in order for T not to suffer from draw-back symptoms. We came home with a lot of stuff (which will probably become evident in the days to come), but it is not exactly cheep.


Primo 8,5/10
Fresh artichokes ravioli from SuperMarco, tomatoes, garlic, herbs, olive oil and sicilian chardonnay.

Tasca d'Almarita 2007. 8.9/10


Wine/food matching 9/10
Secondo 8,5/10
Breast of pheasant with chickpeas, garlic, fennel and carrots, crisp fresh oregano and Balsamico
Bruschetta con aglio e olio
San Giusto, Chianti Classico Le Baroncole 2000 8,9/10

Wine/food matching 8,9/10







Sunday, 31 July 2011

Rabbit and Santenay

Main course 8/10
Rabbit in a stew with white beans and vegetables. Cooked in homemade chicken stock

Wine 7/10
2000 Santenay

Wine/Food matching 8/10

Friday, 29 July 2011

Picnic

The yearly tradition of going to Grønnegårdsteatret with Fine and fm Lis was for the first time in 9 years threatened by the terrible summer weather. Or rather the summer monsoon which seem to be the climate of Danish summer 2011.
But we beat the weather in high style!
The menu this year was chicken, hummus and green salad, finished by L's great lemon pie.


Organic chicken parted in 8 pieces cooked in the oven with olive oil, lemon (cut in pieces), garlic, herbs, a bit of white wine, s/p. Bread to suck up the juices. (the cutout bones and wings were made into a great stock to be kept in the freezer for later use)

Hummus; chick peas (two cups or one can), garlic (3 cloves), chili (one chili with seeds, deseed if wanted), lemon (juice and zest of one half, perhaps a bit more), yoghurt (3 spoonfuls), tahini (2 spoonfuls), cumin and coriander roasted shortly (one part cumin to two parts coriander seeds), s/p. Blend. New carrots and cucumber sticks.

Green salad made from romaine, fennel and red onion. The fennel and red onion cut on the mandolin. A great tool!!! Fines good dressing of balsamico, olive oil and other nice stuff

Garganega, Falesco, 2010 7,5/10

The grande finale; fm Lis' lemon tart


















Then the rain came. And thus we only got to see half of Holberg's 'Henrik og Pernille' but of what we did see the acting and scenography was very good and we were laughing out loudly! Luckily we know how it all ends and the interruption did not ruin our sleep...

Friday, 8 July 2011

Almuñecar


First meal in Almuñecar on the city square.
MK and us enjoying calamares, boucherones, green salad... Great food.
Terrible wine (1/10) – corked – which we drank two glasses of nevertheless ..... – wine/food matching (add a little bit for the weather and summer vacation) 3/10

Wednesday, 18 May 2011

Casa d'Antino

Mauro Veglio
Barolo

Vigneto Roche 1997


9/10

+ a very nice verdicchio of unknown producer (or rather – forgotten)

Always good food and exquisite wines at Casa d'Antino, Paolos place. An impressive and extensive wine list with top wines from all over Italy and especially Piemonte. 

Saturday, 12 March 2011