A week in Finland early in the new year has confirmed what we encountered last year: an increasing buzz around food and restaurants, and this time we became even more aware of it in Helsinki. It’s part of the Nordic trend – traditional ingredients presented in a very contemporary style – but in a distinctly…Continue reading Eating in Helsinki: Juuri, Hieta, Lasipalatsi
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A Dining Revolution in Finland
A couple of years ago, Tuula and I were heading to Finland for two weeks and I remember saying that, while we had a lot to look forward to, it wouldn’t necessarily be a gastronomic holiday. That’s not to say that we hadn’t eaten some very food in Finland – fortifying food in winter and…Continue reading A Dining Revolution in Finland
Juuri, Helsinki
We have been to Juuri three or four times, and we really like it. Juuri’s calling card is its ‘sapas’. A piece on the restaurant website, denies that this word derives from ‘tapas’, but I seem to recall an article at around the time the restaurant was opened saying the opposite. Instead, the website describes…Continue reading Juuri, Helsinki