Alchemist ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐโœฟโœฟ

With our visit to Alchemist in Copenhagen, we would complete our quest to dine at all three Michelin-starred restaurants in the city. My good friend Paul Ellington asked me to get tickets about six months before our trip so he could also enjoy the experience with me, Carter, and Mitch. Alchemist is set in Refshaleรธen,…

Geranium ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐโœฟโœฟโœฟ

For Carter’s 23rd Birthday, we went to Copenhagen for a week with friends Mitch Morgan and Paul Ellington. I was able to secure a table at Geranium for the actual birthday – a great present for sure. We were one step closer to visiting all three Michelin-starred restaurants in the city. Our mission is to…

Copenhagen 2025 ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿงœ๐Ÿปโ€โ™€๏ธ

Our trip to Copenhagen in March was planned around Carter’s and Mitch’s birthdays, March 15th and 19th, respectively. It’s become a tradition for the Hadlands and Morgans to take a trip to celebrate both birthdays. This trip was centered around dining. I secured reservations at Geranium and Alchemist, both three-starred restaurants, which would complete our…

Harry’s Piccolo ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡นโœฟโœฟ

Harry’s Piccolo is a two-starred restaurant in Trieste, Italy. Carter and I arrived a couple of days early for our YPO 2024 Supercar trip, touring the Grand Lakes of Northern Italy. Part of the former Austro-Hungarian Empire, Trieste was the only seaport with access to the former empire. It’s known as a key trade port…

Noma ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐโœฟโœฟโœฟ

While in Copenhagen in August of 2024, at the start of our two-week European Road Tour, Carter was searching for the coveted Noma reservation. Fortune smiled upon us as he found a lunch reservation during our trip. He asked if he should book it, as it was a vegetarian menu and I immediately said yes….

Alinea ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธโœฟโœฟโœฟ

Alinea is a Chicago-based modernist restaurant co-owned by Chef Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas, whichย opened in May 2005. Known for its creative and experimental cuisine, Alinea has received numerous accolades, including three Michelin stars and being named the best restaurant in North America byย Gourmet and The World’s 50 Best Restaurants. The restaurant’s history is defined…

Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ชโœฟโœฟ

During our Ireland 2023 trip, the Hadlands and Morgans planned it around Carter’s and Mitch’s birthdays. For Carter’s birthday dinner, he chose Restaurant Patrick Guilbaud, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in Dublin’s city center, located beside the 5-star Merrion Hotel. The cuisine is contemporary Irish with French classical roots, and it is acclaimed both nationally and internationally….

Ron’s Gastropub ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑโœฟ

Carter and I have been staying a night in Amsterdam on some of our European trips. We once missed a connection at Schipol due to a baggage handling strike in Florence, so to avoid this we stay at the airport and venture into town. One one visit we discovered Ron’s Gastrobub, a Michelin starred steak…