Elektra by Richard Strauss

A one-act opera in a by Richard Strauss in slavic setting in German...


The beginning... Clytemnestra together with her lover Aegisthus killed her husband Agamemnon...


Agamemnon's and Clytemnestra's daughter Elektra of course is deeply traumatized and obsessed by the memory of her father...


the only thing she thinks of is avenge!

Although news comes that her brother Orestes is dead, it turns out that the stranger who came with news is actually Orestes... who kills his mother.

All the guys are belonging to the clan of the Atrides, and the clan misfit can be traced back to the king Tantalus slaughtered his sun Pelopos and served him up as a dish for the gods in order to test their omniscience... and believe me, you don't want to hear about his punishment and the full story of the Atrides family... As a curiosity, Electra character has been part of the study in hysteria by Sigmund Freud...


The set design and costume design is modernistic and gives extra twist to the drama...

This is actually quite terrifying psychodrama, directed very authentically and sharp with very good singes performance.

By the way, Pelops was brought back to live by the gods...

Copenhagen, Operaen, Store Scene
Period: 26 March - 1 May

The World’s 50 Best Restaurant Awards 2010

Just short... see below:

Rank	Change	Restaurant	Region	Awards
1	Up 2	Noma	Denmark	The S.Pellegrino Best Restaurant in the World, The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant in Europe
2	Down 1	El Bulli	Spain	Restaurant Magazine Chef of the Decade
3	Down 1	The Fat Duck	UK	The Chef's Choice sponsored by Electrolux
4	Up 1	El Celler de Can Roca	Spain
5	Down 1	Mugaritz	Spain
6	Up 7	Osteria Francescana	Italy
7	Up 3	Alinea	USA	The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant In N.America
8	Up 33	Daniel	USA	The Highest Climber sponsored by Cocoa Barry
9	Down 1	Arzak	Spain
10	Down 4	Per Se	USA
11	Up 29	Le Chateaubriand	France
12	Up 26	La Colombe	South Africa	The Acqua Panna Best Restautant in South Africa
13	Down 4	Pierre Gagnaire	France
14	Up 2	L'Hotel de Ville - Philippe Rochat	Switzerland
15	—	Le Bernardin	USA
16	Down 5	L'Astrance	France
17	up 9	Hof Van Cleve	Belgium
18	Up 6	D.O.M.	Brazil	The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant in South America
19	Up 10	Oud Sluis	Holland
20	Up 29	Le Calendre	Italy
21	Up 9	Steirereck	Austria
22	Up 3	Vendome	Germany
23	Down 2	Chef Dominique	Finland
24	Down 4	Les Creations de Narisawa	Japan	The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant in Asia
25	Up 25	Mathias Dahlgren	Sweden
26	Up 5	Momofuku Ssam Bar	USA
27	Up 19	Quay	Australia	The Acqua Panna Best Restaurant in Australasia
28	Up 17	Iggy's	Singapore
29	Down 11	L'Atelier de Joel Robuchon	France
30	New Entry	Schloss Schauenstein	Switzerland
31	6	Le Quartier Francais	South Africa
32	Down 20	The French Laundry	USA
33	Down 4	Martin Berasategui	Spain
34	New Entry	Aqua	UK
35	Up 7	Combal Zero	Italy
36	Up 12	Dal Pescatore	Italy
37	New Entry	De Librije	Netherlands
38	21	Tetsuya's	Australia
39	New Entry	Jaan Par Andre	Singapore
40	New Entry	Il Canto	Italy
41	Re-Entry	Alain Ducasse Au Plaza Athenee	France
42	Down 10	Oaxen Krog	Sweden
43	Down 29	St John	UK
44	Re-Entry	La Maison Troisgros	France
45	New Entry	wd~50	USA
46	New Entry	Biko	Mexico
47	Down 24	Die Schwarzwaldstube	Germany
48	New Entry	Nihonryori RyuGin	Japan
49	New Entry	Hibiscus	UK
50	New Entry	Eleven Madison Park	USA

Views of Copenhagen's rooftops: Café Hovedtelegrafen

Although it is placed in the middle of the downtown, and offers an impressive view, obviously, not many Copenhageners actually know Café Hovedtelegrafen.

As a part of the Post & Tele Museum the entrance is from the one of the most busiest street in Copenhagen; Købmagergade. Take an elevator and off you go... directly on the top of the Copenhagen downtown.


You'll get an OK lunch platter...


and unique view which gives a delightful experience, especially during the sunny days.

Don't miss this, but book in advance.

Café Hovedtelegrafen
Købmagergade 37
1012 Copenhagen K

Madklubben Steak

The restaurant is situated at the former Café Ketchup, which brings me a memories of a good time spend there; one of the best cocktails and funky parties ;-)

This is a sister restaurant of Madklubben and Anders Aagaard Jensen respond to MASH.

What we had:


Striploin steak...


biff's steak.

In short, one can have a very good wines, especially California Cabs with a low markups, but unfortunately, I'm not very impressed by the food.

This (first class) steaks comes from the Rocky Mountains, but it is waggly comparable with other first class steaks I've had chances to taste. Good part is, this is reflected in the price; you get a bill for half price compared for example with MASH.

Is this worthy of trying? Yes, and book late (from 19.30 to 21) so you can keep the table as long as you wish.

Rating: 7.2 (out of 10.0)

Madklubben Steak
Pilestræde 23
Copenhagen K 1147
Denmark

Summer house dinner in April...

From the tray...


on the table...


Wash down with 2006 Chateau Kamnik, Ten Barrels, Cabernet, Macedonia
Deep ruby, ripe black fruits, game, mocha... very complex. Full boded, perfectly balanced, with ripe and silky tannins. Gorgeous long finish... Drinks very well now but will develop even more complexity, so keep. (93 pts)


mmmm....

Restaurant Etika

Directly from Faroese, Jens Rahbek re-invent sushi kitchen in Copenhagen. Of course he has a lot of experience his brother Kim actually has been behind Sticks'n'Sushi, one of the best fast-food chain sushi restaurant in Copenhagen...

Etika sushi menu span from 275 kr up to 1100 kr... so it is quite ambitious restaurant, but my previous experience tells me Jens can pull it off (see here).

What we had:


Boring but tasty california Uramaki...


North Atlantic scallops, langoustine and maguro... simply amazing and these are among the best I've tasted in in Denmark, especially langoustine.


the kitchen...


the entrance...

And the second try:


Spicy octopus salad (Tako)... delicate and without any elastic texture...


Inside-out softshell crab (kani) and Maguro to abocado...


and good cocktail as a desert...

Such a freshness, taste and silky texture is quite rarely tasted in Copenhagen, and all achieved by the quality of raw materials!

Recommended.

Rating: 8.0 (out of 10.0)

Restaurant Etika
Ny Østergade 14
Copenhagen K 1101
Denmark

About cars and racing at Carlsberg...

I guess no text is necessary...