The real seafood experience

The real seafood experience

Savour the real taste! Taste the coast and experience the gratifying results of innovative cooking in an intense encounter with the treasures of the sea. We invite you to great seafood meals at each of our restaurants, where you will find that everyone does their utmost, with insight and passion. You are visiting one of the largest and purest seafood pantries in the world! Let us tell you what we do to bring out that real flavour.

Taste the Coast a gastronomic network We have certified 38 dedicated restaurants in Norway. Each gives seafood a place of honour on their menu. Taste the Coast is a stamp of quality and each link is decisive. The chef uses knowledge and care, the waiter spices the presentation with good stories, the fisherman or fish farmer knows when each fish species is at its best, and our wholesaler makes sure each ingredient is rushed to our kitchens. Marine researchers and many others play their roles. Taste the Coast is a result of everyone s contribution. You can taste the passion! Enthusiastic chefs hone their skills and gather inspiration at the Norwegian Seafood Centre.

Our vision is simple: We aim to delight our guests with real seafood experiences.

Strict demands There is no hiding the fact that Taste the Coast makes strict demands of its members: at least half of all appetisers and entrées must be seafood only the season s best ingredients from our coastal pantry are allowed close cooperation with wholesalers ensures top-rate quality All marine ingredients must be fully traceable Preferred catch methods are fishing lines and pots chefs gain knowledge and hone their skills at our seminars and events Membership is by invitation only. Every year we check the quality of our restaurants according to strict demands and they must constantly seek to improve. The Norwegian Seafood Centre established the gastronomic network and is responsible for its management and development.

Only the best ingredients from our coast Excellent food requires quality ingredients. That is why Taste the Coast makes every effort to ensure access to the best ingredients of the season. We re concerned with prime seasons and catch methods, both of which are essential to good quality. We are delighted to offer you fish that deserves more attention such as cusk, sole and hake. And our chefs are serving mackerel, pollack and saithe in exciting new ways. We inspire our restaurants to use more variety in their seafood menu that means great food on your plate. Taste the Coast works closely with producers and wholesalers, promoting knowledge and expertise and ensuring reliable access to the very best seafood. Brødrene Larsen Eftf, fish from the wild Enghav, wholesaler halvors Tradisjonsfisk, supplier of traditional dried and cured fish hardanger Akvasenter, show plant for Norwegian salmon farming Hitra Mat AS H.J Kyvik, herring Karls fisk og Skalldyr, wholesaler Klippfisk av skrei, klipfish Køltzow, wholesaler Lerøy Alfheim, wholesaler Marine Harvest Myklebust Trading AS, whale meat Norges Sildesalgslag, herring Seashell AS, scallops and langoustines Snadder og Snaskum AS, mussels snorre Seafood,supplier of fish products Vågen Seafood, Norwegian lobster

Knowledge and pride A good chef uses many tools in the kitchen of these, knowledge is without doubt the most important. Taste the Coast cultivates that knowledge, strengthening the chef s skills and dedication, through seminars, study trips, and visits with fishermen and producers. Temperatures can be high when our chefs discuss their craft at our seminars. Together we explore the fruitful tension between tradition and innovation. With passion for great food, we re discovering new possibilities and are delighted to share them with you. When we visit dedicated producers and wholesalers, the exchange of skills and views enriches everyone as well as the taste of your meal.

In cooperation with Mother Nature Respect for Mother Nature that is the secret behind the success of Norwegian fish farmers. They extend the season so that demanding chefs, whether in restaurants or homes, may serve the seafood they please, well assured of its quality. Modern fish farmers know their fish, and they provide every care at each stage of their lives. Naturally, the fish enjoy the cleanest waters available. Rainbow trout, char, Atlantic salmon and there is more on our menu. Did you know that the mediaeval monks of Norway were avid fish farmers? And that oysters were being cultivated in sheltered fjord arms in the 1600s?

More fish, please! Our experience is that children love fish despite all the myths. Caring preparation is the key, and so are recipes that cater to the preferences of children. Many of our restaurants offer a tempting Children s Seafood Menu.

Taste the Coast has certified 38 restaurants so far. Together, our restaurants offer a magnificent opportunity for a gastronomic journey through the coast of Norway. 30 TRONDHEIM 36-38 TROMSØ KRISTIANSUND 29 Here is a list of our members: 1) Restaurant Lucullus, Bergen 2) Lyststedet Bellevue, Bergen 3) Fløien Folkerestaurant, Bergen 4) Bryggen Tracteursted, Bergen 5) Hanne På Høyden, Bergen 6) Enhjørningen, Bergen 7) To Kokker, Bergen 8) Augustin Hotel, Bergen 9) Jacobs Bar & Kjøkken, Bergen 10) Cornelius, Bjorøy 11) Pascal Mat & Vin, Bergen 12) Hav, fersk fisk, skalldyr, Bergen (fiskehandler) 13) Lysverket, Bergen 14) Bjørnefjorden Gjestetun, Os 15) Solstrand Hotel & Bad, Os 16) Bekkjarvik Gjestgiveri, Austevoll 17) Haaheim Gaard, Tysnes 18) Fengselet Mat og Vinkjellar, Stord 19) Hotel Ullensvang, Lofthus 20) Lothe s Mat og Vinhus, Haugesund 21) Naustet Spiseri, Haugesund 22) Grand Hotell, Egersund 23 24 26 ÅLESUND FLORØ BERGEN 16 1-13 14-15 18 17 20-21 27-28 19 HAUGESUND STAVANGER 22 25 OSLO 31-33 23) skjerjehamn 24) Solund Bryggje, Hardbakke 25) Kviknes Hotel, Balestrand 26) Knutholmen, Kalvåg 27) Maki Restaurant, Ålesund 28) Hotel Rica Parken, Ålesund 29) Smia Fiskerestaurant, Kristiansund 30) Ørland Kysthotell, Ørlandet 31) Tjuvholmen Sjømagasin, Oslo 32) Lofoten Fiskerestaurant, Oslo 33) Restaurant Havsmak, Oslo 34) Restaurant Smak, Bodø 35) Ekspedisjonen Nyksund, Nyksund 36) Fiskekompaniet Sjøsiden, Tromsø 37) Emmas Drømmekjøkken, Tromsø 38) Vertshuset Skarven, Tromsø NAMSOS BODØ 34 35 MO I RANA HARSTAD NARVIK Visit us at www.tastethecoast.no

www.karlsens.no www.tastethecoast.no Taste of the coast is a concept that is developed and run by the Norwegian Seafood Centre, +47 55 55 48 80 2013 Text: Neste Kapittel AS. Photo: Øystein Klakegg, Atle Kårstad and Thor Brødreskift