Copenhagen's new culinary hot spot!

[phesina]

In this weekend's Travel section of the New York Times:
http://travel.nytimes.com/2011/10/02/travel/torvehallerne-is-culinary-hot-spot-in-copenhagen.html?nl=travel&emc=tda3

Randi, have you been here? If so, what did you think?

[Randi]

Funny you should ask, I just went there for the first time today. It used to be an open green market where you could go and buy cheap veggies and fruit from lots of stalls - and flowers out front. The people who used to run it, were all working class danes. I remember going there with my mom when I was little.

Now it has tuned into an exclusive deli market, it seems. Hardly any green grocers there, yet. The foods they have is yummy, though - if you have the money! One stall was selling nuts, and yes, they had pecans... $5,40 for a 100 grams!

You can see more pics here:
http://ibyen.dk/gadeplan/ECE1403614/manden-bag-torvehallerne-hvor-er-alle-de-billige-boder/

If you click on some of the links you'll see pictures from the inside.

... and here, too: http://frokenkraesen.blogspot.com/2011/09/et-frste-besg-ved-torvehallerne-i.html

http://da-dk.facebook.com/TorvehallerneKBH?sk=photos

[pomtzu]

It looks like a wonderful place - something for everyone, it seems.

[Randi]

Ooops, I thought that this was the link you referred to - also from N.Y. times:
http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/09/10/ristretto-the-coffee-collective-in-torvehallerne/

[phesina]

Wow, I'm tempted to book a flight to Copenhagen just to try out that coffee shop!

[momcat]

Did someone say coffee?

[phesina]

Funny you should ask, I just went there for the time today. It used to be an open green market where you could go and buy cheap veggies and fruit from lots of stalls - and flowers out front. The people who used to run it, were all working class danes. I remember going there with my mom when I was little.

Now it has tuned into an exclusive deli market, it seems. Hardly any green grocers there, yet. The foods they have is yummy, though - if you have the money! One stall was selling nuts, and yes, they had pecans... $5,40 for a 100 grams!


All too often it seems that's the down-side when this kind of place comes into being.. They have fabulous food, but for the most part it' too expensive for ordinary folks to afford. I hope you'll be getting some local farmers and vendors in there soon.

I'll check out your other links later when I have a bit more time. Thanks, Randi!

Pat

Pat