28th Oct - End with a Contented Glow
Well we've just got a few more days in Copenhagen before we head onto our next stop - Amsterdam and as usual, we had to find our Michelin-starred restaurant for this 'stop' on the trip. We had heard about Era Ora (www.era-ora.dk), an Italian restaurant that has been a Copenhagen institution for over 20 yrs.
We walked for 35 mins to Christianshavn and saw the very unusual church steeple below and then had a very special meal at Era Ora. A four-course extravaganza which included: Venison in red wine with savoy cabbage (which melted in the mouth), truffle oil and duck pasta, the most amazingly tender and flavoursome veal with polpetino di risotto and a 'to die for' chocolate terrine which must have been 85% cocoa content. We chose matching wines and Chris will be pleased to know that we had a really BIG cabernet sauvignon (a 1996 Refola - Italian of course), which both Mark and I really liked. Normally I would find this wine much too heavy but it had a beautiful blackberry taste and after the other wines, it just seemed 'right'.
Luckily the weather held out, crisp blue skies with cool wind and 13 degrees as we definitely needed the walk home to partially digest the meal. After 2.5 hrs in the restaurant and a significant credit card bill, we have a very contented glow about us.
Turbot marinated with lime and Venison con red wine sauce and savoy cabbage (with Biaco di Custoza)
Trufie rolled in duck (with Cesconi merlot 2000)
Filet of veal, polpetino di risotti and saba sauce (with Refola 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon)
Tortino of chocolate (with la Morandino Piemonte)
We walked for 35 mins to Christianshavn and saw the very unusual church steeple below and then had a very special meal at Era Ora. A four-course extravaganza which included: Venison in red wine with savoy cabbage (which melted in the mouth), truffle oil and duck pasta, the most amazingly tender and flavoursome veal with polpetino di risotto and a 'to die for' chocolate terrine which must have been 85% cocoa content. We chose matching wines and Chris will be pleased to know that we had a really BIG cabernet sauvignon (a 1996 Refola - Italian of course), which both Mark and I really liked. Normally I would find this wine much too heavy but it had a beautiful blackberry taste and after the other wines, it just seemed 'right'.
Luckily the weather held out, crisp blue skies with cool wind and 13 degrees as we definitely needed the walk home to partially digest the meal. After 2.5 hrs in the restaurant and a significant credit card bill, we have a very contented glow about us.
Turbot marinated with lime and Venison con red wine sauce and savoy cabbage (with Biaco di Custoza)
Trufie rolled in duck (with Cesconi merlot 2000)
Filet of veal, polpetino di risotti and saba sauce (with Refola 1996 Cabernet Sauvignon)
Tortino of chocolate (with la Morandino Piemonte)
posted by Most Liveable at 12:31 AM
2 Comments:
Wow, the food looks pretty damn fancy - I would have gone straight for the dessert, twice! Glad you enjoyed it though, that's the most important part of the trip - experiencing new things and doing it your way. Well done! Not sure about the big driftwood sculpture though, ah well, different strokes for different folks...Big hugs
Hi Guys
Wow, I just caught up on all the stories since being away and it looks like a great trip. Legoland looked awesome, the architecture and sculptures have been interesting and the gourmet gluttony descriptions are fascinating! Makes for a great lunchtime read!
I,H,M&J
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