Claus Meyer

Claus Meyer, Danish food entrepreneur and Noma co-founder who launched the Nordic Kitchen Manifesto, shares how local seasonal ingredients reshaped cooking. He recalls childhood meals, French terroir lessons, founding Noma with a local-only ingredient ethos, and rallying chefs and politicians around freshness, seasonality and localism.

Claus Meyer, a celebrated Danish restaurateur and co-founder of Noma, dives into the interplay between culinary art and social responsibility. He shares insights on how love is linked to deliciousness and the role of everyday happiness in motivation. Meyer discusses his efforts through The Melting Pot Foundation to use food as a tool for social change, addressing issues like poverty. He reflects on transforming despair into gratitude, the challenges of entrepreneurship, and the importance of purpose, emphasizing the healing power of communal dining.

Claus Meyer, en anerkendt kok og medstifter af Noma, deler sin rejse fra en traumatisk barndom med en alkoholisk mor og en kritisk far, til hans berømte karriere. Han åbner op om sin dybe depression under sit New York-projekt og den frygt, der plager ham for at blive set som en fiasko. Samtalen berører betydningen af tidlige oplevelser og hvordan støtte fra familie og mænd i hans liv blev afgørende for hans genopstandelse. I dag værdsætter han de små glæder og er taknemmelig for sin rejse.