Henne Kirkeby Kro

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Henne Kirkeby Kro in 2014

Henne Kirkeby Kro is an inn (kro) in the village of Henne Kirkeby [da] in Varde Municipality, Denmark. It was established in 1790 and since 2007 has been owned by Flemming Skouboe. The restaurant is managed by former chef Garrey Dawson and under chef Paul Cunningham was awarded a Michelin star in 2016 and a second in 2017.

History[edit]

Henne Kirkeby Kro was built in 1790.[1][2] The nature painter Johannes Larsen often stayed there while painting birds at the nearby lake, Filsø [da].[3] It was owned for three generations by the Beck Thomsen family, most recently by the chef Hans Beck Thomsen, who ran it from 1981 until 2007, when he sold it to the Danish multi-millionaire Flemming Skouboe.[3][4] Skouboe closed the business until 2009 and renovated the inn to luxury standards,[3][5] with interiors in a modern, "quasi-minimalist" style[4] including bed covers by Paul Smith, armchairs by Hans Wegner and photographs by Astrid Kruse Jensen, and later added a new guest building, Hunters' Lodge, increasing the number of guest rooms by seven to twelve.[6] A lunch restaurant, conference space, and a helicopter landing pad have also been added.[1]

As of 2017 the inn is owned by the Skouboe family as part of the Fænø Estate.[7] It is open eight months a year, from Easter to mid-December,[6] and has 22 employees during the season.[8]

Restaurant[edit]

The manager of the restaurant is Garrey Dawson, like Cunningham a British-born chef.[2][7] Under chef Hans Beck Thomsen, it won the national restaurant award from Den danske Spiseguide in 2001, and the following year Jacob Justesen was chosen sommelier of the year.[9] In 2009 Allan Poulsen was hired as chef; under him, in 2011 it again won the national award and in 2012 it was chosen Scandinavian restaurant of the year.[1][5][9] Cunningham succeeded Poulsen as chef that year.[3][10] The restaurant was awarded its first Michelin star in 2016[11] and a second in 2017.[7][8]

The restaurant has twelve tables. The inn raises its own lamb, pigs, chicken and rabbits, and has the largest kitchen garden in Denmark, including an orchard and beehives.[1][7] It also receives wild game from Skouboe's private island, Fænø,[5] and is near Hvide Sande, the country's primary fish market.[6] Poulsen's cuisine was new Nordic;[3] in two dinner menus, 'Ma Cuisine' and 'Dinner chez nous', Cunningham serves an eclectic, classically-based cuisine emphasising the fresh ingredients,[3][12] and fish and chips on Fridays.[1][6]

Media[edit]

In 2015 the photographer Per Nagel published a book on the inn, Henne Kirkeby Kro: Exploring Taste and Senses.[13]

In October 2016 the restaurant was featured in a broadcast of the documentary TV series Indefra med Anders Agger.[14][15]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e Tine Faltin (9 May 2015). "Dansk glassfibermilliardær har utviklet matreisemål med michelinkokken som sa nei til å starte Noma". Dagbladet (in Norwegian).
  2. ^ a b Fiona Dunlop (20 June 2015). "Danish midsummer menu: In search of the finest oysters". the Independent.
  3. ^ a b c d e f Jesper Uhrup Jensen (3 August 2015). "Danmarks bedste landevejskro". Euroman (in Danish).
  4. ^ a b Adam Price (10 June 2010). "Genopstået luksuskro er i den absolutte superliga". Politiken (in Danish).
  5. ^ a b c Sarah Hambro (22 February 2017) [20 November 2012]. "Den glade kokken". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian).
  6. ^ a b c d Katherine Wheelock (1 October 2015). "Beyond Noma: Why Denmark Is Europe's Best Country for Food". Condé Nast Traveler.
  7. ^ a b c d "'I couldn't stand up': British chef Paul Cunningham on winning two Michelin stars". The Caterer. 24 February 2017.
  8. ^ a b Morten Nielsen (22 February 2017). "Henne Kirkeby Kro kimet ned efter Michelinstjerne nr. to". Jydske Vestkysten (in Danish).
  9. ^ a b "Fakta om DDS" (in Danish). Den danske Spiseguide. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Masterchef Paul Cunningham goes west..." Visit Denmark. 31 May 2012.
  11. ^ Dorte Skou Vinther (24 February 2016). "Henne Kirkeby Kro får en Michelin-stjerne" (with video) (in Danish). TV Syd.
  12. ^ Christian Sejer Rasmussen (26 February 2015). "Michelin-stjerner: De her danske restauranter blev snydt" (in Danish). TV 2.
  13. ^ Kim Flyvbjerg (9 April 2015). "Flot bog om Henne Kirkeby Kro". Berlingske (in Danish).
  14. ^ Emil Søndergård Ingvorsen (31 October 2016). "Her parterer Michelin-restaurant en buk til dronningen" (with video) (in Danish). DR.
  15. ^ "Henne Kirkeby Kro" (video, 43 mins.). Indefra med Anders Agger (in Danish). DR. 31 October 2016.

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