JANUARY 2020 UPDATE: MOTLEY HAS (SADLY) CLOSED INDEFINITELY. THIS LOVE LETTER IS KEPT MERELY FOR PERSONAL AND SENTIMENTAL REASONS The best things in life happen by some degree of luck and chance. Of this, I am certain. Be it a chance meeting on Nørreport Station leading to Champagne and summer romances, an Instagram post leading […]
Tag Archives: restaurant
04
Oct
Oct
“It’s not usually like this,” restaurant manager Michael Pedersen assures me. For a moment, I think he’s referring to the obvious absurdity of the situation: the bulky looking security guards perched outside, “drinking coffee” or the almost painfully aesthetic, young, regal-looking, Asian women sharing the near-empty dining room with me… He then continues… “Never this […]
07
Aug
Aug
On the far end of Copenhagen’s sometimes beloved sometimes loathed shopping street, Strøget, lies one of the most iconic tourist spots in all of the world; Nyhavn! Nyhavn in Copenhagen. Photo by Maksym Potapenko on Unsplash Known for its spectacular old houses, great views, cold beers and traditional Danish food, it is one of the most photographed, […]
Restaurant Reviews, Wine & Drink
Pairing Champagne and Food: Charles Heidsieck Winemaker’s Dinner at Restaurant Niels
05
Jun
Jun
SPONSORED CONTENT NOTE: I attended the winemaker’s dinner described in this post as a guest of Interbrands Denmark. View, opinions and strange metaphors are entirely my own! Champagne is a breathtaking creation. No other drink in the world evokes quite the same feelings of luxury, splendor, hedonism, sex, beauty and sin in quite the same […]
21
Dec
Dec
It’s a near-perfect picturesque scene: I’m strolling from the Central Station, past the Royal Palace and through the ancient streets of Stockholm’s Gamla Stan (Old City) in search of one of the world’s most iconic dishes. My goal is the old working-class neighborhood of Södermalm. It is here, The Hotdog Judge promised me, I would […]