Chef Sven Elverfeld, who heads <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Frestaurant-aqua.com%2F" target="_blank" target="_blank">Aqua at the Ritz-Carlton in Wolfsburg</a>, recently visited Bangkok to take part in the second Gelinaz Shuffle. It's an ambitious, slightly crazy project in which some of the world's top chefs take over each other's kitchens for a night.
The chef —
Chef Sven Elverfeld, who heads Aqua at the Ritz-Carlton in Wolfsburg, recently visited Bangkok to take part in the second Gelinaz Shuffle. It's an ambitious, slightly crazy project in which some of the world's top chefs take over each other's kitchens for a night.
Götz Wrage
Prior to his dinner, hosted at Bangkok restaurant Gaggan, Elverfeld paid a visit to the city's Or Tor Kor market to hunt down ingredients.
Or Tor Gor —
Prior to his dinner, hosted at Bangkok restaurant Gaggan, Elverfeld paid a visit to the city's Or Tor Kor market to hunt down ingredients.
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Shrimp, remoulade, custard mayonnaise, lime and garden cress. Elverfeld's Gelinaz menu was an intersection of German and Asian cuisines.
'Bangkok style' shrimps —
Shrimp, remoulade, custard mayonnaise, lime and garden cress. Elverfeld's Gelinaz menu was an intersection of German and Asian cuisines.
Val Burana
Spiced pigeon with kefir, pomegranate and curry couscous.
Plating up —
Spiced pigeon with kefir, pomegranate and curry couscous.
Val Burana
"If I go to Hong Kong, I enjoy dim sum, but I can't say which one deserves three stars and which deserves none," says Elverfeld. "But it's all food, all part of the same matrix. If it works, there's space for it."
Off his home turf —
"If I go to Hong Kong, I enjoy dim sum, but I can't say which one deserves three stars and which deserves none," says Elverfeld. "But it's all food, all part of the same matrix. If it works, there's space for it."
Val Burana
Shiso and plum with ice cream, yogurt and white chocolate. <br />
Dessert —
Shiso and plum with ice cream, yogurt and white chocolate.
Val Burana
This is the man who handed over his kitchen to Elverfeld for the night. Gaggan Anand's restaurant was named <a href="index.php?page=&url=http%3A%2F%2Fedition.cnn.com%2F2016%2F02%2F29%2Ffoodanddrink%2Fasia-best-restaurant-2016%2F">Asia's top restaurant</a> two years in a row.
Gaggan —
This is the man who handed over his kitchen to Elverfeld for the night. Gaggan Anand's restaurant was named Asia's top restaurant two years in a row.
Gaggan
Renowned Bangkok restaurant Nahm, run by Australian chef David Thompson, also took part in the Gelinaz Shuffle.
Nahm —
Renowned Bangkok restaurant Nahm, run by Australian chef David Thompson, also took part in the Gelinaz Shuffle.
Jason Lang
Bo.Lan, the third Bangkok restaurant to take part in this year's "shuffle," is famed for serving unexpected Thai fare. Case in point: This dish of salted Spanish mackerel and minced pork in coconut cream served with chicken dumplings.
Bo.Lan —
Bo.Lan, the third Bangkok restaurant to take part in this year's "shuffle," is famed for serving unexpected Thai fare. Case in point: This dish of salted Spanish mackerel and minced pork in coconut cream served with chicken dumplings.
Bo.Lan
The opening of L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in late 2014 was seen by many as a sign that Bangkok had reached a kind of culinary maturity.
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon —
The opening of L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon in late 2014 was seen by many as a sign that Bangkok had reached a kind of culinary maturity.
L'Atelier de Joël Robuchon