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See food.
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The first order of business in Copenhagen was to visit Torvehallerne, the gourmet food market featuring the best of local producers, farmers and butchers.
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At Torvehallerne.
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A veggie sandwich from Lauras Bakery - my first introduction to just how good Danish bread is.
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At The Coffee Collective's stand, home of the city's best java and baristas.
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Clouds in my coffee from Guatemala, a sweetish single-drip.
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A gazpacho of plum tomatoes and red peppers from Meyer's Deli, a casual spot by Noma co-owner Claus Meyer, served with toasted wheat bread baked with flour ecologically grown in north Denmark.
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Copenhagen is a beautifully colored city, and one likes to believe the hue of each building was carefully planned and paired.
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I loved this old-time poster pillar, featuring reprints of entertainment events from the early 20th century.
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Biking cities add pedal to my mettle.
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Paying homage to Mikkeller, the grand brewmaster, in Vesterbro, still the red light district, in the edgy phase of gentrification.
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A cubby hole for beer and meditation.
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Tapping into the creativity of Mikkeller beer - this is beer geek nirvana.
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Dinner at Geist by Bo Bech, very artistic, very loose, with nothing but integrity for pure flavors.
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There isn't much kitsch in the show kitchen - the showmanship was not in knives flipping in the air or blazing stoves, but the earnestness in which the chefs hardworkingly went about their business.
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Spinach sautéed with blackcurrant and samphire - likely presented the way it was found.
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Heart of lamb with ginger, lime, soya, and sesame, tossed with chanterelles.
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Salted horseradish with cream toffee for dessert, which was a supremely creative layer cake.
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I loved this sculpture on a building by the King's Gardens.
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God morgen, Kobenhavn!
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Breakfast at Manfreds on Jægersborggade, the East Village of Copenhagen, just across the street from Relæ.
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Bikes on Jægersborggade.
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A Danish tradition is the Wednesday kanelsnegel, an extra-large cinnamon bun swirled like a snail.
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A stroll through Assistens Cemetery, the city's most famous resting place for its most prominent denizens.
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Foliage in Assistens Cemetery.
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Foliage in Assistens Cemetery.
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Interesting gravestone!
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Walking through Nørrebro back to the center of town - you can find anything from a Pakistani butcher to an African beauty salon here.
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Best tribute ever - a Chicago hot dog stand in a city that shares a winning love for the wiener.
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Bikes.
