Posted on 01/30/2009 1:29:42 PM PST by WesternCulture
The biannual Bocuse d'Or culinary competition in Lyon, France, ended on a familiar note Wednesday: A chef from Norway won again. It was a disappointment for U.S. contestant Timothy Hollingsworth, who placed sixth.
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I remember a wonderful meal I had in Lillihammer in 2004.
With wine, for four people having reindeer medallions and veggies and desert at a fairly upscale restaurant
My share was around $250.00
The beers were 8 bucks a pint and a Jaeger was 12. Ouch.
Europe ain’t cheep (-5sp)
Cool guy. Very competent. But then again, what are you going to do 6 months out of the year except practice indoor skills.
/johnny
Ping
and congrats!
As a person of Norwegian ancestry, I am shocked. I thought all our food was bland and/or came with a sort of white sauce. Salt and pepper were considered radical seasonings.
Things must have changed.
Uff Da!
There is a local restaurant, where it is considered the "in place" to eat because they have a chef. They fed us there when I had jury duty for a week. Some of the worst food I ever had the misfortune to eat. A sack of sandwiches from McDonald's would have been better and considerably cheaper.
- According to the Swedish magazine Gourmet, Mario Batali some years ago stated that “a cook who calls himself a chef usually is a moron”.
I haven't been to any of his restaurants, but at least he seems like a nice person judging from what I know about this guy.
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