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Aira make a guest appearance at Julita Wärdshus M
ichelin restaurant Aira are running a pop-up at Julita Wärdshus in Sörmland between July 6 and July 16. Julita Wärdshus, just like Aira, is run by star chef Tommy Myllymäki, who’s looking forward to showing the team at the star restaurant the area he grew up in and its raw produce. “A large portion of the menu will be given over to local produce, but with a special Aira touch. We want to challenge ourselves, through creating a different framework to that we usually have, and through that find new inspirations for our day-to-day work at Aira,” Tommy Myllömäki says. The price tag reads 1,800-2,750 kronor per head, where accommodation, dinner and breakfast is included in the price. Drinks are extra. Book through the Julita Wärdshus website. The elk is back flying Gamla Stan gastro pub The Flying Elk has reopened, with a more relaxed atmosphere. Designed by the architect Thomas Sandell, the pub was previously under the same stewardship as near neighbour and Michelin star restaurant Frantzén/Lindeberg and opened in February 2013. Then Lindeberg jumped ship, Frantzén moved that Michelin restaurant to the city centre and The Flying Elk was sold. The new owners come from a group with both the Queens Head and The King’s Fox among their family of restaurants. But the Elk has needed some work. “We felt that we were lacking a bar in the dining room area, as we wanted to create a more lively restaurant-pub. Now the section facing Mälartorget has been finalised, and has opened for this spring and summer with a large outdoor terrace. Naturally gastronomy is still our focus, even if the food now has more of a pub touch. The menu is created by our new head chef Nichlas Bergstedt,” says restaurant manager Andreaz Norén. The Flying Elk reopened on May 11 and apart from the elk it includes the Gaston wine bar, cocktail bar Corner Club and the beer haunt Älghjärtat. ”At Gaston we have made minimal changes. Bobbo Steneby will look after the wine list, with a range of approximately 500 wines. Corner Club and the beer bar in the rear will open in August after the holidays. Guests can expect an updated, more relaxed and more pub-like version of The Flying Elk. ”I’m hoping to contribute with a good atmosphere,” says Robert Tennevik, in charge of the bar together with Filip Fhors. Mälartorget 15. Open from Wednesday to Saturday, 16:00-23:00. Mister French takes a holistic approach Not one, but two restaurant managers have been recruited to develop the restaurant Mr. French. Åsa Lydmar, formerly of Berns, Strandvägen 1 and Lydmar will, together with Herman Friberg, previously of Hotell Diplomat, Villa Dagmar, take the reins at Mr. French on Skeppsbron with a clear focus on food, drink and entertainment. ”Mister French is an institution of Sweden’s night life. To be given the opportunity to develop and refine this into Stockholm’s go-to restaurant, with unbeatable hospitality, is incredibly motivating,” says Åsa Lydmar. ”As a guest you can look forward to several different gastronomic ventures, well-known artists who will perform live and a great atmosphere seven nights a week. A move towards that complete package that was a given before the pandemic,” they wrote in a press release. ”Mister French is always changing , and with a great summer ahead of us we will double our capacity for guests, which is an exciting and motivating challenge,” says Herman Friberg. 21 Tommy Myllömäki