The MeNordic Journal

Every dinner has a story. Here are some of them.

Villa residency

Fourteen mornings at Villa Tramontana — Son Bou

Some jobs are a single evening. This one was two weeks of breakfast, a sunset farewell dinner, and coffee with the same people every morning until it felt like routine.

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Hen party dinner

A hen party for Sara — Cala en Brut

Seven women, one bride, a terrace in Ciutadella. The kind of evening where the food has to be as good as the occasion.

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Villa dinner

Cala en Brut, Ciutadella

A family dinner, overlooking the water. Slow pace, long evening.

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Villa dinner

Aperitivo into evening — Alfurinet

A terrace, bougainvillea, Menorcan hills at golden hour. Cooked for a family and their friends, no rush. The kind of evening private chef work exists for.

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Pop-up

Nordic brunch, Menorcan morning light

Alisha put the event together. Vale led the yoga. I ran the food.

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Retreat

Cooking for stillness — Es Patrons

Seven guests. Four mornings. One kitchen with a wood-burning fire and a long table that seated everyone at once.

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Hurtigruten

The other kitchen — life on the coastal route

22 years of professional kitchens includes a lot of fish. Whole halibut. Arctic salmon. Ingredients that come straight off the water and land on my board the same morning.

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