eat, drink + be merry
Supper Club started off as a travelling restaurant and soon became a hub for art, music, food, and live performances. Chef Thor took his culinary art everywhere, to clubs, open fields, tents, castles, until he found a permanent space in Amsterdam. It was the place to be for celebrities and artists alike. “It was a combination of a restaurant, club, and an art venue and the founding venue of an expanding family of supper clubs in other countries. The five-course menu was always a surprise,” says Thor who counted David Bowie, Vivienne Westwood and Jean Paul Gaultier among his guests. When Supper Club was sold off in 1999, Thor left for Nepal, from where he traveled to different countries until he ended up in Gambia, opening the kitchen in the top-notch N’gala Lodge. In parallel, he opened a diner for the
underprivileged. His concept was to “spoil the rich, spoil the poor.” So, how did he end up in Lebanon? “I am here for Anne, I am going to marry her in February. But, I have also developed a new concept called The Wicked Kitchen… a combination of all kinds of haute cuisine snackfood, combined as a full dinner that takes one whole evening,” says Thor.
paints and bakes bread, every day a different variety. “Yesterday I made black lentil bread, the day before tahine bread, today naan bread, made out of yogurt. I always paint and cook together.” Anne comments that his clock runs faster than that of anyone else. “He manages to pack in 48 hours into a 24 hour day!”
Although perhaps best known for his food Chef Thor is a man of many talents, he is a gifted artist and his paintings will soon be on show in Beirut. He also caters for select events and, if you ask him nicely, he may even come to your home to cook you supper. And, he has fallen for Lebanon big time. “I love it here, I could stay forever!” His day begins bright and early, walking Luna, Anne’s dog, picking herbs from the fields, then he
So, what’s on the menu after the Small Bites? “Anything you would never think about,” says Thor. The surprises of the evening included a delicious array of curries and chutneys served in tiny cups usually reserved for Arabic coffee, followed by sweet balls, dates spiced with orange and spices, then a concoction of red cabbage and mascarpone dipped in dark chocolate. Words cannot describe Chef Thor’s bites, you will just have to try them yourself at the Wicked Kitchen
CHEF THOR TOOK HIS CULINARY ART EVERYWHERE, TO CLUBS, OPEN FIELDS, TENTS, CASTLES, UNTIL HE FOUND A PERMANENT SPACE IN AMSTERDAM
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