Latest discovery: weird cocktails for a different Saturday night (2nd favorite–> Idea: Entertainment, Food and drinks

Cocktail K-bar ay Copenhagen

On my last search for new places for entertainment in Copenhagen, I came across the cocktail K-bar. Although it is an extremely small place and hard to notice, you can be very surprised when it’s time to order: the menu comes with a satisfying variety of weird and interesting cocktails with unexpected combinations and ingredients. I am really trying to avoid the classic cocktails and drinks in general and I am always looking for new things far from usual. So this bar (together with Ruby which is my number one favourite), appeared to be a good surprise.

As always from now on, I will try to post the menu as well, so that you can compare prices and also check most of the cocktails. We ordered  the K’s quats (orange one, 4th on second page), the Rosehip & Hibiscus Margarita (pink one, 2nd on second page) and the brown one which I am not sure but could be the Spicy Rum Martini (2nd one on first page).

I hope you enjoy the pictures!

Cocktails at K-bar seen from left: Spicy rum martini (probably), K’s…quats and Rosehip Hibiscus Margarita

k’s…quats: cocktail based on kumquat (a fruit you can find vastly in the island of Corfu, Greece)

Spicy rum martini (probably, because I think the stripe is coffee)

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Healthy living-eat that fruit salad –> Idea: Food and drinks

Healthy Saturday night dinner- fruit salad

Well, instead of drinking cocktails and eating pizza and pop-corn, I decided to do something different this Sunday evening… I don’t expect you to appreciate this for the weekend but why not on a weekday?

Healthy eating and a fruit salad full of vitamins after a hard day sounds good to me. This one consists of banana, watermelon (a really white one from Costa Rica but still tasted ok), plums and nectarines.

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Riding the Swedish horse –> Idea: Travelling, entertainment

On my last visit to Stockholm, we decided to take a tour at the Djurgarden area, where Skansen is also located (more will come for Skansen later).

The red traditional horse or Dalarna (I think I have seen it named like this) was sitting there and you could just climb on top of it and enjoy. A bigger version of this (a really big one maybe 20 meters high) was in Avesta, a city northern of Sweden, some years ago. I suppose of course it’s still there.

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Know how to relax –>Idea: Entertainment

That is my idea of a cozy Saturday evening or any evening during the week.

It involves cappuccino with cinnamon (kanel in danish, κανέλα in Greek) (lately missing home), nesquik chocolate milk and always pastries (here chocolate, berries bars, caramels). Add a balcony view that goes up to many kilometres and an amazing sunset and I think you are ready to enjoy like me

Always keep it happy!

Cozy or ‘hyggelig’ evening with coffee, chocolate milk and pastries

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This is how the right morning starts: at Granola, Copenhagen –> Idea: Entertainment, Food and drinks

Amazing sweet breakfast plate at Copenhagen’s Granola. This has turned out to be the highlight of my stay here.

What is really a better way to start your day other than this?

This sweet breakfast plate has turned out to be my highlight of my stay here in Copenhagen and my only thought every Sunday morning. I have previously written about this here and here, but I truly think that it is worth mentioning again. Granola is not among the places that are advertised in city guides (it doesn’t need that), but yet is filled with foreigners, a sign that people do know about it.

I am not a huge fan of Danish cuisine and food, but I can truly say that after this plate and Rødgrød (here) I completely changed my mind and started looking for that cafe that makes the difference.

This specific plate consists of pancakes with fresh berries (separate place cheaper here), homemade jam/Rødgrød (MUST have: order the full plate of rodgrod here), cinnamon toast, praline, fruits and yoghurt. If you are a tourist or a Copenhagener or expat like me, try to go there. If you live far far away, I still think it’s a good idea to prepare this plate for your family or loved ones.

The only disadvantage of the place is that, because it is so good, it immediately gets crowded and you have to wait a lot. Avoid busy hours and preferably be there as soon as it opens to enjoy best service. I always try to attach the catalogs so that you can see if you can afford it (this is the last one:90 kr)

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Enjoy some old photos I have from there:

Cultural exchange Greece+Denmark –> Idea: Travelling, shopping, food and drinks

Goodies from Denmark and Greece

My problem always is presents..always not good at it. This post is intended to give a slight idea to anybody having the same problem with me.

From Denmark, I bought a bunch of pastries and some souvenirs (yes more). Those pastries are bought in the supermarkets so they are easy to find and among my favourites. Fugleæg are a special easter pastry: marcipan eggs with chocolate and colour outside. You can find them in different varieties during the year (snowballs in Christamas), but if you a marzipan fan like me, you will love them.

Goodies from Denmark

When I came back from Greece, my suitcase was full of food. I can’t help it, I miss it. Of course, I cannot carry good Greek food so I limit my options to supermarket goodies. However, there are some things to notice that are good to take from Greece if you are there:

1. Tsoureki (τσουρέκι): on the right side, sweet bread-cake traditionally served in Easter. Buy the expensive one (the taste will be totally different).
2. Spoon sweet (γλυκό του κουταλιού) or sweet of the spoon: sweet preserves of fruits served with a teaspoon along with coffee as a gesture of hospitality and welcoming in Greece. This one is my all time favorite, sour cherry. Serve 2-3 teaspoons per person (jar in the middle).
3. Oregano: to the left. Yes the original is better (plus the size is smaller compared to the oregano here in Denmark for example).
4. Freddo cappuccino (cold coffee): This coffee is new in Greece. Together with the so known Frappe, Freddo cappuccino and Freddo espresso are among the top otions in Greece. BUT Freddo cappuccino (espresso with ice cubes and milk foam) and freddo espresso (espresso with ice cubes) are espresso based coffees in contrary to Frappe which is similar to the common nescafe hot beverage but cold. However, I do not recommend the specific Dolce gusto capsules, although I am very happy in general with this machine. You can find youtube tutorials I suppose how to make this at home.
5. Vanila cookies and orange chocolate cookies
6. Chocolates (the top 2 are favourite): one filled with strawberry and one filled with sweet cherry liquor

 

What is missing form this picture is of course:

• virgin olive oil: yes the real one, not the one sold abroad as greek or olive oil. The original one has a very good light taste. Unfortunately, I have tasted really bad “olive oils’ here in Denmark, and I suppose the same issue is anywhere. Don’t just buy any olive oil, the taste has a HUGE difference.
• feta: I cannot carry that unfortunately, but Greek white cheese is very well known.
• Greek brewed coffee (hot coffee): I already had some but Greek brewed natural coffee prepared on a special boiling pan is very popular in Greece. It should not be confused with Frappe or other cold beverages.

Goodies from Greece

I hope I shed some light there.

What are your favourite products of these 2 countries?

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The seducing flower –> Idea: Photography, gardening

Amazing flower at my grandfather’s beach house in Greece

I am happy to announce that during Easter I have got hundreds of photos from my grandfather’s beach house in Greece, which is full of flowers, vegetables, trees and garden decorations that he has made by himself. It will be even better in summer and all these photos will gradually go on the blog.

Thanks to my brother who borrowed me his camera and helped me get those amazing photos coming on!

I hope you will enjoy them as much as I do!