Hey! Cake-lovers!!

This year's Copenhagen Cooking food festival, which runs from 24 August to 2 September, offers the biggest programme ever with gastronomic street parties, urban garden adventures and oyster cruises in the Port of Copenhagen.

There is even a cake festival for those with a sweet tooth. The Copenhagen Pastry Guild showcases the best of Copenhagen's "konditorer", as they present their delicious delicacies in the gardens of the Carlsberg Brewery. Cakes can be paired with Jacobsen's gourmet beer. This year the event will be held in the beautiful surroundings of Carlsberg.

When Northern Europe's biggest food festival, Copenhagen Cooking, kicks off for the eighth time in late summer, it promises to be an unforgettable event. The 10-day festival, which runs from 24 August to 2 September, boasts over 125 gastronomic experiences, including oyster cruises, chocolate lunches, Michelin cuisine at affordable prices, underwater guerrilla dining and dinner at Copenhagen City Hall.

The 2011 edition of the renowned food bible, the French Michelin Guide, has awarded a total of eleven stars to Copenhagen restaurants. There is also an explosive demand for Danish organic goods and only a few other metropolitan cities in the world can match Copenhagen's share of consumption of organic foods.

Copenhagen food hot spots:

Noma (2*) Strandgade 93 

Restaurant Herman at Nimb, Herman 5, Bernstorffsgade

Restaurant AOC Aarø & Co. Dronningens Tvørgade 2

Formel B, Vesterbrogade 182, 1800

Era Ora, vengaden Neden Vandet 33B

Kokkeriet, Kronprinsessegade 64, 1305 

KiinKiin, Guldbergsgade 21 

Kong Hans Klder, Vingørdsstrøde 6 

The Paul, Tivoli, Vesterbrogade 3

Søllerød Kro, Søllerødvej 35, 2840 Holte

The classic smørrebrød gets a Royal treatment

Restaurant Ida Davidsen in Copenhagen has an enormous menu with over 250 variations of the classic Danish open sandwich (smørrebrød). The Davidsen family opened their first smørrebrød restaurant in 1888 and it is now run by a fifth generation family member.

One of the oldest variations of the smørrebrød is "Dyrløgens Natmad", which translates to "the veterinary's night bite". It comes from a certain vet who insisted every night on a

piece of smørrebrød piled with liver pøtø, beef jelly, salty meat and onion rings. To this day, it still remains an irresistible classic!

Dine as a noble

 Dragsholm Castle is one of Denmark's oldest secular buildings scenically situated by the bay 'Nekselø Bugt' and surrounded by a moat and a large park. The castle, which is a combination of a mediaeval and a baroque castle, was erected around the 13th century.

The castle menu is based on seasonal ingredients from the locals and has strong roots in the Danish and Nordic cuisine. Dragholms slot also offers unique accommodation.

Organic Copenhagen

Copenhageners' organic consciousness is also making its mark in the city's gastronomy. An impressive 51% of all food consumed in the city's institutions is organic – a world record. Today, the private sector's share of spending on organic products in Copenhagen is about 23%.

Check out these healthy delights:

Restaurant Geranium is located in Kongens Have, the King's Garden and run by two of Denmark's best chefs, Rasmus Kofoed and Søren Ledet. The team uses organic and biodynamic ingredients exclusively – that goes for the wines as well, which come from all around the globe. Rasmus Koefed is a double medallion winner of the prestigious Bocuse D'Or, the world cuisine contest, which is a chef's equivalent to a world championship.

BioMio is located in Copenhagen's fashionable meatpacking district, and has room for 250 people. Here they serve organic, healthy and tasty food at reasonable prices in a laid back atmosphere. On arrival you are given a chip card, and then you collect your own food and drink straight from the chef

Axel Hotel Guldsmeden is another good choice for the conscious consumer. The hotel serves a wholly organic breakfast and the evening dinner in the restaurant is organically inspired. Hotel Guldsmeden also produces its own organic personal care products such as shampoo, body lotion, and soap that are available in the rooms.k

Soupanatural is a micro cafe located in the area of Nørrebro and serves everything from porridge in the morning to dinner and evening drinks. The menu is organic and served in environment-friendly venue. Soupnatural was awarded the 'Cities Most Conscientious' in 2008. 

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