"WE LOVE INGREDIENTS WITH A SENSE
OF PLACE — THAT TASTE LIKE WHERE
THEY ARE GROWN OR RAISED AND WE ALL
KNOW THAT THOSE ARE THE ITEMS THAT
TASTE THE BEST."
"We love ingredients with a
sense of place — that taste like
where they are grown or raised
and we all know that those are
the items that taste the best.
It's hard to preserve that sense
of place when transporting
something long distances."
At Agern, nontraditional
flavors are paired with equally
nontraditional plating. Garnishes
such as twigs, leaves, berries and
smoke are meant to mimic the
Nordic landscape and everything
you see on the plate has its
place, a necessary component
which serves the senses whether
sight, smell or taste. "We love to
use hay, wheat, stones and rocks
in presentations and on the plate
(or as a plate!)," said Bell.
The ideology behind Agern
and New Nordic cooking applies
not only to the region they were
inspired by, but to any place on
the planet. There will always be
something, somewhere, waiting
to be discovered.
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