The Unlikely Dish That's Become Trendy in Denmark
This founder has turned a simple meal into Denmark's most down-to-earth hipster treat -- and he wants to bring it to New York next.
Walk through the streets of Copenhagen’s Nørrebro district and you’ll pass the home of Denmark’s most down-to-earth hipster treat. That would be Grød—“porridge” in Danish—a 12-seat shop that serves $8 bowls of its namesake food: hot mashed oats, spelt or barley, often with milk and a fruit compote mixed in. When lunch or dinner rolls around, the menu changes to $10 to $11 bowls of risotto, Asian-inspired congee and Indian dal.
Founder Lasse Andersen says Grød’s menu demonstrates the breadth of such comfort foods from around the
