I grew up in an all female household, my sister, our indefatigable inspirational mother and myself. We lived together, we laughed together and we bickered together but most of all we loved together. Our friendship is the foundation upon which we rely daily whilst walking independent paths. My own has bought me to Denmark for now and I depend on Skype for the chance to remain in the nucleus of our family home. Now I am the only girl in the house and boy have things changed. I cannot recall that my sister and I had half the raw energy that my team has and we certainly had an appreciation for shopping and fashion that I indulge in only on my own these days. How grateful I am to know when she is on her way over to Copenhagen for a visit.
This week having collected her from the airport we headed straight into the city for a few snatched hours of female company aside from our little toddler. Our first priority being a spot of Christmas shopping and a wander through the winter streets, then, having worked up an appetite off we slipped to The Royal Café. Nestled in between Royal Copenhagen and Illums Bolig hus on Amagertorv, The Royal Café is a fascinating café, luxuriously decorated yet utterly modern and shamelessly girlie it is a great location for two sisters to catch up on life whilst enjoying a taste of Denmark.
I personally love to see the interior of the café, as they provide an ever changing installation of beautiful pieces of art and ornaments to purchase. On this occasion the front window was entirely covered by an intricately cut piece of paper, quite beautiful and strangely fascinating. Filled artfully with all manner of curiosities, it is a wonderful backdrop to a meal between cherished family or friends.
The food is award winning and oh my could you indulge if you wished, I just photographed the cake but in my mind I had a large slice on a plate waiting to be eaten next to the Christmas tree.
We ordered the café’s famous smushi, my sister opting for the Jule menu of Christmas sausage with redbeet dip and mustard, Meatballs with red cabbage and potato salad, Glazed Pork Roast with kale dip and finally ris a la mand. She thought it was delicious although as I write I realise we did not receive the ris a la mand which must have been an oversight. I ordered a selection of smushi from the main menu starting with Danish Christmas herring, gravadlaks with quince and fennel dressing and a Christmas Ham with cornichon and dressing. It was all very tasty and the service was prompt.
Our little companion had slept beautifully while we ate and so we were able to talk and laugh freely without having to tempt him away from all the exciting objects he would have relished finding. On this day The Royal Cafe was full of lunching mothers, demonstrated by the rows of strollers parked outside the cafe, do not expect to be allowed to enter with your own as you will be asked to leave it outside as I discovered with my friend Sam one day last year with our two sleeping newborns. We watched him stirring and stomachs satisfied, headed out to greet the unseasonably warm Danish afternoon.
Back to school and preparing dinner. Back to my incredible boys, their football practice, Star Wars and Cars but bolstered immeasurably by lunch with a favourite sister and the promise of another visit in the hopefully not too distant future.
This week having collected her from the airport we headed straight into the city for a few snatched hours of female company aside from our little toddler. Our first priority being a spot of Christmas shopping and a wander through the winter streets, then, having worked up an appetite off we slipped to The Royal Café. Nestled in between Royal Copenhagen and Illums Bolig hus on Amagertorv, The Royal Café is a fascinating café, luxuriously decorated yet utterly modern and shamelessly girlie it is a great location for two sisters to catch up on life whilst enjoying a taste of Denmark.
I personally love to see the interior of the café, as they provide an ever changing installation of beautiful pieces of art and ornaments to purchase. On this occasion the front window was entirely covered by an intricately cut piece of paper, quite beautiful and strangely fascinating. Filled artfully with all manner of curiosities, it is a wonderful backdrop to a meal between cherished family or friends.
The food is award winning and oh my could you indulge if you wished, I just photographed the cake but in my mind I had a large slice on a plate waiting to be eaten next to the Christmas tree.
We ordered the café’s famous smushi, my sister opting for the Jule menu of Christmas sausage with redbeet dip and mustard, Meatballs with red cabbage and potato salad, Glazed Pork Roast with kale dip and finally ris a la mand. She thought it was delicious although as I write I realise we did not receive the ris a la mand which must have been an oversight. I ordered a selection of smushi from the main menu starting with Danish Christmas herring, gravadlaks with quince and fennel dressing and a Christmas Ham with cornichon and dressing. It was all very tasty and the service was prompt.
Our little companion had slept beautifully while we ate and so we were able to talk and laugh freely without having to tempt him away from all the exciting objects he would have relished finding. On this day The Royal Cafe was full of lunching mothers, demonstrated by the rows of strollers parked outside the cafe, do not expect to be allowed to enter with your own as you will be asked to leave it outside as I discovered with my friend Sam one day last year with our two sleeping newborns. We watched him stirring and stomachs satisfied, headed out to greet the unseasonably warm Danish afternoon.
Back to school and preparing dinner. Back to my incredible boys, their football practice, Star Wars and Cars but bolstered immeasurably by lunch with a favourite sister and the promise of another visit in the hopefully not too distant future.
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