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This modern tandoor eatery was once a canteen for Soviet farmers.  IN THE EASTERN ARMENIAN VILLAGE of Tsaghkunk, an abandoned canteen for Soviet workers is now serving some of Armenia’s most progressive heritage cuisine. Tsaghkunk Restaurant was once a lunch stop for local growers and cattle farmers. The building sat abandoned for around 40 years, before […]

„Noma“-Gründer Mads Refslund interpretiert traditionelle armenische Lebensmittel und Gerichte neu – und soll ortsansässigen Köchen den Weg in die Zukunft weisen. n den ausgelassenen Küchentanz nach Dienstschluss scheint sich Mads Refslund auch nach Wochen noch nicht gewöhnt zu haben: Seine Miene sitzt etwas schief, als er für ein paar Schritte von den Armeniern im Kochteam

Truth be told, I found myself in this village about an hour from the Armenian capital for a once-in-a-lifetime event, a collaboration between the restaurant staff and Noma founding chef Mads Refslund, which was meant to elevate the local cooking and—equally important—establish Armenia on the culinary map. (I’ll go as far as to call it

Come ci insegna bene la storia di Harutyunyan, in molti paesi lontani dagli stereotipi della “grande cucina europea”, ragazze e ragazzi stanno traendo ispirazione dal modus operandi della cucina nordica, ovvero rintracciare ingredienti locali e provare a costruire modi nuovi di proporli o conservarli. Proprio su questi presupposti il ristorante Tsaghkunk ha chiamato per un progetto speciale

Mads Refslund llegó a Armenia junto con su equipo hace unas semanas para investigar insumos y tradiciones, y crear un menú que descubriera posibilidades para esta despensa, no a modo de implantar visiones, sino de congregar experiencias A poco menos de una hora de Yerevan o Ereván, capital de Armenia, dependiendo del tráfico y la