Traditional Scandinavian cooking cannot be compared with the sophistication of French or Italian cuisine. Scandinavian food is usually simple and satisfying, and nowadays also healthy since locally grown produce is the integral part of a dish. Yet in the last few decades borrowed luxuries from other culinary cultures have enriched their food culture with a host of exciting dishes.
Elegance and refinement with delicate taste sensations indeed where the dishes are lighter, more spicy and more complex is what you will be in for at Mount Lavinia Hotel when Euro-Scandinavian Chef Mats will create exciting innovative dishes with both colour and design however totally inspired by the richness of centuries old Scandinavian culinary traditions.
Mats Petersson will take on a position that is critical in the soul of a hotel and indeed will be the mastermind behind the magical ambience that will be created in the new age at Mount Lavinia Hotel. Director Culinary Operations, Chef Mats has over 30 years of experience in the best Restaurants and 5 star hotels in Scandinavia.
Worked for OPERAKALLAREN with famous chef late Werner Fogle. His work also took him to the Sheraton Hotels and Grand hotel in Denmark, Sweden, and Savoy and indeed the Berkeley hotels in UK. He is a member of the Confrerie Saint -Etienne Alsace, Chaine de Rotisseur and was head judge for the National Young Chef competition in Sweden.
Reborn Scandinavian favorites like Gravlax with Mustard Sauce, Nordic Char Prune-Stuffed Pork Roast, and standing side-by-side with favourites like Pickled Herring, Norwegian Salmon and to bring out the sweet tooth, favourites like Swedish Pancakes to Black Pepper Cheesecake with blanched peppercorns and indeed the will be on the cards. |