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Danish Chef Voted Best in the World

  • Spence Cooper
  • August 12, 2009
#1 Chef in the world for 2009
#1 Chef in the world for 2009

Rene Redzepi, of Danish restaurant Noma, was voted best in the world by top chefs. Earlier this year, Redzepi captured the world spotlight when Noma was voted third-best restaurant in the world in the S. Pellegrino’s World’s 50 Best Restaurants, with only the Fat Duck in Bray, Berkshire, and El Bulli in Catalonia, Spain, ahead of him. Even more significantly, the other 49 top chefs voted Noma as their favorite restaurant. Add to that two Michelin stars and it is clear that that there is something very special about his food, says the Guardian’s Sybil Kapoor.

Redzepi describes his cooking as modern Nordic, yet his background lies in a rigorous following of French cuisine, leavened with work at El Bulli and The French Laundry in California, says Kapoor.

“It would be fascinating to take what Rene is doing in Denmark and see how far you could go here with just using seasonal British produce,” says Heston Blumenthal.

Kapoor says Redzepi uses his Scandinavian skills in pickling to ensure that he can serve such delicacies as wild sea roses (heavenly when pickled in vinegar) throughout winter. Over the last year, Blumenthal has increasingly used wild foods and local produce at the Fat Duck, which has subtly changed the feel of the food. “Many ingredients, such as red gooseberries, have a surprisingly short season, so it requires greater flexibility when you design a new dish,” he says.

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