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Scan Magazine | Culinary Feature | Musikkens Hus
menu. “We are happy to join in and take part in the many extraordinary aspects of this building, and we would like to match its astonishing architecture by giving our food an equally interesting edge. We use a lot of Nordic ingredients, but at the same time we are not dogmatic. If there is a really good Spanish ham that complements the Nordic kitchen, we do not find that less worthy of being on our menu – just as this house is not less worthy or interesting because it is built in a style that’s not typically Nordic,” stresses Christensen, who is local to the North Jutland region. Reflecting the supply and recommendations from local purveyors, Musikkens Spisehus’s seasonal menu (two to four courses at 325DKK-445DKK) is changed every month while the special threecourse concert menu (325DKK) changes every week. Dishes include delicacies such as ceviche of locally caught cod with brown butter and soya and pine seeds; braised free-range pork with a puree of celeriac flavoured with cress; and warm almond cake with a variation of blackberries and liquorice. In between lunch and dinner, coffee and cake made by Cecilie Dolleris (the winner of the “Danish championship in chocolate”) is on the menu, and at weekends guests can enjoy a scrumptious brunch.
Facts about Musikkens Spisehus Musikkens Spisehus restaurant and cafe is located on the ground and first floor of Musikkens Hus and seats 150 people.
Onglet from Danish beef with salt-baked beets, black trumpets and crudité.
The kitchen caters for all sizes of parties and conferences, which can be accommodated in several of Musikkens Hus’ designated spaces, including an outdoor terrace perfect for BBQ or cocktails. Musikkens Spisehus is open for lunch and dinner all weekdays, and open for brunch, lunch and dinner Saturday, and brunch and lunch Sunday. For more information, please visit: www.musikkensspisehus.dk
Facts about Musikkens Hus Musikkens Hus’ largest concert hall seats 1,298; the smallest seats 300. Grilled monkfish with fried broccoli crudités and aromatic herbs.
Pop, hip hop, opera and chamber music on the menu With an impressive music programme, including world famous classical musicians and orchestras as well as some of the biggest names in Danish hip hop, pop and rock, Musikkens Hus draws a large and diverse audience. The building also houses several of the region’s cultural institutions and hosts a range of family and children’s events. This means that Musikkens Spisehus caters for literally everyone, and that is, Christensen says, a great and exciting challenge.
Among the concert hall’s permanent residents are Aalborg symphony orchestra, Jutland’s Royal Academy of Music, Aalborg’s University’s musical studies, the centre for Jazz history and Musikkens Spisehus (restaurant). Musikkens Hus opened in March 2014, after more than two decades of planning and fundraising. Today, the nine-storey, 20,000 m2 architectural landmark on Aalborg’s new water front contains four concert halls, Musikkens Spisehus, educational and research facilities, and much more.
Concert Highlights
“It is incredibly challenging for my Head Chef Daniel Ditman and his kitchen staff to live up to everyone’s expectations, but we take pride in being able to read and meet the expectations of all our guests,” says Christensen and concludes: “As we are a brand new restaurant, we need to create our own identity through the food we serve and we want to set the bar really high and then keep striving to reach it.”
13/4 Armenian Philharmonic Orchestra 25/4 Claire Martin 9/6 Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra 24/9 Cecilia Bartoli For more information, please visit: www.musikkenshus.dk
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