Kari Innerå Explained

Kari Innerå (born April 14, 1982 in Harstad) is a Norwegian gourmet chef who has won the Nordic Culinary Championships and the Culinary Olympics.^[1] Innerå is known for her restaurant Cru vin & kjøkken^[2] which she established in 2008 together with investor, former Olympic cross country ski champion Thomas Alsgaard.^[3] When she was headhunted to establish the gourmet restaurant Fru K at The Thief in Oslo, Innerå was simultaneously introduced to a wider audience nationally and internationally.^{[4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9]}

Career

20 years old Innerå moved to London to apprentice under chef Marco Pierre White at the venerable gourmet restaurant Mirabelle (London restaurant) in London.^[10] She later worked at the in Stavanger and Bagatelle in Oslo,^[11] and won gold in the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt with the Norwegian Culinary Team in 2008 and started her own "Cru vin & kjøkken" restaurant the same year.

Restaurant

Along with Thomas Alsgaard, wine connoisseur Merete Bø and noted chef Terje Ness^[12] she opened the gourmet restaurant "Cru vin & kjøkken" in October 2008. The inspiration was taken from Willy's Wine Bar in Paris, and the wine cellar is one of Oslo's most extensive with over 1000 wines available.^[3] The award-winning^{[13] [14] [15]} restaurant focuses on local food, and grow their own fruit and vegetables in an allotment close to the city centre.^[14]

Wine theft

In the morning of May 2, 2011, thieves broke into Cru vine & kjøkken and stole 100 bottles of expensive wine and champagne worth US$40,000–50,000, including a Romanée-Conti, La Tâche Grand Cru 1972 and top wines from Château d'Yquem, Liger-Belair, Jacques Selosse and Dom Pérignon. Because some of the wines were absolutely irreplaceable, owner and chef Kari Innerå announced a bounty of US$10,000 for those who could contribute to the clarification of the robbery.^[16] The robbery was never solved.

Awards and merits

• Culinary Olympics in Erfurt
  • On the national team in 2008, when Norway won gold.^[17]
  • On the national team, as the sole girl, in 2004 when Norway won bronze.^[18]
• National Culinary Team
  • On the team from 2005 to 2008 ^[18]
• Nordic Culinary Championship
  • Gold in 2007^[17]
• National Culinary Championship
  • Silver in 2007, when she worked at the Bagatelle
  • Bronze in 2005, when she worked at the
  • 6th place in 2004, when she worked at the
• The Hulda Award (Norwegian female chef of the year)
  • Gold in 2007 as a cook/chef de partie at Bagatelle
  • Silver in 2004
  • Silver in 2003
• Norwegian Youth Culinary Team, Culinary Olympics in Erfurt
  • Bronze in 2004
• Trophée Passion in Paris - international cooking competition with participants from 15 nations and a jury headed by top chef Pierre Gagnaire
  • Gold in 2006

Notes and References

1. Web site: Olympic Champion Kari Innerå has her own twist on the easter lamb. 22 March 2013 . Dagbladet.
2. Web site: - Jeg klarer rett og slett ikke spise hestekjøtt. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126144832/http://www.osloby.no/sulten/--Jeg-klarer-rett-og-slett-ikke-spise-hestekjott-6907698.html#.UgA7pxbrvV0. dead. January 26, 2016. Osloby.no. 25 April 2018.
3. Web site: Tusen viners restaurant. https://web.archive.org/web/20160126162653/http://www.osloby.no/sulten/Tusen-viners-restaurant-6917077.html#.UgA8MRbrvV0. dead. January 26, 2016. Osloby.no. 25 April 2018.
4. Web site: To catch a thief. Alexandra. Davey. Cntraveller.com. 25 April 2018.
5. http://sleepermagazine.com/firstlook/1766174/first_look_oslo_welcomes_the_thief.html SLEEPER MAGAZINE - Oslo welcomes The Thief
6. Web site: WALLPAPER - The Thief, Oslo. Wallpaper.com. 21 February 2013 . 25 April 2018.
7. Web site: THE AUSTRALIAN - The Thief, Oslo. Theaustralian.com.au. 25 April 2018.
8. Web site: Wrathall . Claire . 6 April 2013 . Rebirth of an inner-city island . 25 April 2018 . Financial Times.
9. http://www.traveldailynews.com/news/article/52808 TravelDailyNews.com - The Thief Strikes Oslo
10. Web site: Konkurranseryttersken. Aperitif.no. 25 April 2018.
11. Web site: Hun vil at du skal spise mer fett. Dn.no. 25 April 2018.
12. Web site: Ny navnløs topprestaurant henter de beste. https://archive.today/20130806002108/http://horecanytt.no/Nyheter/Nytt-om-navn/OEstlandet/Ny-navnloes-topprestaurant-henter-de-beste. dead. August 6, 2013. 17 September 2008. horecanytt.no. 25 April 2018.
13. Web site: Grand Cru. Dn.no. 3 July 2012 . 25 April 2018.
14. Web site: Mye å være Cru av. 16 September 2011. Dagbladet.no. 25 April 2018.
15. Web site: Cru vin og kjøkken - Restaurantanmeldelser. Restaurantanmeldelser.com. 25 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20130529102017/http://www.restaurantanmeldelser.com/cru/. 29 May 2013. dead.
16. Web site: VG+: 50000 i dusør for stjålet vin. pluss.vg.no. pluss.vg.no. 25 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040341/http://pluss.vg.no/2011/05/25/398/398_20061834. 4 March 2016. dead.
17. Web site: OL-mester Kari Innerå deler sin egen vri på det klassiske påskelammet. Dagbladet.
18. Web site: OL-bronse til Kokke-Kari. TORE. SKADAL. 22 October 2004. Framtidinord.no. 25 April 2018.