Industry Professionals

Akiva Tschernia

Co-owner

Hi! My Name is Akiva. I am partner and house sommelier at Restaurant Baka D'Busk in Rantzausgade. Educated as a blacksmith, and having a great passion for the natural wine world. I began my restaurant journey 4 years ago with the love of interacting with guests and trying to give them a memorable experience.

Alexander Baert

Head chef

Hi my name is Alexander Baert, born in London and grew up in France. Raised with parents in the hotel industry I always wanted to be a chef and work for the famous French chefs. So I decided to work in Alain Ducasse restaurant in Monaco, then from there worked for 5 years for Anne Sophie pic in différents of her restaurants. Moved then to Denmark, as a senior sous chef of Rasmus Koefed in restaurant Geranium. With two of my friends we decided to take over Holly to create a good place to be in Copenhagen.

Alexander Gammelgaard Sevel

Co-founder

"Hi, my name is Alexander - Co-founder of Nescio. I'm 24-years old and was born and raised on Islands Brygge, Copenhagen. I have spend a couple of years as a bartender and I have always had a passion for cocktails. Two years ago I tried natural wine for the first time, and I have been absolutely hooked ever since. Therefore I decided to open an all natural wine distribution and webshop along with my good old friend Markus."

Alexander Mahaffy

Manager / Sommelier

How are you doing? I’m Alex. I’m the manager & sommelier at Friheden & work for the newly started wine import BonBon Wine where we import low intervention wines from all over Europe. I used to work in music and found a lot of similarities between that and wine. It drew me into a endless void with things to discover. So if I’m not working you’ll probably find me about town enjoying a glass.

Alexander Sjøstrøm

Owner

Hi guys! My name is Alexander and I am a trained chef, working around Copenhagen, before I decided to open a food truck with a few pals. Now that we are 6 years in, we are lucky enough to own our own small shop called Snack & Blues.

Amalie Kaae Hartmann

Owner

Raised in the kitchen of her mother’s restaurant and showing an early interest for food and wine, she studied classical french cooking and worked in Søllerød Kro (1 Michelin star) and La Cour Des Loges (2 Michelin stars), in Lyon. She discovered traditional winemaking in Burgundy and also lived in Bandol in the southern part of Côtes de Provence. Later she switched to the corporate world as an event coordinator, buying beverages for executives.

Amalie Knage

Co-founder

As a daughter of a Danish chef, I grew up in this industry and have experienced the revolution of quality food and beverages explode around me. I dove into the rabbit hole of fermentation early on, and now I focus on bringing well-brewed, balanced beer to the people.

Ana Soraíz

Sommelier

I studied a Bachelor’s in Restaurant management in Mexico City, also Advance Chef from Le Cordon Bleu. I have worked in a couple of the best restaurants in the world. I studied a Masters in Bordeaux to become a Sommelier and Wine Consultant. Now I’m restaurant manager at Hija de Sánchez Cantina.

Anders Damsgaard Sørensen

Restaurant Manager

My background on the danish food scene started in Jylland on a nice down to earth restaurant in the heart of Vejle. Afterwards I moved to Copenhagen to learn from a lot of different people and types of restaurant. I improved my bar and cocktails skills, and searched more knowledge about food and wine. Now im the restaurant manager at a new restaurant on Vesterbrogade 149, called Holly. And every Monday I'm studying wine on dansk sommelier uddannelse.

Andrea Piras

Head Chef

Hi, I am your friendly neighborhood ramen maker! Moved from Sardinia to Copenhagen pursuing the highest levels of the kitchen finesse, ended it up understanding that, flavour is the only thing that matters. Big manga passionate, still kinda figuring out why i cannot power up like in my favorite anime.

Andreas Skou Albertsen & Isabella Kristensen

Co-founders

We're Isabella and Andreas from Dzidra!

Anika Vinson

Owner

Hey there, I am Anika. I am the owner of Heaps Good Cafe in Nørrebro. I have been living in Copenhagen for almost a decade and working with food for the majority of my working life, from managing the produce section at an organic food cooperative in Sydney, Australia to washing dishes to now owning a cafe. Food is my life. Also, I'm a dog mum to Dolly P.

Annamária Réka Koncz

Winemaker & Owner

Hello! My name is Annamária, I am the owner and winemaker at "réka.koncz" wines in Hungary. I have been living in Copenhagen in the past 11 years, of which 8 I worked at Terroiristen Winebar – we go way back. Having an academic career in horticulture & agriculture, topping that with living in the natural wine centric community in Copenhagen, made me realize that I had something special right where I grew up, so I purchased 3 hectares of old vineyards, close to my hometown in Hungary. I still spend much time in Copenhagen, it is my second home, and these are my favorite places.

Ansgar Oberholz

Co-Founder

Ansgar is an entrepreneur and is considered a pioneer of mobile working. In 2005, together with Koulla Louca, he founded St. Oberholz, a café with Internet access and power outlets - which was still a novelty at the time. There are now numerous Oberholz cafés and working spaces in Berlin; then, in February 2023, Ansgar opened the first working retreat in the countryside, between Hamburg and Berlin.

Anton Møller

Manager

Hi, I'm Anton. I just simply love wine and that led me here.

Astrid Johansen & Maria Lima

Owners

We co-founded Obra, a Riso print studio and neighbourhood café in Nordvest. We love community building, sustainable food systems and collaborations.

Atsushi Shimizu

Owner

After studying French literature and Fashion, I started working for hospitality in Japan. I‘ve worked as a multi-player in several Gastronomie in Osaka and Berlin.

August Magnusson

Manager

I am one of the owners and manager at Bottega Estadio. I come from the film industry, but it was never really me. Then I started at Bottega Barlie, where I found out what I really wanted to do.

Beau Clugston

Chef & Owner

Hi I’m Beau, I grew up in a small coastal town in Australia, after decades in fine dining restaurants like Gordon Ramsay and Noma, I have now opened my own little fish bistro called ILUKA on the Centre of Copenhagen.

Benjamin Wolters

Sourdough Baker

I'm obsessed with the perfect bread and run the Beansterbaker business.

Benny Christian

Sales & events manager

I am a trained chef and waiter, have read business pedagogy is chef somali (natural wine sommelier), now work for many years at Rosforth with sales and event planning and settlement such as pop up, concerts, art projects, long table dinners also privately.

Bernardo Costantino

Chef

I am Bernardo, I am a chef and a professional flamenco dancer with a minor Bachata specialization. I am a BIG fan of buzzing local markets. I’m cooking at Atelier September where my colleagues and I offer lovely breakfast and lunch every day.

Bernardo Salazar de Sousa

Bartender & Co-owner

I'm Bernardo or, as everyone calls me, Nando. I am a bartender and co-owner at Yellow and have spent the last 17 years working everything from fancy cocktail bars to nightclubs and dive bars.

Birk Voss

Co-owner

Hi, I am Birk. Oyster boss and party monkey at Rouge Oysters. For many years I have been working with good relations, service, beverage and to make the night a bit more special for the guest that I am serving. I started Mesteren & Lærlingen in the meatpacking district when I was 19 years old, moved on to the real deal at Kødbyens Fiskebar, started up Musling Bistro as the general manager and now Co-Owner and wine dude at Rouge Oysters.

Bo Lindegaard

Co-founder

Hi, I am Bo Lindegaard - an educated chef and inventive food entrepreneur based in Copenhagen. During the last 20 years, I have worked primarily with creating communal experiences through food designs and visionary thinking.

Bo Phillips

General manager

My name is Bo and I’m the general manager of Cadence. Aesthetically I’m described as the short, bald guy, with a beard. I was born in America, did high school in Uganda, studied and worked in Australia for the last seven years. Now settled in Copenhagen with my best mate (my Danish wife).

Camilla Hansen & Nick Curtin

Owners

Hi, we are Nick & Camilla. We are married and we own a small restaurant in Islands Brygge called Alouette. Nick is American, Camilla is Danish. We met in New York, where Nick was a chef for many years, and Camilla a professional model. It was always our dream to work together in our own restaurant, and now we do.

Cannelle Deslandes

Head chef

Bonjour! I’m Cannelle, a pastry chef from Paris that moved to Copenhagen a few years ago to experience the food scene here. I am currently running the kitchen of Cadence, a cozy brunch place in Carlsberg Byen. After some art studies, I decided to pass my pastry degree in France and I've worked in a restaurant and bakery there before moving to Danemark. I was supposed to stay for a few months, but I decided to stay here for good.

Carl Wrangel

Owner

Hello, I am Carl, I've been a bartender the past 20 years. I am the owner of The Barking Dog (agave forward cocktail pub), Shoppen Liquor Store & Paloma Vermuteria (southern European inspired cafe). Live and work in the heart of Nørrebro.

Cathrine Østerberg

Owner

Hello! My name is Cathrine Østerberg and I'm the founder & ice cream scientist behind Østerberg Ice Cream. I am from Denmark, but I have studied ice cream science in Canada, lived in Vietnam and opened an ice cream shop in Ho Chi Minh City. In general, I just love travelling and exploring the many food cultures out there. It gives me inspiration for new ice cream flavours.

Celine Li

Chef & Owner

Hi, I'm Celine. I am an artist. I am also the chef and owner of a private restaurant. Food and art are a condensed culture for me and one of the keys to my understanding of the world. I like cooking and sharing food. This process is like painting. Magical and beautiful. I believe that good food is a signal of love. I hope to bring you a brand new Chinese food experience. I also hope that more people can learn about Chinese culture through our food.

Chiara Barla

Head Chef & Partner

I am chef and baker from Italy. I run Apotek57 a cosy café where I cook and bake my favourite food in the beautiful space of the Frama studio store.

Chris Stewart

Head of Research and Development

I am originally from the northwest of Ireland. I studied fine art printmaking, but quickly realised the booze industry is much more fun.

Christian Gadient

Chef & Co-owner

Hi, I am Christian! I am a chef, grew up in Austria and moved a bit around from Ireland to the UK and ended up in Copenhagen to work at a Restaurant called AOC, then worked at D'Angleterre where I became Executive Chef after I finished that Adventure I opened Brus together with the guys from To Øl a Danish based Craft Brewery.

Christian Krejberg

Owner

I am a Chef, Sommelier, Waiter and Foodie.

Christian Schrader

Importer/distributor/preacher

I'm a Hybrid Mexican with a big heart for the culture of all things agave. Based in Berlin since ten years and running operations with Agavera since 8 Years.

Christian Tang

Bartender, Distiller

I like aroma basically, pretty much everything I do is in the pursuit of more aroma, now I like Salt,Fat, Acid & Heat as much as the next guy, but it is just not the same without a handful of volatile shit making your brain go pewpew. Besides that I make stuff with and without alcohol, and if I think it's good enough I throw a label on it, and ask people to buy it.

Christoffer Skov Pedersen

Owner

Hi, I'm Christoffer and I'm the owner of Sømunken Fiskehal. I'm a 3rd generation fishmonger with a big love for gastronomy and the entire food industry.

Christophe Rapp

Sommelier

I’m Christophe. I’m a sommelier born and bred in Alsace - now living and working in Copenhagen.

Christopher Saugmann

Manager

Hi, I work at Bobo Food Studio & Hotel the Socialist on Bremerholm 6, København K. I worked in the restaurant industry the last 5 years, and worked with chefs from some of the best kitchens in the world. From everything to former Noma-, Eleven Madison Park-, Formel B-chefs and many more.

Colin Edie

General Manager

My name is Colin. I've been pushing cocktails and whisky on people for the past 8 years at Lidkoeb.

Cory Smith

Photographer & Writer

Food and drinks photographer/writer with a focus on the craft beer industry.

Cristina Megías

Fermentation Specialist

Hi, I'm Cristina. Fermentation geek. Originally from Spain, I moved to CPH to take care of some really old balsamic vinegars. Now I am lucky to be part of an inspiring community in Nordhavn, where I have the freedom to experiment with new delicious products.

Dane Hirsinger

Owner

Australian Dane Hirsinger has been making coffee all over the world for 20 years, from Adelaide in Australia to London and Berlin in Europe, and now he has settled in Sydhavnen on Borgbjergsvej with the café Wild Horses.

Daniel Bruce

Whisky Specialist

I'm Daniel - I work as a drinks journalist focusing on whisky and wine. My book "Japansk whisky og anden asiatisk single malt i verdensklasse" just came out in Danish - an extensive research project where I visited each and every distillery I write about in Japan, India, and Taiwan.

Daniel Olsen

CEO & Co-owner

Hi, I'm Daniel, mostly known as Olsen. I started bartending in 2011, did some years with Fernet Branca and later Carlsberg. Returned to the real part of the industry 3 years ago to start my own business.

Daniel Rørbæk

Co-founder

I'm Daniel, Managing Director and co-founder of Depanneur. Depanneur is a convenience store, beverage label & bagel bakery with a love for neighbourhoods and eye catching products. I'm located in Copenhagen, but has previously lived in Rome, Stockholm, Berlin & Montreal.

Danny Blitzer

CEO

Liverpool have in-depth knowledge of the Portuguese market with coaches Pep Lijnders, Vitor Matos and former sporting director Julian Ward all possessing excellent contacts and links there, so they'll have a wealth of information on Amorim.

Darcy Millar

Owner

Hello! I’m from London but have been living in Copenhagen for the last 5 (or so) years. I fell in love with the hospitality industry here and with coffee in particular and I set up Darcy’s Kaffe a little over 2 years ago. I live for exploring the world of coffee and offering guests a chance to join in!

Dave Harrison

Chef & Owner

I am originally from Texas and I’ve lived in Copenhagen since 2018 where until recently was I head chef at Den Vandrette. Before I lived in Paris where I was head chef at the iconic neo-bistro Au Passage.

David Andersen

Owner

Got my first job in a restaurant when I was 14. Always knew I would start a business in my hometown. Educated sommelier, but I probably know more about coffee and football.

Dennis Holmberg

Owner

I was born into the restaurant business because my dad has worked as a chef at his own places since I was a small kid. For the last seven years, I have worked with my own concepts.

Diego Gottardi

Chef & Owner

I'm an Italian chef from the Veneto area in Northern Italy. I've travelled a lot and cooked many different places in the world. I've gotten inspiration for my cooking in all the countries I've been to, and I combine these with the tastes of the old, traditional Italian kitchen that I grew up with. I try to bring the experience and love that I got from my grandparents' cooking into my own food.

Eamonn O'Conner

Owner

I am Eamonn O’Connor, an Irishman who fulfilled my dream of owning my own pub in Copenhagen. My friends Pat Sheridan, Will Dixon and I searched for a suitable place to establish a business until we finally found the perfect one at Frederiksberg. The bar is called “The Edge of the Grave”

Elin Truong Quach

Operations Manager

Hi everyone, I'm Elin! I'm the Jack of all trades at Den Kinesiske Købmand, our Asian supermarket founded by my (legendary) parents, Hung & Quyen in 1991. When I'm not eating, I strive to share the love language of East Asia with the rest of Denmark: food.

Emil Luigi Mathis Vang

Ambassador

Hi! I'm a chef and pastry chef, with a passion for desserts and everything with a hint of sugar in it. Ambassador for "Republica Del Cacao" chocolate in Denmark.

Emiliano Trebbi

Sous-chef

I am the sous chef at The Caribbean Housewife. I was born in Rome, Italy. Mymother is from Catania, Sicily and my father from Rome. I started cooking since I was little; helping my Sicilian grandmother in the kitchen making classic dishes such as cannoli, caponata, and parmigiana. My cultural background can be traced back to my work as a chef, but I also like to use Asian inspired techniques. I fell in love with Japanese cuisine after my travels to Tokyo. It inspired me to learn techniques and recipes from Japan and cuisine from other Asian countries, such as Korea and Philippines. When I moved to Copenhagen from Rome in 2018, I started working at Bæst and then Mirabelle. In the end, I found my place at The Caribbean Housewife, where Jamain Brigitha’s eclectic approach to food is similar to mine. Working predominantly with vegetarian, vegan, and plant-based recipes is what got my attention and I appreciate that I get the space to create new signature dishes here.

Erik Frandsen

Chef & owner

Hi, I'm Erik. I'm a chef and owner at Christianshavns Færgecafé in the heart of Copenhagen. I have always loved food and especially the brasserie as we do at The ferry cafe.

Eskil Borritz

Manager

My name is Eskil Borritz. I’m born and raised in Copenhagen. I’ve been connected to Österreich vin since the age of 16. Now manager at Lille Blå.

Esther Karczag

Gastro Specialist

everything’s better with butter • hold my natural wine • online gastro specialist : @gut__content • usually in the kitchen •

Fabro Gang

Gang

Hi, we are Luca, Jon, and Frederik and together we started Fabro pasta almost 4 years ago. Fabro was born from the idea of creating a little piece of Italy on a street corner of Copenhagen. Where we started with traditional recipes from my grandmother who was born in Fabro, a little village in Italy.

Felix Chamorro

Owner

Hi I'm Felix. I'm a Wine importer & consultant based in Copenhagen and Co-owner of Roots Vinbar/Vinbutik together with my partner Leonardo Camboni. After my studies in the University of Gastronomic Sciences in Italy, I had a full immersion into the Wine World. Here in Denmark I have worked as Sommelier in places such as Relæ and Brace, I strive to make people discover unknown grapes and lesser known wine areas!

Frederik Kordt Lassen

Sommelier

Hi, I am Frederik! I grew up in the suburbs of Copenhagen, in a family with a close connection to the hospitality industry! The past 4 years my focus has been working with healthy and pure wines at Kødbyens Fiskebar. Which has also let me to start a small wine import called Simply Grapes.

Frithjof Wodarg

Owner & Co-founder

After studying history and philosophy, I worked many years in the energy sector on renewable energies. I followed my passion for food and founded the Gorilla Bäckerei with my partner-in-crime Matteo. My role is something between plumber, communicator, strategist and admin coordinator.

Georgina Wootton

General Manager

I've been a part of the beer & bar industry since my arrival in Berlin in 2017, and took over as GM of Mikkeller Berlin near the start of the pandemic. You can usually find me behind the bar playing 80s music and finding the perfect beer to suit your taste.

Gonzalo Guarda

Head Baker

I'm Gonzalo, a porteño by birth and a Copenhager by adoption. I'm just another chef turning into a baker.

Gonzalo Wolfsohn

Owner & Manager

I have been always into cooking and traveling. I have lived and worked in Spain, New Zealand, France and, of course, my country, Argentina.

Guido Lolli

Owner

I have been working in our family restaurant since 1988. I’m all about good wine, have been teaching Italian wines at the Dansk Sommelier Uddannelse. Is nominated for Sommelier of the year and winelist of the year in Den danske spiseguide (2022). I just love homemade pasta!

Hannes Haake

Owner

I've started working in the industry because I got very curious about coffee and wanted to learn more. Since then all aspects of the café/restaurant gained my interest so on a daily base I try to help our great team wherever I'm needed.

Harry Bell

Bartender

Hi I'm Harry Leonard Bell. I was born and raised up in Milano, Italy. I came here to Copenhagen in 2015 and worked in different venues like Holmens Kanal Cocktailbar and Tata Cocktailbar. Now I’m working at a beautiful hi-fi bar called Bird located in Frederiksberg.

Hassan Staytie

Manager

I have been a part of Ali's Bageri for almost 12 years now. What I have experienced is that, we in Denmark have become more multicultural, especially when it comes to food! We are no longer only a middle eastern restaurant, but a Danish Arabic canteen, thanks to all our Danish guests.

Helen Fodnæss

Founder

I am a half-Norwegian, half-American cookie lover living in Copenhagen. After moving here seven years ago to get my masters in global health, I started a passion project, The Cookie Aisle.

Henrik Faxholm

Owner

I started in this business 1995 and has been Owner of 5 different restaurants over time in Copenhagen. I also was co owner and started a coffee roaster business. Now I’m the owner of Cafè Wilder for more than 13 years since 2009. I’m at Wilder every day and do the administration and managing my good staff.

Henrique Castilho

Head Chef

Hey, I’m Henrique or just Henry. I work as Head Chef at Apollo Bar. Been working at restaurants for about 10 years, mainly at fine dining.

Ida Løvenskjold

Sommelier & Manager

Hi, I'm Ida. I'm a sommelier and restaurant manger at Lalala, Strandgade 98 - Christianshavn.

Jack Forsmann

Head Chef & Manager

My love to food and beers brought me to this little brewery in the heart of Copenhagen. Before ending up here, I've been working in France, Spain and Ireland.

Jamain Brigitha

Owner & Head Chef

I am the head chef and owner of The Caribbean Housewife, where I serve 'Hot Soul Soup' and 'Slow Fast Food' in Copenhagen. My restaurant was founded in 2016. I have a background as an artist, curator, and creative entrepreneur. My eclectic Caribbean and Latin-inspired cuisine is paired with natural wine from remarkable women producers.

Jason Starmer

Owner

After many years working Front Of House in London restaurants, I and my husband, Gary, have now set up our own place - Two Trick Pony.

Jeff Roy

Owner

Natural wine enthusiast - Love eating and drinking good as well as sharing the good stuff

Jeni Duke

Owner

I'm Jeni, a mixed race Japanese kid from NYC that now calls Lisbon home. After working in Human Resources for 19 years, I wanted to blend my love of working with people with my love of food and wine, so I started a natural wine distribution/shop/popup business, Rebel Rebel, and later opened my first restaurant, Tricky's.

Jenia S.

Owner

My partner and I moved to Berlin from the Canadian West Coast, to open our own craft beer bar here. He grew up in the industry (literally, his parents were already running two restaurants when he was born) and I worked in various hospitality roles from the age of 14. Our bar has 22 beers on tap, including two nitro taps, with a focus on showcasing a wide variety and balance of styles sourced from Europe, the US and Canada. We have done everything at the bar - laid the bricks, built the draft system, painted the furniture, sourced the beers, cleaned the bathrooms, bartended, etc. Now we have an excellent FOH team and need to spend less time actively bartending, so we're focusing more on sourcing and relationships.

Jens Nedersee

Head Chef

Hi I'm Jens. I work as a Head chef at Bar'vin. I love food, wine and traveling preferably all 3 combined which is why I have worked in places like France and Greenland and more.

Jessica Andersen

Co-owner, Brewer and Barrel Mistress

I moved to Denmark in 2013 and to Bornholm in 2014 to start our beautiful brewery with my hubby. The Danish food, drinks and hospitality industry is incredibly welcoming and filled with beautifully talented people. It is a joy to be part of. We have loved working with bars and restaurants to brew them their own beers as well as with sommeliers to show them how incredible well beer and food pair.

Joakim Rex

Owner

I’m Joakim - back in the industry after a 10 year break. Thought I’d be a futurist, but realised I’ve built bars at home since age 17. At its best, a bar is a space for new and close friends to explore, share and express ideas through drinks & food. JOJO makes it possible for more people to share that joy.

Johann Duedahl Jacobsen

Sommelier & Co-founder

Hi, I am Johann, (most often called Joe) I moved to Cph back in 2011, and after working as a sommelier at few fantastic places i decided to do my own thing. I co-founded Ancestrale, a wine bar and restaurant back in 2017 in Vesterbro. I choose for us to become organic certified as a restaurant, meaning 90-100% is organic, but always aiming for 100%. What else takes up my time? Natural wines, third wave coffee and fixed bikes.

Jonas Franck

Chef

Hi, I'm Jonas. I'm the chef at Restaurant Frank, a contemporary local restaurant in the city center. I find joy in solid authentic meals in low key settings amongst good people. Previously, I've worked at local restaurants like Kong Hans, Geranium and Estela in New York, to mention a few.

Jonas Harboe

Head Chef

Hey, I am 26 years old and originally from Bornholm. I am the head chef and daily manager at POPUP26. We just opened an oyster bar in the basement at Store Regnegade 26 where you can experience both traditional and funky oysters with natural wine, focusing on Pétillant naturel.

Jonas Helmer

Admin and all around fix this guy

My dad has a kitchen when I was a kid and I describe myself as a foodie. I study project management and I use whatever I learn from school in our business.

Jonathan Soriano

Owner

Owner and head janitor at the entertainment company called VinSuperNaturel - powered by natural wine!

Joren Schoepen

Head Chef

HI! My name is Joren. I am a chef at Gaarden & Gaden. I am coming from Antwerp, Belgium, and after living for many years in Paris I decided to move to Copenhagen and I have loved every moment of it.

Julia Prokopenko

Owner

Jeg er kok, madformidler og fortaler for at se mad som multifunktionelt. Min medfødte passion for mad startede fra jeg var 6 år, hvor jeg begyndte at bruge min efterskoletid på at lave mad derhjemme. Min kærlighed til mad altid været forbundet med en forståelse af, at det kan påvirke mennesker, relationer og eget velbefindende.

Julian Mathiesen

Head Chef

Hi, I’m Julian. Danish/American. I work as the co-head chef of La Banchina. La Banchina is dock house down by the water on Refshaleøen that has a heavy focus on Danish sustainable produce from vegetables to fish. I am educated in Denmark as a chef but have also lived 13 years in America.

Julio César Franco

Founder & Owner

I'm a curious thinker with a great motivation for problem solving. I founded Masala Chy with the intention to provide a simple solution to specialty cafes, but my vision extends way beyond. I want to bring comfort and peace of mind to people's lives through thoughtful and beautiful products.

Kabir Singh

Owner

Hindude Chai is a co-brand of my brand – The Hindude TM. A Chai (tea) brand developed here in Copenhagen, by me Kabir 'Kubby' Singh. I started my small business to help change the Nordic perceptions of Chai and broaden natural tea tastes, beginning with Masala Chai. I would like to help Cafés, Bars, Restaurants and hospitality industry improve their perception of the Chai Latte (from an emulated powder) to a natural Masala Chai beverage derived from my British-Indian origins. I'm currently supplying a select number of cafés here in the city with my Masala Chai Concentrate where Chai Lattes, Ice Chai's and Dirty Chai's are flowing. I'm keen to work with bars on cocktails, bakeries on cakes and pastries. You can sometimes see me slinging fresh chai at markets, festivals and on my street chaiwala bike. Aside from being a trained graphic designer and artist, I've worked across the food and beverage industry for over 15 years, appreciating cuisine in all its facets.

Kai Semple

Chef & Food Creative

Hi, I’m Kai. I am a chef and food stylist based in Copenhagen, Denmark. I currently work on my own food concept called YAM that focuses on Caribbean cuisine.

Kala Sung

Chef

Hi friends! I’m Kala, and I’m a curious eater who makes kimchi, with an appetite for the unknown. Food is my way of spreading smiles, and here are my fave go to’s who never fail to do so.

Kamilla Seidler

Chef & Co-owner

Hi. I'm Kamilla, chef and co-owner of Restaurant Lola. I have worked in Spain, England and Bolivia besides Copenhagen and landed in Christianshavn. We do most of our cooking with inspiration from Latinamerica, South-East Asia, and India.

Karsten Poulsen

Co-owner

I have a background in the film industry, and I'm the co-founder of the design company "ViSSEVASSE", which I still run together with my very talented wife. I always had a huge interest in gastronomy, and found a great joy in being in the kitchen. My co-founder partner is Jeppe Juel, who is a trained chef, and has in recent years worked at a large number of restaurants, primarily in KBH. As a side hustle, Jeppe also remotely owns and runs a bakery in India.

Kate Omelia

Assistant Manager

I'm originally from Ireland, and I moved here to study in 2017. After working in the industry throughout my life in some form - whether that's in American diners or Italian wine bars - I realized I was hooked. Since June of last year, I've been in Circolo, and focusing on expanding my knowledge of the industry and my love of natural wine and food - life's hard.

Kenneth Foong

Head Chef

I was born and raised in Singapore, but have spent most of my professional career abroad. Primarily in NYC and now Copenhagen. When I am not working, I enjoy long bike rides and walks with my dog.

Klaus Thomsen

Co-founder

I'm Klaus Thomsen. Co-founder of Coffee Collective and Collective Bakery. Deeply involved in coffee from seed to cup and love exploring its complexity.

Kristoffer Porner

Bar manager

Hi, I'm Kristoffer. I manage the bar at Fiskebaren and Mesteren. I dabble in different kinds of liquids, mostly alcoholic, and have a soft spot for good times, mezcal, the Gamay grape, and light thirst-quenching beers.

Lau Christian Thorn

Manager

Hi, I’m Lau and I am the manager at the restaurant Le Saint Jacques. When you visit us you will have flavor-based bistro food and you will have an extended Burgundy and Bordeaux wine list. We aim to do good food and be your everyday restaurant. I have been a member of the Danish Sommelier Association since 2010 and have a long history in fine dining.

Lea Sandby

Head Sommelier & Co-Owner

Hi! I’m Lea, I’m 28 and you can find me pouring natural wines and telling stories at Lago. This year, I am also making my first vintage of orange wine with friends in Bulgaria. I am driven by the pursuit for more social sustainability in the restaurant Industry and a wish to support progressive natural winemakers from Eastern Europe.

Line Kleppe

General Manager

Hi, I’m Line! I escaped the fjords and rain of Bergen, Norway in 2016 when I first moved to Copenhagen. Once I thought I would be a music industry buffoon (so I became a music manager), then I thought I would be a shipping magnate (so I studied business administration) but I finally realised that my passion for great food and wine and the people working with it was much more interesting. I have worked in the hospitality industry on and off for 14 years, and I still love the thrill of tasting something for the first time!

Lisa Lov

Chef & Owner

Hi! I'm Lisa Lov of Tigermom Restaurant in Copenhagen. At Tigermom you'll get an internationally inspired meal made with local and organic ingredients.

Logan Flatte

Bartender

Hey I'm Logan. I am a bartender working at TATA Bar. Having not been in Copenhagen long, I have been lucky to find not only great people, but also a bar that I care a lot about.

Lola Zlokapa

Chef & Co-owner

Right now my partner Jamie and I are working on creating some magic at Andra. I’m the co-owner and chef of something magical. I love cooking but i am even more in love with the industry of smiling through food. In my last year, I worked with Chiara at Apotek57, and plottwist, work can be fun.

Luca Donninelli

Owner

Owner - Strutto "Hi, I am Luca! I was known as the guy who worked for Relæ. Right now I ended up cooking Cresce at Strutto. After 15 years in the industry, in my resume I can also boast of being a rider for Wolt, maybe one day the riders will deliver my Crescia to you. Don't forget to follow us on IG."

Lui Hovgaard

Head Chef & Owner

I’m 30 years old, from Århus and I’ve been working as a chef for more then ten years, the last two and a half at Cafe Stadion.

Luna Hjerming

FOH / Sommelier

Maddy Kostros

Wine Importer

Hey all! My name is Maddy Kostros, and I grew up in Melbourne, Australia! I’ve lived in Copenhagen now for over two years and import wine with österreich vin. Before coming to Copenhagen I was a wine maker! and I actually still have an amazing project down in Andalusia with the farm Finca La Donaira. I’ve worked as a winemaker around Germany, Austria and of course back in Australia. I think it was more than 10 years ago when I started in the wine world, selling wine and eventually drinking quite a lot of it too. All my choices reflect that necessary quality that true human interaction and connection embodies, the heart and soul which makes Copenhagen so unique, it’s the humans searching for elevation of comfort and experience.

Mads Battefeld

Chef & Owner

Mads Battefeld, always being inspired by the asian cuisine, opened Sushi Anaba in 2019, a small traditional sushi restaurant serving 8 guests at a time.

Mads Jensen

Manager & Partner

Commercial producer gone wine-nerd

Mads Klein

Brandowner

Normal guys who went down a road of producing organic sodas, iceteas, beers and all such delicious things.

Marc Van Hauen

Co-owner

I am the restaurant manager and co-owner of a small and intimate restaurant called Janice. I run the place together with my good friend and partner Frede Madsen who is in charge of the kitchen. I have more than 10 years of experience from different Copenhagen restaurants. The last 5 years as assistant restaurant manager at restaurant Uformel. I have a big passion for low intervention wines and especially burgundy is close to my heart.

Marco Bon

Sommelier

Hi there, I’m Marco! After spending 10 years, working as a chef and sommelier in the Osteria run by my family, in Italy, and a period spent in Amsterdam, I moved to Cph 3 years ago. Before opening Bar Poldo, I used to manage Mother Wine for a couple of years. In love with slow food and natural wine.

Marco Callegaro

Owner & Sommelier

Importer, distributor of Italian, natural (80%), organic (15%) and conventional (5%) wines in Berlin and Germany. Host in my own winebar, obviously sommelier and connected with other professionals working in Berlin for events related to food, wine and art.

Marco Maccarini

Chef & Owner

My name is Marco Maccarini and I’m a chef and the owner of evoo!I’m born and raised in Camogli, a small town nearby Genova, Italy, which is known for its delicious focaccia and pesto.After completing my bachelor degree in Landscape Architecture in Genova, I decided to change direction and follow my true passion: cooking. I moved to Parma, where I started my education as a chef in the fantastic ALMA kitchen school. Right after I graduated, I moved to Copenhagen (back in 2010) where I began my career, working in fine dining restaurants such as Noma, Geist, AOC, Era Ora, to name a few.I started evoo back in 2017, when I was running the restaurant in Huset KBH, as headchef for Kaffe Fair, a restaurant / social economy from Aalborg. In 2018 I took over the restaurant venue on the 1st floor in Huset KBH, and that’s when things started to get real for evoo!Evoo means Extra Virgin Olive Oil, and while there’s not much olive oil in the food I cook, I get inspired by making something which is pure, simple, tasty and unrefined, just like extra virgin olive oil!The menu has – since day 1 – been focused on homemade recipes made with high quality and locally sourced ingredients. Focus on sustainability and low CO2 impact ways to make food has always been a big interest of mine. Besides this, I’ve always provided good wages for evoo employees and created a nice work environment, introducing breaks, paid holiday and pension, which is unfortunately not something that is to be taken for granted in all restaurant businesses.Back in 2016 I met Mia Maja, the founder of Kitchen Collective, which is a really cool place where small businesses can develop and test their products, concepts and ideas. In 2020 I started to develop and optimize my own business under the roof of Kitchen Collective. This is where I really started my journey as an entrepreneur, and where I’ve been focused on my newest adventure; creating super tasty burgers and providing tailored catering possibilities.

Marie Louise Übermensch Westmark

Head Chef

I came into hospitality quite randomly. I had no clue what I wanted to do... But I always loved arranging small gatherings, planning the menu, cooking, and bringing different people together. I’m so happy that I ended up working in this industry – we work hard but we have so much fun.

Martin Gundersen

Wholesale Manager

I'm a former chef who decided to try new challenges. I've always had a big passion for wine and today I work as Wholesale Manager at Vinsupernaturel. With this job I can still stay in touch with all the restaurants in Copenhagen. During my time here I've learned a lot about natural wines and I'm still learning.

Martina Grodt

Manager & Sommelier

I'm educated waitress since 2011, from Jylland, and have lived in Copenhagen for 11 years now and worked in various amazing restaurants.

Mathias Silberbauer

Chef & Owner

Hey, I am Mathias. I am chef and wine enthusiast. I have worked in Copenhagen, London and Nice. I love fish and everything from France.

Mathilde Zimling

Manager

Aeris is a Copenhagen-based cocktail brand which was founded in early 2021. Our cocktails are handcrafted and bottled to the highest of standards and the recipes are an echo from Barcelona where the founders started their journey – with a Copenhagen-edge. ​ Our philosophy is easy: look good, taste even better.

Matthew Jeffery

Owner

Hello, my name is Matthew and I am the owner of Hooked. I have worked in the industry for 20 years, spanning from a dishwasher, waiter, and bartender to now full-time fisherman!

Meagan Bennell

Baker

After a stretch in stop-motion animation I still wanted to make things and be creative but in a more fundamental way. Making bread is perfect because there is creativity and always evolution in your knowledge and techniques - plus you can eat your experiments.

Mentor Hiri

Owner

My background is really in finance & academia, in the completely non-food related topics of mathematics and engineering physics. My introduction to work in the kitchen started at one of my brothers restaurants, District Tonkin out of curiosity and a need to do something different for a short time. My background of growing up on a small cattle farm and general interest in food developed into a small obsession with developing recipes for what has become my dream of operating a nose to tail butchery/steakhouse. The nose to tail burger at Dandelion is the first step towards that end goal.

Merel Caos

Co-owner Caos

I’ve been working since the age of fifteen in hospitality, but I knew from a young age I wasn’t going to roll with the the hierarchy, I’ve worked in and out in various places, started side hustle projects and ran my own private dinner and foodtruck business. I thrive on new and exciting things. I need some chaos in life, I am chaos, and I thought Copenhagen could use some of that caos caos erupted after a summer holiday in Siciliy, we like to cook, host, curate and create. bring food, our energy and aesthetics to the table. Inspired by our various backgrounds and travels we serve up eclectic rustic comfort food. no bullshit, just a bit of caos..

Michael Hajiyianni

General Manager

Hi, I'm Michael. I run a cocktail bar called Ruby, which I joined in 2017. I'm originally from the UK and have previously worked in cocktail bars in London and Melbourne.

Michel Dziadul

Owner

Hej! I'm Mike, a French-Canadian expat which run the show at Gorki and St Pauli 54. When I'm not busy working at the bar, I'm probably figuring out which other Eastern European craft beers or spirit, we'll be importing by sampling them. Hard hobby.

Mischa Smeljanski

Owner

Pie Dealer

Nate French

Sous Chef

Hey! I'm Nate. I'm from Boston, but have been cooking at noma for the past 8 years, 4 of which have been spent as a sous chef helping to develop new dishes and menus in the test kitchen. Currently, I'm working my way towards going to graduate school. I believe it's impossible to choose a top 5 in Copenhagen as the city is spoilt with so much talent in the industry, but here's 5 of the many spots that I love to frequent.

Nathalie Veil

Owner

I'm half French, half Danish and I love to travel and meet new people.

Nichlas Jaime Frese

Production Manager

Hi, I’m Nichlas. I’m a pastry chef and a baker and head of the production at Andersen bakery on Islands Brygge. In my spare time, I love to play football and when I need to calm down and focus I do some shooting with a bow and arrow.

Nicola Fanetti

Chef & Co-owner

Hi, I'm Nicola. I'm the chef/owner of restaurant Brace (/breis/), opened in 2017, located near the center of Copenhagen. I'm living in Denmark for almost 10 years now and I previously worked at Noma and Era Ora restaurant. I'm passionate about football, finance, and the gastronomy world.

Niklas Harmsen

Co-owner

Hey, I am Nik! I often refer to myself as a gastronomic refugee because I moved to Copenhagen to escape the tyranny of bad food and to realise my dream project, Slurp Ramen, which I opened in 2017 together with my buddy Philipp Inreiter. It has been a wild ride since and I am now involved in a bunch of upcoming projects including a restaurant called Stoke in Berlin as well as a farm project in France. But Copenhagen is still home and so I am happy to share my favourite spots around town.

Nina Aastrup

Pastry Chef

Hi! Im Nina, a young pastry chef working at Meyers Bageri in Copenhagen. As a pastry chef I've worked with ice cream, wedding cakes and lots of chocolate. I love the pastry scene in Denmark and how it is growing.

Ninon Defalvard

General Manager

I have been working for ten years in the Hospitality Industry, from rock bars in Pigalle to the city center of Copenhagen. I like Tommy's margaritas and Fernet Branca.

Odalrich Grein

Pastrychef

Born and raise from Paris worked in the most prestigious hotels in Paris. I am 26 years old, I worked with essica Préalpato at Alain Ducasse, at the Park Hyatt Paris, Sylvestre Wahid and to finish as pastry chef in Geranium with Rasmus Koefed.

Oliver Benn

Sous Chef

Pablo Soto

Chef

I'm a chef from Mexico city. I've been working at Noma for the past 4 years. I believe in human relations and corn tortillas.

Paolo Civitella

Baker

I’m pizza chef/baker from Italy. I’ve been traveling and working abroad since 2015, two years ago I decided to move to Copenhagen to experience the quality of life in Denmark falling in love with baked goods that the city has to offer. Thanks to that I had a chance to work as a baker in one of this bakery in the heart of the city. Rondo

Patrick Morell

Chef

Hi, I am Patrick. I’m a Copenhagen based chef, at the moment working at Silberbauers Bistro. Prior to that, I have worked in places like Mad Mad MadBodega, Bistrotheque in London, a short visit at The Clove Club, head chef at Bastards together with Mathias Silberbauer, and assistant head chef at Vesterbro Chinese Food.

Patrik Rolf

Founder

Hi, I am Patrik Rolf and I work at a coffee company named april. I am interested in quality.

Patryk Stafin

Baker

Hi, I am Patryk. After over a decade working in UK restaurants and hotels, I moved to Copenhagen where I found my passion for baking. Here I changed restaurant life into bakery, and in this way I became a great bread and laminated pastry fanatic, at the moment I started working as a head baker at Buka Bakery. A cup of great coffee on my spare time is a must.

Peter Altenburg

Owner

Hi. My name is Peter and I am the owner of and glasswasher at the bird. on Gl. Kongevej in Frederiksberg. I started my journey in the spirit industry in the last century. I love big flavours, a great atmosphere and killer drinks. Sports is my drug and kids are my mental fuel.

Peter Jackson

Chef

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Peter Trillingsgaard

Co-owner

Hi, I am Peter! I'm co-owner of Veranda and Bar Pasta. I moved to Copenhagen 10 years ago to do a lot of other things than this industry, but ended here and I feel very lucky to be a part of the Copenhagen scene.

Peter Vaabengaard

Baker & Co-owner

Hi, I'm Peter. I'm a baker and co-owner at Galst Bageri in BK Skjold, Østerbro. I have a great passion for baking exclusively with sourdough.

Philip Jae Worth Jacobsen

Manager & Sommelier

My name is Philip and I recently took over the task of managing Café Dyrehaven. I have worked in the Copenhagen restaurant scene for about 10 years and have been managing Friheden, Manfreds (when it was open) & Bæst. I love wine, skateboarding & music but only good enough to make a living out of one of those things.

Philip Nilsson

Head Chef

Tjena, I'm Philip a.k.a. svensk a.k.a the Swedish chef. I'm the head chef at Dumpo at Sønder Boulevard. Raised in Malmö, but started my Copenhagen chef journey in 2011. Since then I've been around the block and worked at Llama, Gorilla, Bazaar, and Silo amongst others.

Philipp Inreiter

Owner

Hi, I'm Philipp from the lederhosen wearing central part of Europe aka Austria. I spent some time at Noma and Relæ as well as some restaurants around tokyo. I opened up slurp ramen about 4 years ago and Kona, a Japanese inspired eatery in Carlsbergbyen last year. Love delicious food, and sharing it with great people.

Qasim Khan

Chef & Owner

Rafael Villalobos

Baker & Owner

Rafa decided to take over his mothers profession as a teacher, but he always had a passion for food. Shortly after getting his Bachelors degree in teaching, he taught english for a few months but decided to quit, and started working as a dishwasher. As he worked his way up through the kitchen he became the head chef of Casa Oaxaca for many years until he was offered a head chef position at a Mexican restaurant owned by the Noma Group and a baker position at Meyers Bagerie by the Claus Meyer Group in Copenhagen, Denmark. Since he returned to Oaxaca he has been exploring different ways of baking and is looking for wheat species endemic to Oaxaca.

Rasmus Lund Jonasson

Head Chef

Hi, I am Rasmus, I am a Danish chef and I have spend the last 3 years working in Italy and before that, I’ve spend 3 years working in New York. I'm returning to Denmark to open up my own restaurant 'Espehus' in Rødovre. 10 months in lockdown in the worst corona-hit place in northern Italy, got me thinking of what's important to me and in my life, so I'm opening a restaurant in Rødovre because I realized I want to be close to my roots, and I want to give back to the community that helped raise me.

Rasmus Seidler Krebs

Manager & Owner

I'm Rammo. Manager and owner of Himmeriget, The BAR at Kronborggade 3, and Giallo. I've been on the Copenhagen nightlife scene for 15+ years as a concert promoter, DJ, and bartender. I like to share what I personally love: drinking games, Italian liqueur, and obscure music.

Rasmus Sjødahl

Owner

Hey! My name is Rasmus Sjødahl and I opened Bageriet Benji this year. My background is mostly in kitchens and CrossFit centres, but now most of the time goes towards baking.

Renato Antunes

Sommelier

former @varandadocasal manager on a sabbatical leave, now kicking it in Copenhagen and pouring happiness at @vedstranden10

Riccardo Giraldo

Chef Owner

I love simplicity and beauty. I am Italian. I love the gesture of taking time and preparing something for others, to then share, which is very much at the essence of our Mediterranean culture. I actually have a Bachelor in musicology, but then decided to study cooking. Music is more of a personal outlet for me, just for myself. While food and entertaining is my way of connecting with people.

Robert Ågren

Head Baker

Hi! I’m Robert. I’m a trained graphic designer who’s spent 10 years working as a chef/baker in London before I moved back to Sweden for about two years, where I met my wife, who then brought me to Copenhagen.

Romel Salcedo

Chef & Owner

I fell in love of working in the kitchen since I visited Denmark for the first time in 2009, and since then I have not looked back. I have always tried to integrate my love and passion for music, art and street culture in my ideas and projects in the kitchen. And at the moment we are beginning to build a concept where we play with the love that the Danish culture has for the potato, in order to give them a different alternative but at the same time, something that they can feel easly related with, when buying street food

Rosa Marie Hansen

Waitress & Bartender

Hello there, I'm Rosa and I'm a bartender at Cafe Gavlen on Ryesgade 1, Nørrebro! I have been here for almost 5 years now, so I know the place and the neighbors really well.

Rosio Sanchez

Owner

Hi, Rosio here. I am a Mexican-American Chef who grew up in La Villita in Chicago. I moved to Copenhagen 10 years ago while I was working in fine dining kitchens. It was 5 1/2 years ago that I decided to focus on cooking the food I grew up with to give Copenhagen (and Europe) the Mexican food it deserves! I love a good Coffee and have an insatiable sweet tooth :)

Rune Friberg

Sommelier & Store Manager

20 years in the Restaurant Industry, the last decade as restaurateur. Now I’m consulting in foodwaste in the industry as well as running the B2C side of one of Denmark’s biggest wine importers. I’m always looking for quirky new organic & or veggie food places in my city of Copenhagen.

Rune Toft

Owner

Lola og Hahnemannskøkken

Sabrina Spahic

Chef

Copenhagen based chef

Samuel Tobing

Chef

I am from Indonesia. I moved to Denmark 5 years ago and I am currently a chef for La Tre Street Kitchen. It is a small Vietnamese eatery where you could find lots of flavour explosions. I am very happy to be a part of Copenhagen food scene.

Sara Haij

Restaurant Manager

Hi! I'm Sara. After many years in the industry at various places, high and low, mostly in Sweden, I landed in Copenhagen about 5 years ago and feel very much at home. My title at the moment would be Restaurant Manager, but I'm also in charge of all the beverages at Tigermom. I love the creative part of my job, where I get to play around with whatever scraps the kitchen will leave me, and create liquid goodies from it.

Sarach Nielsen

Doer of stuff and things

I hail from the goon bag nation of Australia where I started drinking, learning, making, pouring, pairing and talking shit about wine as a teenager some (-ish) years ago. From the fields and fine dining to the point I am now, one constant has remained, which is that wine is a freakin' fun alcoholic beverage worth screaming with joy over, and everyone deserves to feel GOOD when drinking and talking about it. Whether they have no idea what flavour they’re getting (but they wanna marry it) or they're sniffing notes of cherry chihuahua, they're having fun and finding their way, as so they should.

Sarah Onat

Manager

Hi, I’m Sarah. I’m 23 and the general manager at Bottega Barlie, together with Alfred. Ever since I was a kid I’ve wanted to have my own place, maybe before my 30th birthday if I’m lucky. I’m bad at sitting still and being quiet, which definitely pours into my work. I believe fun, honest service is essential. Mostly fun.

Sebastian Wongvisutikul

Event Manager

My name is Sebastian and I'm a manager at Barkowski and Léanowski. I started back in 2018 and have since then loved being in the industry. I love finding new watering holes and the city's hidden gems.

Sigurd Kjeldgaard

Co-owner & Manager

Hi, I'm Sigurd. Co-owner and manager at Jah Izakaya & Sake bar. Besides Jah, I work with wine and also run a small project space for contemporary art (with two good friends) called Cucina.

Simon Guitton

Co-owner

Bonjour, I am Simon, co owner of Vintro. Originally from the north west of France, I got an interest in food and wine from the family, my father is a chef and my brother is a boucher so wine came naturally on the picture for a perfect table. We want to promote authentic and accessible wine for everyone. Vintro has been an exciting project where importing wine and being close to the people we source the wine from was a main focus since we took over few years

Simon Leo Hansen

Owner

Hi, my name is Simon! I'm a Copenhagen restaurateur. I own the restaurants OMAR and SAFARI and I love stuffing people with great food and wine.

Simone and Besart

Owners

We are the owners of Dallas and our joy for food, coffee and great company goes beyond.

Solfinn Danielsen

Owner

Hi, I’m Solfinn, one of the fewer Faroese Wine guys in Copenhagen. A regular Gamay ambassador for the past 8 years in my Boutique & last 3 years in the Bar 2 doors down.

Spaniard Bernabeu

Bartender

I’ve been serving drinks for longer than I’ve been chewing bubble gum. Respect your clients but don’t let them take the piss. Understand when to change the tempo of your music and when to dim the lights. Don’t stay in the game for too long if being rude and bitter is your new personality. Know when to take a break before it’s too late. Carry a toothbrush, you might not sleep at home tonight. No such thing as ‘The best drink’ Drink tea. Xxx

Stig Thorsteinsson

Sommelier & Owner

Hey, I'm Stig! I'm the sommelier and owner of Thorsteinsson's in Ørestad. I love natural wines, some tasty snacks and to have some laughs. I opened the place 2 years ago with the wish to create a place for like-minded people in the very outskirts of Copenhagen.

Stine Kirkegaard

Founder

I've worked in the industry since I was 16 years old but never thought of it as an industry where I'll do career. Educated from the Danish School of Journalism but something just kept pulling me back to the restaurants. To acknowledge my need for working with food is the best decision I've ever made.

Stu Stalker

Head Chef

Originally from Newcastle. I worked a few places in England and Australia before I joined the Noma team in 2012. I became sous chef in 2013 and spent the last few years in the Noma test kitchen before opening up POPL.

Sung Eun Oldenburg

Chef

Stories told by the seasons ​​Nature’s cycles experienced in slow-paced dining. Carefully prepared sweets and small meals shared by guests under a common roof. Participation by reservation in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Takashi Saito

Owner

Pop-ups Catering Private dining Teambuilding Cooking classes Art & research Exploring sustainable food

Tamas Buda

Head Baker

I am a chef and baker from Hungary.I have been working around Denmark, thats how I got to Samsø where I fell in love with baking. Now I am in charge for the production at Andersen&Maillard with some of the loveliest colleagues you could find in the business.

Terkel Kleist

Bartender

I have 18 years experience as a cocktail bartender and 8 years producing Reinheart Rye Whiskey in Germany for the Danish market.

Terkel Nørgaard

Sommelier & Manager

"Hi, I'm Terkel. I'm a sommelier and manager at Terroiristen Vinbar & -butik in Jægersborggade, Copenhagen, and also work for the wine import Winewise, all owned by the legendary Stefan Jensen. I'm also working as a drummer, composer & bandleader with numerous gigs, tours, and albums on my resume."

Thea Engvik

Chef

I went to culinary school in Paris, and went back to Oslo for a while during Covid and worked with wine. Then I stared my journey at noma!

Thomas Bachmann

Owner/Founder

10 years flipping tacos at Mæxico.Started out with my brother Patrick in 2012 with Barburrito in Skindergade and have since opened Mæxico City, Nørrebro and Vesterbro. Now opening our new venue Palace Diner.

Thomas Heilmann

Chocolate Pusher

I've worked with chocolate for +3 years, networking and mingling with chefs in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and the UK to share the word of Xoco an the flavour of our chocolates that is gaining ground among flavour-dedicated chefs, bakers and chocolatiers.

Thomas Korby

Manager

Been working mostly in fine dining during all my time in the industry. Passionate about people, wine and food.

Thomas Spelling

Owner

Thomas here! I'm the owner of the restaurant Gaarden & Gaden and Rondo bakery. I'm a chef and sommelier by trade with a passion for creating fun and meaningful experiences based upon serving the highest quality produce in a relaxed and informal environment.

Tobias Helweg

Co-owner

Hi, I am Tobias. I grew up in Copenhagen. I'm one of the owners of Bottega Barlie & Bottega Estadio - two places with a southern atmosphere and food. My passion is to make places, in this case restaurants, with personality and to create a room for people to hang out all day.

Tue Bach

Co-founder

I used to do advertising. Then I was a chef apprentice. All of a sudden I ran around Ved Stranden 10, opened La Banchina with Christer and finally opened Volatil in 2017 with four friends. Now we also have Steffi Graf and a share in LAGO. Married, two kids. Living in Permatopia.

Verónica Rosforth

Managing Director

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Victoria Lytje Koch

Supervisor & Waiter

Hi, I'm Victoria, a 23-year-old Copenhagen-based girl. Currently, I'm a waiter and supervisor at Corsa Pizza. Besides working at Corsa, I study Service Management at Copenhagen Business School.

Will Shannon

Manager

Hey I'm Will, I've been working in hospitality for the past 12 years in Ireland where I started 2 restaurants and 1 bar. Recently, I've moved to Copenhagen where I work at Paloma

Xavier Aaronson

Hangover Healer & Street Food Maker

Hi, I’m Xavier. I’m from NYC and now I live in Copenhagen. I'm not a chef. I love making bacon egg and cheese (BEC) sandwiches to share the classic NYC breakfast street food with my new city and the people who live in it.

Xavier Fays

Head chef

Borne in France, growing up in canada. Get back in France work in michelin star restaurant for Édouard Loubet then move to Switzerland for Anne Sophie pic, London for Clare Smyth, Copenhagen for Geranium and end up at Holly restaurant with some friends.

Yannic Pöpperling

Chief of Sales

Hello, my name is Yannic. I’m one of three founders of BOUCHE Kombucha in Berlin. I also work as a photographer and artist. In 2019, BOUCHE started as a project between artists and has, step by step, been growing into a more and more professional micro-brewery. We’re focussing on innovative brewing techniques and uncompromising quality, driven by a never-ending curiosity about Kombucha and fermentation in general.

Yipun JJ

Owner & Baker

I don’t have any backgrounds about food or bakery in term of education, but because I am a food lover and backpacker i guess :D I love cooking and baking and also passionate about organic and sustainable ways of living plus traveling, so I combined those three together and create my own unique bakery, learning by doing, learning by experiencing where the world is my classroom and local people between my journeys are my teachers. :) I started my own business since 2015 where I do everything on my own. Started baking for my family and the flavours I love and crave for but in a healthier way. All my bakes based on philosophy of homemade freshly-baked made with organic, natural and wild ingredients where I focus on supporting our local organic farmers and families but also some special selected journey-inspired ingredients from the countries I’ve been travelling to. I keep learning and trying to make Shebakes in a way of more sustainable and reduce food waste where balance is always the key. Using my small business on Instagram platform to share my experiences of traveling, volunteering, doing eco- projects or CSR projects are always the things I am happy and have been doing for 7 years, to share happiness, to help out those in need or to inspire more people that they could do things differently to our mother nature because I believe every small hand and help does matter :)

Yuki Nielsen

Head of Happiness

I make dreams come true.

Yusef Houji

Owner & chef

I’m a biomedical scientist who jumped into the food scene to fulfill his passion for hummus and falafel.

Óscar Navarro

Panadero y artesano

Soy Óscar , me encanta la cocina. Llevo 9 años trabajando en el rubro de gastronomía plant based, hoy por hoy estoy abriendo mi segunda panadería que se llama INDOMITE, en la cual buscamos rescatar técnicas de fermentación larga usando trigos ecológicos de producción limpia, queremos estrechar lazos con los productores locales !

Malene

Chef

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