Stig Strømsvåg, head chef at the Apotekergata No. 5 restaurant, at the Brosundet hotel, Ålesund (Norway).
Stig Strømsvåg finds few things more exciting than let his creativity fly in the kitchen using what nature gives him in each season. “Our menu changes seasonally, depending on what's available, so I have a great time making new and delicious dishes with ingredients that change throughout the year,” the chef confesses. Norwegian nature is demanding, yes even ruthless, but also generous in extraordinary products.
As he throws a log into the ever-burning fire in the dining room at Apoterkegata No. 5, Stig confesses to us the reason for his always-positive attitude. "This work It allows me to be creative, recreate childhood memories and traditions and adapt them to a culinary experience. which, in addition, takes place in an impressive environment. As if that were not enough, I have an excellent team of colleagues”.
The intimate Brosundet hotel is located on the waterfront in the fishing village of Ålesund, Norway.
Housed in an old warehouse, Apotekergata No. 5 is the restaurant, foodbar and cocktail bar –in summer they have a barge where they serve freshly caught seafood dishes– of the intimate hotel Brosundet, one of the three lodgings that the businessman Knut Flakk, founder of the tailor-made travel company 62ºNord, opened to introduce his home region, Sunnmøre, on the west coast of Norway. “Ålesund is a really nice fishing village and the design of the Brosundet hotel couldn't be more appealing and welcoming. What is located on the water's edge, the location (to take a bath or not) is unbeatable, ”says Stig, happy to be where he is.
Address: Apotekergata 1-5, Alesund, Norway View map
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