(World chef championship:) Bocuse d'Or victory goes to Norwegian

www.latimes.com ^ | 01/29/2009 | Betty Hallock

[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.

[montomike]

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)

[JRandomFreeper]

Knife skills Chef at school was a Norwegian.

Cool guy. Very competent. But then again, what are you going to do 6 months out of the year except practice indoor skills.

/johnny

[ScaniaBoy]

Ping

and congrats!

[neocon1984]

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!

[jerry639]

I am considered an above average cook. Would not want to be known as a Chef. I've watched too many chefs on the food network to any desire to spend 2 or 3 years in school learning how to burn up a steak on the outside while leaving practically raw on the inside.

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.

[WesternCulture]

“Would not want to be known as a Chef.”

- 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.