Best resturant in the world to pop up in London hotel

Noma, the Copenhagen establishment that has held the title of 'World's Best Restaurant' for the past two years, is to open a temporary venue at Claridge's hotel during the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Chef Rene Redzepi's "A Taste of Noma at Claridge's" will serve a five-course menu, lunch and dinner for 10 days, from July 28 through to August 6 in Claridge's Ballroom. The price will be 195 pounds ($A305).

"It's very exciting for us to dip our toes in another country and to see what we can create," Redzepi said in a telephone interview. "And the timing is perfect: we're closing Noma from July 20 to August 15 for a renovation."

It will be the first time Redzepi has taken Noma overseas and demand for tables will be heavy. Diners from around the world wait months for a table in Copenhagen. Noma receives as many as 100,000 reservation inquiries a month, over which time it serves a total of just 450 tables, Redzepi said.

Redzepi and his chefs from Copenhagen will recreate Noma dishes using seasonal British ingredients. Details of how to book are scheduled to be published this morning at www.claridges.co.uk/atasteofnoma after the project is announced.

Redzepi was this month included in Time magazine's list of "The 100 Most Influential People in the World." Noma -- which stands for "Nordisk Mad," or Nordic Food -- is housed in a warehouse by the waterside in Copenhagen's Christianshavn district.

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