Garter Lane offers a 'Taste of Denmark' with star chef
Danish Chef Emilie Qvist who will be visiting Waterford and celebrating and cooking Waterford food growers and producers.
This month will see Waterford and Denmark uniting in food, culture and friendship for a very special event.
Garter Lane Arts Centre will host 'Taste of Denmark - Exploring and Enhancing Danish and Waterford Connections' on Wednesday, September 23 from 11am to 1pm.
Star guest will be Danish chef Emilie Qvist - owner and chef of Restaurant Lyspunktet located on the northwest coast of Denmark.
Emilie said of her upcoming visit: "I am really looking forward to experiencing Ireland and exploring the food pantry that exists in county Waterford.
"It will be a great experience to travel around, visit the individual producers, and see the variety of ingredients that are available. I am looking forward to cooking with these ingredients and creating a lovely lunch in collaboration with the SETU Culinary Arts students. It will be a great experience to explore Ireland from a gastronomic perspective”
Emilie will be joined by SETU Lecturer in Culinary Arts Michael Quinn and the pair will create their own Waterford version of Smørrebrød (open-faced sandwich of dark rye and salmon). Michael is excited both for Waterford food producers and for SETU students, saying: "This is a perfect opportunity to showcase Waterford producers on an international stage. We have fantastic food in Waterford be it seafood, vegetables, meat, cheese... it’s all here.
"As a proud Waterford man, I am delighted to show it off and hopefully create an awareness at how good we are here.”
Mayor of Waterford City and County Cllr Liam Brazil will be in attendance, along with Ireland’s Ambassador to Denmark, H.E. Kyle O’Sullivan, Chargé d’Affaires a.i of Denmark to Ireland, H.E. Ole Egberg Mikkelsen and Tina Nielsen, gastronomic journalist.
This event is supported by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade's Communicating Europe Initiative. Waterford is paired with Denmark for the Irish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, July - December 2026.
Visitors are welcome to try the Smørrebrød in partnership with Taste Waterford and the SETU Culinary Arts Students
The event is free to attend but booking via Eventbrite is essential.
