Magnus Hjorth Trio is inspired by jazz legends, like Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk and George Gershwin. The trio performs live at Avenue Hotel on Sunday 29 January at 7 pm.

More about Magnus Hjorth Trio
Stay updated about Magnus Hjorth Trio via their fan page on Facebook.
Or check into Avenue Hotel to enjoy Magnus Hjorth Trio live.

Denmark is enjoying a culinary golden moment, with The New Nordic Cuisine made famous throughout the world by Noma, voted the world’s best restaurant for the second year in a row, and Rasmus Kofoed, winner of Bocuse d’Or 2011, the unofficial world championship for chefs.
In February, the winter edition of the foodies’ favourite festival, Copenhagen Cooking, invites you to feast on the very best of Copenhagen’s cuisine and the season’s bounty.
It is difficult to choose between the many events at Copenhagen Cooking but we are sure your palate will purr from pleasure if you indulge in lumpfish roe a.k.a. the caviar of the North, Nikolaos Strangas’ scrumptious desserts or Denmark’s gastronomic gold, ‘Smørrebrød’.

Your taste buds will purr from pleasure when you indulge in lumpfish roe a.k.a. the caviar of the North.

Roe Rally around Copenhagen and more
Grab one of our rental bikes and take an afternoon’s tour to four fantastic restaurants, each serving their delicious signature interpretation of lumpfish roe – and of course an equally delicious tipple.
Remember to check out the other events involving this savory early spring delicacy.

Event: Roe Rally
When: Saturdays 11, 18 and 25 February at 2.00 pm
Where: Herrernes Magasin, Nørregade 20, Copenhagen K, is the starting point for the roe rally
Price: DKK 350, book your ticket – and see the roe other events – at Madbillet.dk

Nikolaos Strangas, the unofficial king of cakes and desserts in Copenhagen, invites you to enjoy a four-course dessert menu designed especially for Copenhagen Cooking - The Winter Edition.

Intimate Dessert Dinner with Copenhagen’s Dessert King
Nikolaos Strangas, the unofficial king of cakes and desserts in Copenhagen, invites you for an intimate gathering round the work table in his kitchen to enjoy a four-course dessert menu designed especially for this one-off event.

Event: Four-course Dessert Menu by Nikolaos Strangas
When: Thursday 16 February at 7.30 pm
Where: Nikolaos Strangas Cakeaway, Åboulevard 7 (a leisurely five minute walk from Avenue Hotel)
Price: DKK 695 per person (including dessert wine menu), book your place at ns@strangas.dk

Our friends at Restaurant Kronborg will challenge and please your palate as they serve a five course menu inspired by traditional Danish ‘smørrebrød’.

‘Smørrebrød’, The Gastronomic Gold of Denmark
‘Smørrebrød’, better known to the world outside Denmark as open-faced sandwiches, is considered Denmark’s gastronomic gold by many locals and visitors alike.
Restaurant Kronborg will challenge and please your palate as they serve a five course menu inspired by traditional Danish ‘smørrebrød’. The menu will consist of herring, fish, meat, cheese and something for your sweet tooth and be accompanied by choice gourmet beers or wines.

Event: Traditional ‘Smørrebrød’ with a Twist – and Choice Beers or Wines
When: Friday 3 and Saturday 4 February at 6.30 pm
Where: Restaurant Kronborg, Brolæggerstræde 12, Copenhagen K
Price: DKK 395 per person (including beer or wine menu), book your place at Restaurantkronborg.dk

Peruse the entire programme at Copenhagen Cooking – The Winter Edition
Copenhagen Cooking is part of Wondercool Copenhagen
And remember: the perfect base from which to enjoy Copenhagen Cooking is Avenue Hotel

Copenhagen’s new Liquorice Festival invites you to participate in small, intensive workshops, and join other liquorice lovers when shopping in Denmark’s largest liquorice pop-up shop.

In Scandinavia liquorice is considered a very special treat, enjoyed by children and adults alike.
LAKRIDS by Johan Bülow, Grilleriet by Weber and Expo Viva have joined forces to celebrate this delight, and invite you for a sensuous journey into the universe of liquorice at Copenhagen’s new Liquorice Festival (Lakridsfestival).

Explore the Universe of Liquorice
On Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February all lovers of liquorice are invited to explore the delicious universe of the flavourful treat at Grilleriet, a beautiful restored warehouse close to Copenhagen Harbour.
Guests will be treated to samples from leading manufacturers of gourmet liquorice as well as refined delicacies with just a hint of the treasured root. They will meet enthusiastic suppliers and be able to hear talks and participate in small, intensive workshops, all focusing on the black delight.
And of course there will be plenty of opportunities to buy new as well as old and treasured liquorice products, and bring home recipes which employ the treat in innovative and surprising ways.

Liquorice Festival composes an exclusive four-course liquorice dinner on Saturday 11 February. The liquorice dinner will be peppered with anecdotes, tips and tricks from liquorice enthusiasts and rounded off by a goodie bag full of black delights.

Event: Liquorice Festival (Lakridsfestival)
When: Saturday 11 and Sunday 12 February 2012
Where: Grilleriet by Weber, Dampfærgevej 10 (Pakhus 12), Copenhagen Ø

More about Liquorice Festival
Liquorice Festival is the brainchild of LAKRIDS by Johan Bülow, Grilleriet by Weber and Expo Viva. Check out the complete programme for Liquorice Festival and stay updated at their Facebook-page.
Or check into Avenue Hotel to enjoy the exclusive liquorice events we have planned for our guests…

Liquorice Festival is part of Wondercool Copenhagen

Explore the world of music, food, architecture, fashion, art and design in Copenhagen as Wondercool Copenhagen 2012 lines up more than 100 events for you to enjoy in February.

Copenhagen’s new winter festival, Wondercool Copenhagen, turns February in Copenhagen into a month of culture with gastronomy, design, art, architecture as well as rock and jazz in new and familiar constellations.

Wondercool Copenhagen, Copenhagen’s new culture Festival, lines up more than 100 experiences for you to enjoy in February 2012.
Explore the world of music, food, architecture, fashion, art and design as Copenhagen Jazz Festival, Copenhagen Art Festival, Copenhagen Fashion Festival, Danish Design Centre, Danish Architecture Centre, the rock festival FROST and the winter edition of Copenhagen Cooking join forces and create events within and across familiar genres.

Event: Wondercool Copenhagen 2012
When: Wednesday 1 February to Wednesday 29 February
Where: All over Copenhagen and Frederiksberg
Price: Varies (many events are for free)

More about Wondercool Copenhagen
Find the complete programme for Wondercool Copenhagen 2012, and remember to check out the blog at Avenue Hotel as we will highlight some of our favourite events for the festival.

MM Design and Avenue Hotel invite all confirmation candidates – and their mothers and BGFs - for a fashion show with delicious High Tea and the chance to win a confirmation dress of your own choice.

MM Design and Avenue Hotel join forces to show you the most fashionable dresses and accessories for the confirmation season: spring 2012.

Win a Confirmation Dress
As part of the fashion show MM Design will draw lots for a confirmation dress from Party-Line. The lucky winner will be allowed to choose her favourite dress from the all the festive and trendy styles.
Find more information about the competition (and enter it) on  MM Design’s Facebook-page.

Event: Fashion show with confirmation dresses and accessories & delectable High Tea
When: Sunday 6 November – 2-4 pm
Where: The restaurant and lounge at Avenue Hotel, Åboulevard 29, Frederiksberg
Price: High tea is DKK 150. Entry for the fashion show is free (standing room only)

Book Tickets for High Tea & the Fashion Show
High Tea at Avenue Hotel includes coffee, tea or cocoa, smoothies and bubbly with yummy cakes and classical finger sandwiches. To book your table, please email info@avenuehotel.dk with your name, telephone number and the number of people who wish to participate.
To book tickets for the fashion show (free, standing room only), please email mail@mmdesign.dk with name and number of people who wish to attend.

We celebrate Halloween by handing out goodie bags to children who come trick-or-treating, enjoying Chef Thomas Stigs delicious pumpkin soup, and making scary pumpkin heads at Avenue Hotel.

Autumn has arrived with its fresh air and beautiful colours. The season invites you to light a bonfire and cosy up inside, and Avenue Hotel is buzzing with Halloween spirit.

Pumpkin Soup
Chef Thomas Stig has prepared his delicious pumpkin soup. Enjoy it in our lounge.

Trick or Treating
All children who are dressed up and come trick-or-treating will be treated to a yummy goodie bag.

Decorate Pumpkins
We have bought lots of pumpkins and invite all children – and grown-ups with a creative streak to turn the pumpkins into great – or scary - Halloween decorations.

More Information
For more information please contact Avenue Hotel’s resident expert on Halloween, Gretha Alnor, by emailing alnor.avenuehotel@gmail.com

Spoil yourself - and meet Avenue Hotel - in the women’s magazine Femina’s universe of fashion, beauty, food and design at Forum Copenhagen. Forum Copenhagen is a five minute stroll from Avenue Hotel.

The popular Danish women’s lifestyle magazine, Femina, invites women of all ages for an inspiring lifestyle fair from Friday 7 to Sunday 9 October 2011.
Enjoy a unique possibility of spoiling yourself – and your sister, mother, daughter or best friend – in Femina’s universe of fashion, beauty, food and design.

Event: Femina Lifestyle Fair 2011 at Forum Copenhagen
When: Friday 7 October 10 am-7 pm, Saturday 8 and Sunday 9 October 10 am-6 pm
Where: Forum Copenhagen, Julius Thomsens Plads 1, Frederiksberg
Price: DKK 110 

More information about Femina Lifestyle Fair 2011
Find more information about Femina Lifestyle Fair 2011, check out the list of inspiring events or buy your ticket(s).
NB And remember to drop by and say hello at our stand at Femina Lifestyle Fair 2011.

Art Copenhagen 2011 invites you to enjoy some of the best contemporary Nordic art by more than 500 artists, ranging from the shooting stars to the leading lights. You find Art Copenhagen 2011 at Forum Copenhagen, a leisurely five minute walk from Avenue Hotel.

Enjoy the best art from more than 80 Nordic galleries, when Art Copenhagen 2011 opens its doors on Friday 16 September.
Almost 30 of the galleries are Swedish, Norwegian or Finnish, emphasizing that Art Copenhagen is all about Nordic art.

The Best of Modern Nordic Art
“Forum Copenhagen will be filled to the brim with contemporary Nordic art,” says Project Manager Henriette Dybkær from Forum Copenhagen.
“The quality of the art you will experience at the fair this year is top notch, and we are proud to be able to present an interesting platform for gallery owners, collectors and artists alike.”

Artist Talks, Debates and Performances
You are invited to an event-filled weekend on 16-18 September as Art Copenhagen 2011 presents an impressive line-up of performance art with cutting-edge artists, like Jette Hye Jin Mortensen and Kingimars, and artist interviews on stage, with among others artist Bjørn Nørgaard and art critic Monna Dithmer.

Event: Art Copenhagen 2011
Place: Forum Copenhagen, Julius Thomsens Plads 1, 1925 Frederiksberg
Date: Friday 16 September, 4-8 pm, Friday 17 and Saturday 18 September, 11 am-6pm
Price: From DKK 100

Find more information about Art Copenhagen 2011
Visit Art Copenhagen.dk to find more information about opening hours, the galleries and the complete programme of events.
Art Copenhagen2011 takes place at Forum Copenhagen, a leisurely five minute walk from Avenue Hotel.

The weather forecast for Friday 26 August is sunny and up to 25 degrees. The perfect night to enjoy singer-songwriter Yoav fusing Eastern scales with a dance club groove at the open-air concert in Tivoli. Tivoli is a pleasant five minute bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

The ever-popular entertainment park, Tivoli, experiences an extra buzz every Friday as popular Danish and international musical stars take the centre stage for open air concerts.
The stars and styles vary but the atmosphere will surely be great when cutting-edge singer-songwriter, Yoav, fuses Eastern scales and rhythms with a dance club groove on centre stage on Friday 26 August at 10 pm.

“Yellowbrite Smile” from Yoav’s album “A Foolproof Escape Plan” has ensured the eclectic singer-songwriter instant popularity in Denmark.

Event: Yoav at Friday Rock – open air concerts in Tivoli
When: Friday 26 August at 10 pm
Where: Centre stage, Tivoli
Price: Free, once you’ve paid the entrance fee of DKK 95 to Tivoli
NB The entrance fee is increased to DKK 125 after 8 pm

More information about Yoav and Friday Rock in Tivoli
Find more information about Yoav – and see the entire list of musicians performing at Friday Rock in Tivoli in 2011.
If you want to dine in Tivoli, try out the modernized – and reasonably priced – grandmother’s kitchen at Madklubben.
And remember: Tivoli is a leisurely 5 minutes bike-ride from Avenue Hotel.

The unique “Think Human” design zone at Ofelia Beach is the heart of Copenhagen Design Week 2011, and invites you for exhibitions, installations and talks – or just to chill. Ofelia Beach is a leisurely fifteen minute bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

“Think Human” is the mantra as Copenhagen welcomes the international design world for six days of seminars, exhibitions and events at Copenhagen Design Week 2011.

 “Think Human” reflects the Danish Design Tradition
Copenhagen Design Week 2011 has chosen the theme “Think Human” reflecting the Danish humanist tradition in relation to sustainability, design process, production methods and the sensory experience of the consumer.
At the heart of the design festival will be a unique “Think Human” design zone at Ofelia Beach (the pier next to The Royal Danish Playhouse).
The “Think Human” zone invites you for exhibitions and architectural installations, to hear international speakers on how the humanist way of thinking can make a difference in a world that needs change, and of course some outstanding recreational areas to chill and take it all in.

Event: Copenhagen Design Week 2011
When: Thursday 1 to Tuesday 6 September 2011
Where: Ofelia Beach (Kvæsthusmolen) and all over Copenhagen
Price: Most events are free. Some events may require an entrance fee or a personal invitation

More information about Copenhagen Design Week 201
Find more information about the many events, exhibitions and seminars at Copenhagen Design Week 2011.
And remember: Ofelia Beach is a leisurely fifteen minute bike ride from Avenue Hotel.

Photo by Joachim Adrian