{"id":213628,"date":"2025-11-07T04:48:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-07T03:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/?p=213628"},"modified":"2025-12-01T05:53:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T04:53:03","slug":"jordnaer-the-strength-of-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/en\/2025\/11\/07\/jordnaer-the-strength-of-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Jordn\u00e6r, the strength of roots"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The<em> New Nordic Cuisine,<\/em> born from a manifesto that for two decades dictated the rhythm of Scandinavian restaurants (but not only), transforming Denmark, Sweden, and Norway into gastronomic destinations previously unknown to foodies, has profoundly evolved over time. It has begun to draw on new forms and ideas, broadening its horizons, in some cases recovering a certain French classicism never completely forgotten, and seeking a balance between its sustainable identity, rooted in foraging and local production, and the inevitable urge to evolve by looking elsewhere. Still, it can always count (an aspect by no means secondary) on a prosperous clientele and international culinary appeal that has never faded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Paradoxically, you now find many Nordic stylistic codes outside Scandinavia, in bakeries and restaurants opened worldwide by the \u2018children of Noma.\u2019 The fact remains, however, that <strong>Copenhagen<\/strong> is the beacon for an entire geographical and gastronomic region. Here stands <strong>Jordn\u00e6r<\/strong>, chef <strong>Eric Vildgaard<\/strong>\u2019s restaurant, a rising star of Scandinavian fine dining that in just a few seasons has become a must-visit destination for international foodies. (<em>Ed. note<\/em>: we already wrote about him six years ago on <a href=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/2018\/11\/27\/eric-vildgaard-il-ristorante-jordnaer-e-altre-storie\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/2018\/11\/27\/eric-vildgaard-il-ristorante-jordnaer-e-altre-storie\/\">Cook_inc.\u2019s online pages<\/a>, when he was just a promising newcomer<em>.<\/em>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pattern-images-2-v-h is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-3a88641f wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"687\" height=\"1030\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108232-687x1030.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213135\" style=\"aspect-ratio:2\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108232-687x1030.jpg 687w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108232-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108232-720x1080.jpg 720w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108232-600x900.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108232.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1030\" height=\"687\" src=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108140-1030x687.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-213133\" style=\"aspect-ratio:4\/3;object-fit:cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108140-1030x687.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108140-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108140-1620x1080.jpg 1620w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108140-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/cookinc.it\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/SB108140.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1030px) 100vw, 1030px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Life like a film<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Gentofte<\/strong> is a quiet suburb of Copenhagen, reachable in just a few minutes by commuter train. Here, amidst a slightly sleepy pace, bicycles along the sidewalks, and elegant villas, lies \u2014 quite unexpectedly inside an old three-star hotel \u2014 the equally three-starred Jordn\u00e6r. Since its opening eight years ago, it has been run by the couple <strong>Eric Vildgaard<\/strong> and <strong>Tina Kragh<\/strong>. He is imposing, heavily tattooed, with an often inscrutable gaze; she is petite, elegant, distinguished by her red hair. <mark style=\"background-color:#A4A4A4\" class=\"has-inline-color\">He commands the brigade, dancing between pots and pans; she welcomes guests with a wide smile at the door. <\/mark>Nothing unusual, if not for the impeccable service, the softly lit and hushed dining room, the refined cuisine, the rare attention to detail, and a wine list dominated by the finest French sparkling wines.<\/p>\n\n\n\t\t<div class=\"paywall-block alignfull\">\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"surface-container-grayscale-low padding-row-xl padding-col-m\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"main-column\" id=\"customer_login\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-big-condensed margin-bottom-s\">Want to keep reading this article?<br>Log in or subscribe.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex can-wrap\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fill col-1-of-2 padding-l surface-object-grayscale-inverse\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"woocommerce-form flex column space woocommerce-form-login login\" method=\"post\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-condensed margin-bottom-s\">Login<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"woocommerce-form-row woocommerce-form-row--wide form-row form-row-wide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"username\">Username or email address&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Required<\/span><\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" class=\"woocommerce-Input woocommerce-Input--text input-text\" placeholder=\"username\" name=\"username\" id=\"username\" autocomplete=\"username\" value=\"\" required aria-required=\"true\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"woocommerce-form-row woocommerce-form-row--wide form-row form-row-wide\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"password\">Password&nbsp;<span class=\"required\" aria-hidden=\"true\">*<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Required<\/span><\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"woocommerce-Input woocommerce-Input--text input-text\" type=\"password\" placeholder=\"password\" name=\"password\" id=\"password\" autocomplete=\"current-password\" required aria-required=\"true\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"woocommerce-LostPassword lost_password margin-bottom-s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"label-small-sans margin-top-s text-on-grayscale-opacity-high\" href=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/en\/my-account\/lost-password\/\">Lost your password?<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect\" value=\"https:\/\/cookinc.it\/en\/2025\/11\/07\/jordnaer-the-strength-of-roots\/\" \/>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"form-row\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label class=\"woocommerce-form__label woocommerce-form__label-for-checkbox woocommerce-form-login__rememberme\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input class=\"woocommerce-form__input woocommerce-form__input-checkbox\" name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> <span class=\"label-small-sans\">Remember me<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" id=\"woocommerce-login-nonce\" name=\"woocommerce-login-nonce\" value=\"c7c339e237\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213628\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"submit\" class=\"woocommerce-button button medium dim woocommerce-form-login__submit\" name=\"login\" value=\"Log in\"><span class=\"label\">Log in<\/span><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/form>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"fill flex column gap-s space col-1-of-2 surface-container-grayscale-inverse text-on-grayscale-inverse padding-l\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"flex column gap-s\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"button-condensed\">Subscribe to Cook_inc.<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"body-small-sans\">With a subscription, you\u2019ll get full access to Cook_inc. \u2014 from in-depth stories to exclusive content. 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