Restaurant ASK

Fresh spruce, Rhubarb with Spruce ice cream, Buckwheat and rhubarb sauce

In June I went to Helsinki because since I was 5 years old, I wanted to see Finland. I remember my aunt's boyfriend, Jouko, would fly to Peru to visit her and he would tell me many stories about that far far away country.

On my birthday, I decided I needed to go somewhere I haven't been before. So the decision was made! I had to fly to Helsinki.

One of the most recommended places to go in Helsinki is Restaurant Ask. It is a small place located in the nice area of Kronohagen/Kruununhakawith and it has 26 seats. I was surprised to see how small it was, though it was beautifully decorated in a very minimalistic scandinavian style

In 2012, Filip Langhoff opened together with his wife Linda, a renowned sommelier, the Restaurant Ask. And used the experience he got working in restaurants like Brasserie Hansken(Oslo), El Bulli (Barcelona) & Chez Dominique (2 star restaurant in Finland) what Ask get in 2014 the got their first Michelin Star.

Filip’s philosophy consists in finding the purest ingredients and he even wonders the finnish nature in search for the best elements for his beautiful dishes. While Linda, pairs the wines and she finds small producers in countries like Germany and France to match the delicate food.

No need to write more about this. Look at the fragility and beauty of the dishes served on that evening or check Anders take on that night.

Restaurant ASK at Vironkatu 8 in Helsinki

The menu for that night

Last years salsify with Juniper berry, Lamb tartar with Sorrel, Rice crackers with Goat milk cheese & Pak choi with marigold mayo

Pak choi with Marigold mayo and Ryllik

Pike perch stock flavored with blackcurrant leafs

A beautiful and balanced Riesling

Fresh goat cheese with wild herbs, rye crackers and a vinaigrette made of the whey from the cheese production.

Carrots, Turnip, Yeast sauce, Rapeseed oil and Chicken skin

Perch, Nasturtium with roasted bones of the perch & Miso

Filip Langhoff came to the table to explain serveral of the dishes.

Poached egg, Pickled cucumber with Hollandaise sauce

Smoked pike perch, Ramson flowers, Sauce flavored with Ramson oil & Spring onions

Sauce of slow cooked lamb with Oregano, Mint & Dead nettle. Grilled onion & Onion puree

Tannat: The most tanin-rich wine in the world - It is a "Vino Nero" or translated: Black wine

Wood sorrel granite with wood sorrel

Lemon cream with flowers, Violets with Last years apple ice cream and buckwheat

Panama coffee on a Chemex From GOOD LIFE COFFEE

Strawberries from last year and Lemon leaf, Spruce from last year with Caramelized spruce Jam, Glutenfree muffin with pickled elderberry & Malt cookies