UPCOMING FOOD FESTIVALS

24 JAN-09 FEB

Gastrofestival Madrid 2014

Madrid, Spain

This annual culinary event returns to the capital with a comprehensive program of food-related activities and experiences. Gastrofestival 2014 pays tribute to ...

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27 JAN-29 JAN

Madrid Fusion 2014

Madrid, Spain

For three days, this beautiful and culturally rich city will host the Madrid Fusión-International Gastronomic Summit. From 27 to 29 January 2014, the Campo de ...

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27 JAN-31 JAN

St. Moritz Gourmet Festival

St. Moritz, Switserland

St. Moritz Gourmet Festival : A paradise for gourmet fans. After all, it is not without reason that our festival has gained cult status throughout the world. ...

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01 FEB-28 FEB

Copenhagen Cooking Winter edition

Copenhagen, Denmark

Copenhagen Cooking is one of the biggest food festivals in Northern Europe. The food festival’s mission is to spread awareness of Copenhagen as a world-class ...

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01 FEB-08 FEB

BITE 2014

Cotswolds, UK

BITE is back. Join us for breakfasts, brunches, lunches, teas & dinners; pop-up restaurants; cocktails & fine wines; masterclasses, talks & ...

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06 FEB-16 FEB

Berlinare – Culinary Cinema

Berlin, Germany

Every year, the Culinary Cinema shows about around twelve current features, documentaries and short films that deal with food and/or the environment. The films ...

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07 FEB-09 FEB

Salon Du Chocolat Brussels

Brussels, Belgium

Salon Du Chocolat Brussels will take place in Belgium for a period of three days. The main motive of this international expo is to facilitate the chocolate ...

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08 FEB-10 FEB

Milano FOOD&WINE Festival

Italy

From Saturday 8th till Monday 10th February the event opened the gates for the third time. That’s almost the same period as the ninth edition of Identità ...

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09 FEB-11 FEB

Identità Milano 2014

Milan, Italy

A Tasty Intelligence! This theme will illuminate edition number 10 of the Identità Golose congress 2014. Taste, style, pleasure, substance, mouth-watering ...

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22 FEB-02 MAR

Salon International l’Agriculture

Paris, France

With over 1,000 exhibitors, the show is a real window on agriculture in all its diversity. Products from the mainland and overseas French regions are featured ...

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Welcome to our new blog!

In our new blog you will find information and news from the hospitality business world wide.

Who am I?

I was born and raised in the hospitality business with parents working as chefs in Norway and abroad. When they returned to Norway we moved to Furnes just outside Hamar where my parents (Food&Beverage) together with Ola Gundersen (Hotel Director) and the Olrud family planned and built Olrud Hotel(one of the biggest conference hotels in Norway) now Rica Hamar. So during years I could see the hotel and the service area getting built and finaly opened.  When it opened the doors I was 6 years.  I could experience all different parts of the business and since then I had it in my blood!

After this my parents have opened and managed several establishments and I was involved in many of them. In the early 90´s we started a company Viking Sport Hotels AS,  we worked with Arthur Buchardt and The Carlson Group (Radisson) among others in developing hotels for the winter olympics in Lillehammer 94. 

The last thing I did in Norway before moving to Russia was Millers American Bar & Restaurant in Oslo. It was a realy good time with Janne and Espen!  Here I took care of the guests and made sure that they had a good time. This was the year that they started with import beer and at Millers we had a lot of the release parties.  I was responsable for San Miguel, Red Stripe, Rolling Rock and many more parties!

Next stop was Russia and Rogers Bar in Murmansk, then Ibiza (Mississippi, Rogers Planet and Red&Hot American Bar&Restaurant) Then I moved to the mainland Spain where I in 2003 opened Chupa Libre in El Campello.

After that I have been working more as a Hospitality Consultant using my knowledge in helping others!

I also work as a Hospitality recruiter helping bars and restaurants to get the staff they need.

My last client was Lotus Taste in Bodø where I was helping with staff, HMS and more.

For more details over my life in the industry you can have a look at my profile at Hospitality Leaders.