05-02-2018
Petit fours and homemade spirits. The final act of a dinner at Fäviken in Järpen, 2 Michelin stars in the north of Sweden
see part one
Arriving late in the afternoon, in one of the most secluded places on the planet is surely one of the most fascinating experience you could ever have. This is not the South Pole, of course, we’re used to our Alps (of which Swedes are envious) and we certainly know how to drive with any means on any trail. All this to get to a small red building that stands out in the snow, with a 2 Michelin star restaurant that «is worth the detour», as suggested by the Red Guide. There’s nothing on the plateau except for some small buildings in which you can find 5 rooms that belong to the restaurant, a nice billiard room, a sauna, and little more. The staff sleeps in a separate building right at the end of the road, on the other side of the hill, on the way to Åre: having a driving licence is a necessary requirement in order to be part of the brigade at Fäviken. So the reason why I took this trip, some 2.500 km away from home, finally begins: after leaving the car in the middle of the road, in front of the red building, they welcome us on the first floor. Here there’s a corridor with the only rooms available at the restaurant. Nordic style dominates everywhere: you feel as if you were in a mountain house, even though it’s little over 600 metres above the sea level, so it’s closer to the average Italian countryside.
The surrounding landscape
Pork’s head bon-bon
The dining room on the first floor
Mahogany clam: a fifty-year-old clam with frozen blueberries
Final sweets
Translated into English by Slawka G. Scarso 2. The en
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A Master in Food&Wine Communication, she's an obsessive organiser, and drowns in an inch of good wine. Born in Liguria, she now lives in Milan