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February 12, 2012
Michelin-starred Swedish restaurant to close
Published: 5 Nov 09 13:53 CET | Double click on a word to get a translation
Online: http://www.thelocal.se/23096/20091105/
Edsbacka Krog, one of only two Swedish restaurants currently in possession of two Michelin stars, is to close, the luxury Stockholm eatery said in a statement on Thursday.
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Edsbacka Krog was operated until 2008 by Christer Lingström and was the first Swedish restaurant to receive two stars in the prestigious Guide Michelin.
The restaurant was taken over by its staff in November 2008 and managed to retain its two Michelin stars in the 2009 edition of the guidebook.
Edsbacka lost its exclusive status in the guide however as it was joined by Mathias Dahlgren's Matsalen in Stockholm's Grand Hotel.
The first restaurant was opened on the site by the picturesque Edsviken in Sollentuna by royal charter in 1626.
A decision in 1853 to revoke the popular inn's licence to serve spirits ultimately sounded the death knell for the watering hole located near the main Stockholm to Uppsala road, and its doors closed in 1872.
After 111 years Christer Lingström re-opened a restaurant on the site in 1983 and under his tutelage it rose to claim its place as Sweden's premier eatery.
Lingström explained the decision to close in a statement on the restaurant's homepage saying that the time had come for fresh challenges.
Edsbacka Bistro, located directly opposite will remain open, with a further branch in Strängnäs, north-east of Stockholm.
Peter Vinthagen Simpson
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The palate point is well taken. Avoid any of the Swedish resorts in the Canaries if you want half decent food (German ones are invariable the best).
Maybe I've just been eating at the wrong places, but the food in most places is unimaginative and bland. It can't match even the most average swedish home cooked meal. My mouth is watering for bacon wrapped moose filets as we speak....
It's hard to swallow spending $140/1200SEK for two at a low rung chain, I can't imagine what it would be like at a Michelin rated joint.
edsbacka's specialty...svensk husmanskost...yep, that bland food y'all yammin about.
Edsbacka source high quality produce and mix with equally high crafted culinary skills which enables them to produce intense flavours not found in the unfused palates of the populous who have never been given the choice to sample high quality food in their daily lives.
The reason why palates here are so bland is mainly down to the production of intensive mass produced fodder sold in 99.99% of all supermarkets and then served up onto the plates of the nation over many generations. Quite simply the poor quality food produced does not encourage either understanding or demand for better quality fare.
It is always funny however to see an American use the word ironic out of context.