René Redzepi, the young chef who elevated Noma in Copenhagen to its standing as best restaurant in the world in the S.Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants rankings, has pioneered a cuisine dubbed « New Nordic. »

While it may be impolite to wonder aloud about « Old Nordic, » the new cuisine is built on local ingredients like sweet green strawberries, musk ox and flowers harvested from the seashore, which tell a Danish tale of « time and place, » according to Redzepi.