Rasmus Kofoed
Rasmus Kofoed (born 1974) is a Danish chef and restaurateur who won the gold medal at the 2011 Bocuse d'Or, after previously taking the bronze medal of the 2005 and the silver medal in 2007 in the same competition. He is the head chef and co-owner of restaurant Geranium in Copenhagen.
Biography
Rasmus Kofoed received his training at Hotel D’Angleterre on Kongens Nytorv in Copenhagen and afterwards worked at the two Michelin star restaurant Scholteshof in Belgium. On his return to Copenhagen, he served as head chef at various top restaurants before opening his first restaurant, Geranium in Rosenborg Gardens, together with Søren Ledet. Shortly after it received a star in the Michelin Guide but was faced with closure after the bankruptcy of an investor in 2009. and the captain of the Danish national chef team. In 2010 in re-opened in one of the office towers of Parken Stadium.
While some controversy surrounded the victory of Fabrice Desvignes in 2007, and the late delivery of two metal containers, Kofoed made no official complaint. The events became the subject of the 2008 book Infernoet i Lyon.
In October 2009, Kofoed won the Danish selection for representation at the 2011 Bocuse d'Or, becoming the first person to participate in the competition three times. At the time he stated his ambition is to compete "to bring home the one statue I'm missing", which he did in the January 2011 finals. This followed his victory in the 2010 Bocuse d'Or Europe.
Awards
References
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