The Bizarre 50 Course, 7 Hour Long, $1000 Meal at Alchemist

[@cheguevara7478]

Feels like “The Menu”. Like, really feels like it. From the cursed music to weird food, to orderly staff.

[@rifwann]

Better to not pissoff the head chef then

[@speakp4ngolin]

the menu is based on these, so yeah it should

[@livejaylive]

Yessssss

[@asideofaioli4630]

Yes!!

[@godjhaka7376]

It's sad they care about certain things like blood and environment, yet serving dead bodies and carcass

[@RandomNeat]

honestly $1k doesn't seem that crazy for a 7hr experience lol

[@g.3521]

Yeah I thought this would be far more tbh.

[@audiocorps2334]

Yea. Seems reasonable enough with the amount of prep, manpower, and creativity to push out 50 dishes times the number of people like clockwork. Still, 7 hours is fucking long and this looks mentally exhausting from the lighting change to the processing of what the fuck just arrived.

[@thunderborn3231]

they only fed them foods rich in nutrients and minerals that promote blood production , then tried to talk them into donating

[@alpha_9997]

@@thunderborn3231 are you agreeing or disagreeing?

[@thunderborn3231]

@@alpha_9997 wild concept on the internet i know, but that statement is neutral

[@allen1032]

This Restaurant definitely has "The Menu" vibe to it

[@itsonlyxmabloxburg]

Yess😭

[@noxvlager4856]

Exactly

[@joshua_J]

Yep death at the end unless you want a real cheeseburger!

[@tiger_844]

Omg yes

[@benjatta]

more like the menu has an alchemist vibe, its almost like the menu is styled after fine dining experiences.

[@caretakercat7176]

Imagine if the first meal is actually a poison and bits of the antidote was distributed throughout the rest of 49 meals

[@bonelessbooks9263]

Ooh that sounds really cool. Could have been part of the menu

[@feliciaboston6365]

Lmao

[@CrystalRose1111]

😂

[@blakejohnson5270]

Upon entry, your group is asked to stand in a waiting room. Strange you think, the room is made entirely from metal. Some time goes by, you start to feel dizzy. The doors open, you and your friends stumble out into the dining room, where the host explains that the room you have all been waiting in is highly radioactive and that you have received a lethal dose of radiation poisoning. The host proceeds to inform you and the group that they have everything you and your friends need to survive, Potassium iodide, Prussian blue and Diethylenetriamine pentaacetic acid. The only thing you need to do to get these counteractives to radiation poisoning, is sit through their 50 course meal where they have hidden the treatment in the ingredients used to make the food. The meals start off normal... unassuming. Slowly, the dishes begin to become increasingly intricate and challenging to your values. At the end of the 49th course, the host explains that everyone has gotten half of the dosage required to leave unharmed. The other half resides within the 50th dish. 4 Chefs wheel out a large metal tray on wheels. They each hold a corner of the lid, lifting it to reveal a whole cooked human, stuffed with an apple in their mouth like a pig. Opportunities for plot inclusions: 1. You are there with a Vegan friend who weeps as they force themself to eat a live octopus. 2. One of your friends dies during course, because they were forced to eat something they were allergic to. Your friend ends up being the final dish. Enjoy

[@-Kagura_Bachi-]

That’s actually genius

[@nothereanymore3941]

A recurring theme I’ve noticed about all these rich avant-garde experiences is that they try to make commentary or statements with their cuisines/fashion items/art etc., but every conclusion they draw is the most surface level, hamfisted take that a middle schooler rushing to finish an essay 2 hours before it’s due would come up with.

[@WomanTakenBytheWind]

Accurate. The only people impressed by this are lower/middle class folks. I don’t need a contrived liberal agenda with my meal thanks.

[@chuganoga1908]

Exactly just dumb really

[@ManofUlster]

Duuuuuuude, it’s called 1984 and get this….. it’s an EYEBALL. Art.

[@RUSTYdiscogs]

Of course ! It’s a business after all. The art statements are simply a way to make the consumers feel entertained and “informed” .

[@EdEddington]

It's just a bit of fun. If I could afford it I'd love to go

[@out_of_the_BOX]

The only type of crazy expensive rich person restaurant I would ever agree with. Its brimming with creativity, and its most definetly more than a meal. Its an experience to remember forever, on top of quality product. Its not some lazy added gold leaf and random expensive ingredients to hike up the price, its actual work and care, and definetly love. Especially if the resaurant changes the experience e v e r y season. Crazy.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

The food and some of the presentation are surely sensational. If only they would let go of permanently reminding you how bad the world outside is and what you should do to make it better.

[@JK-zd3md]

​@@einundsiebenziger5488 I don't know- surely you'd want a 1000 dollar audiosensory day trip to make you think? If it was a feel-good escape you wanted, you could just spend a whole day at a high-end soul food place and schmoose around for a fraction of the price.

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

@@JK-zd3md I would spend this much for a multiple-course meal, and I also enjoy the stories around the food and some entertainment. But I want to consider it a given that the restaurant serves responsibly sourced food and doesn't create plastic waste, and not be surrounded by a fake chicken concentration camp while eating my chicken.

[@HpToujoursPur]

​@@einundsiebenziger5488 so that you can ignore the real life "concentration camps" for chickens?

[@OlTimeyChara]

​@@einundsiebenziger5488 living in your ignorance is the bliss that's gonna doom everyone else

[@SaiHikawa]

This feels like a plot for a horror movie, where you eat the entire menu then the last meal is the customer before you. Edit: There's been tons of replies suggesting me to watch it. No, I won't watch it. I don't care if it has flying ponies or gives enlightenment. Edit 2: Even with the edit there's still tons of people commenting it's not a horror film so I can watch it. Still don't care. I don't want to watch it.

[@RaiseAnchor]

Literally the movie "The Menu"

[@SaiHikawa]

@@RaiseAnchor Sorry, haven't watched the movie and probably never will. Too scared to watch horror films or anything scary.

[@chocolatesouljah]

That was brilliantly stated! And I’m still reeling from that movie “the menu!”

[@naurorasen8063]

@@SaiHikawa its a thriller not a horror btw, and as someone who is also frightened to bits by any media horror related i would definitely give this a watch

[@HajileMalach]

@@SaiHikawa it isn't a horror film

[@luketweed3223]

Dang thank you for making this. I don’t know if I’ll ever be able to experience a Michelin starred restaurant but I feel like you really let me into one here. This is so good

[@ligier]

Thanks so much! Honestly one of the biggest compliments I could get :) Glad you enjoyed!

[@derekschinke2512]

there are some reasonably priced restaurants with michelin stars.

[@thomashovgaard3134]

1star Michelin is not expensive at all. Noma and Alchemist are on another level

[@lawrup]

I mean if you joined the army or the navy you can definitely eat there

[@emilysha418]

There are a handful of michelin starred restaurants that cost $30-50 USD per meal.

[@eryalmario5299]

This looks more like an art project rather than fine dining

[@Blashmack]

What is the difference, really?

[@eryalmario5299]

@@Blashmack I don't think there is any

[@ishaalimtiaz6715]

I've never seen such a fancy and expensive resteraunt that actually seems very appealing! This is WORTH it! So much creativity, their chefs truly are artists!

[@The_Zilli]

for 7 hours, 50 insane courses that produces a once in a lifetime event, 1k I think is a fair price - seen and heard of dishes that are several hundred dollars a pop but certainly wouldnt leave an impression like this would. I can totally see why this sells out in 3 seconds or whatever it is.

[@eveali3177]

For 1000 learning about world issues you can save a family from poverty and help them start a business

[@jessstirland8338]

I agree.....ppl are getn a bargain!!

[@einundsiebenziger5488]

I'd even spend the 1000 €/$/£ for a fifth of the courses and half the duration of the event, if they just would not bother you with their non-stop attempt to deliver this "the world is bad, but let's make you a better person" message. The latter I can have for free at any given PETA membership rally.

[@randomanon8408]

​@@eveali3177 Ew. Go do that yourself. Real genorous with other people's money.

[@ojtiv]

@@eveali3177 bro stfu

[@abiotic_sloth1768]

There's a lot of irony here, which I understand and appreciate. But the fact that this is directed more toward rich people that can afford this food makes me wonder if these strong points are actually going to sink into them and let them think about the world outside of the restaurant. Also, if these people aren't super unsettled by the experience, then I doubt they got the point of it.

[@333funkymunky]

They dont gaf

[@charles826]

I get your point. wouldn't it be good to try and make rich people, by shocking them in this way so that they, might become more aware of the realities that happen outside of their world. because in the end they are the ones who have the most power to bring big changes or to fund people who can make big changes.

[@Hay_Bay]

Exactly

[@333funkymunky]

@@charles826 maybe we should just eat them

[@angela.luntian]

Youd have to be extremely stubborn or asleep to not perceive the experience as intended in its bare minimum. Its pretty visual heavy. You get what they mean when they show you an eyeball.

[@lisahoshowsky4251]

As someone who’s maybe not in the best place mentally right now I can’t tell if this would be kind of freeing and fun or just a literal nightmare that would send me spiralling. It’s cool, it’s an experience but it’s also tinged with a lot of horror and guilt

[@pendeja3690]

Hope u feel better ❤

[@garrettgardens]

Kinds had the same feeling while watching this. Also in a similar mind frame where things can be really great, let feel like the world crashing down

[@beingjohn392]

I’d say you’re one of the most together commenters at this freak scene. Peace and God bless Lisa

[@joemama-ff9ce]

this is so dumb. for 1000$ you might as well stay home and watch PETA videos on acid while eating chicken nuggets and you'll have the same experience for 20$ haha

[@DickCheneyXX]

It's just some virtue signalling sheltered westerners. You can simply disregard their opinion as naive and laugh.

[@princeramblerose]

i’m well aware of the criticisms that could be made here, but as a lifelong enjoyer of freaky modern art in all its forms, this captivates me. i adore the idea of an art experience this interactive and unapologetically weird

[@napalaprentice]

Theres an extreme irony with most of the dishes being about unethical food practices, while also serving foie gras, one of the most controversial foods out there.

[@AmyB369]

Yeah I find that too ironic too

[@Protogenoid]

its ethical foie gras sourced from spain

[@jessicahay9305]

​@@Protogenoidhow can it be ethical? They have to be forced fed to obesity to make it.

[@Protogenoid]

@@jessicahay9305 dude it’s so easy to look something up, but since you are so lazy I will copy and paste it for you “ethical foie gras production which leverage modern technology to replicate the smoothness of fattened livers.”

[@Stryke_Gently]

@@jessicahay9305that was the 90’s and a ton of places outlaw the sale of force fed goose liver. They use duck more often now and they don’t force feed them anymore. They give them access to as much food as they want and the animal decides when to eat and not eat. Google is really easy to use and usually more accurate than your redneck parents who told you about force fed geese.

[@dontshoot42]

I don't see myself paying 1000 dollars for an existential crises at each dish lol. And the whole idea of them making you "free" a chicken leg to then eat it while they're also serving fois gras is hilarious

[@LegsTheSnivy]

Yeah like what in the hypocrisy?

[@TryinaD]

I think the hypocrisy is an intentional element

[@dontshoot42]

@Legs The Snivy eh the chicken and fois gras were different courses so I think it was just hypocritical

[@AngelWings144K]

Yeah it's almost like Satan is celebrating the calamity of the Earth....🎉

[@lmarahmadzay1957]

@@LegsTheSnivy they source a sustainable and ethical foie gras from Spain actually where the geese run free and live a good healthy lifestyle

[@ligier]

Hello friends! I love sharing really incredible food with y'all and if you love learning about the most amazing food in the world, definitely drop a like, subscribe, and let me know where I should visit next ❤

[@Mike-zx1kx]

Høst (Harvest) in Copenhagen also have different many course+surprises menu´s with accompanying wine. Easier to get a seat and prices vary after selections but to reach 1000 you need to go bonkers on the wine. Much less will still give a really good and unique experience. Alchemist are on my list but I have not been able to get a reservation for my open slots. I am trying the cancellations list once in a while until I succeed. But also have to be with someone so a lot to coordinate for a slim chance. I have been to NOMA several times and I do not know if you have tried it but this year are last chance. at least for their permanent restaurant. If you have not you def. should. 3 season menus left whereof 1 are veggie so time to act are now. Since it have been published they will close seats will not be easy to get. They will create a food lab based on the one they have now to see if they can invent great food and flavors"for the masses" or maybe just their restaurants, we will see. Maybe they will make some pop up events to test their lab´s creations on "real people". Time will show what Rene Redzepi do, but I am sure it will be worthwhile.

[@raymond.villaverde]

This for me is the best video ever made about Alchemist. You really took me to the restaurant with you. Now I’m gonna go watch The Menu movie for the extended version 😄

[@stevenbartlett2625]

Have these watched The Menu, because that film sums up the silliness of all of this extreme food

[@SanctuaryLife]

Having visions of wealthy people eating the dishes in a panic, trying to convince others that they're able to "feel" and convey some kind of empathy at these themes.

[@takke9830]

I love how perfectly the movie The Menu kinda critiques this kind of decadent out there food. Like, I can see them pretending to be so environmentally conchious and critical of the establishment but from the way this thing is most likely run and priced at, it IS the establishment cosplaying as rebels. It's what happened to the simpsons when they became what they critisized so heavily before. It kinda feels like a joke. Only rich people can play with their food in these decadent ways. so if they actually dared to be self aware, the last course would be nothing but a plate called something like: World hunger or something like it. Or even better, have the entire menu be nothing for the experience as you ask guests to come hungry and let em eat clay to feel full like starving ppl do in desperate situations. that'd at least be a worthy critique of the establishment especially tied to food.

[@pinkiepie6880]

I agree; it feels like the criticisms they are trying to make are hollow when they are guilty of the same decadence and wastefulness. I would also have a hard time eating meat while viewing all that unpleasant imagery around me. I'm a pescatarian and often feel bad at times for eating seafood, so I can't imagine enjoying chicken meat or the like with visuals of caged animals and birds hanging from their necks. It's almost like they are shoving the point they are trying to make in your face. It's not subtle, it's not deep, it's blatant and hypocritical.

[@lauryg.4951]

@@pinkiepie6880 Oui et le gars qui présente la chose a l'air tellement content de lui ! Tout ce petit monde mériterait d'être lâché en parachute dans une zone de guerre où les gens n'ont plus rien à manger...Et dire que le "génie" de la restauration a obtenu soit disant deux étoiles au Michelin ??? Honte à Michelin !!! Boycott de ce guide vendu à la solde d'imbéciles décadents. Bref... à vomir de dégoût.

[@vickyengler21]

⁠@@pinkiepie6880i think that‘s supposed to be the art style though in this case - blatant and shocking and in your face. some meals are specifically made to make the guest uncomfortable and question their every-day consumption of meat etc

[@raphaelledesma9393]

Art plays with the senses. Most art plays with sight and hearing. A few evoke sensations in their smell and touch. But only food really evokes strong sensations in the taste. I feel like the culture wars between traditional and avant-garde are brought to a new playing field in food. On one hand we have people who champion the traditional folk dishes as unpretentious and more delicious and then we have people who champion the new as groundbreaking, innovative, with flavors or flavor combinations never seen before.

[@LXG987]

environmentally conchious

[@asoaresjr]

As an experience sounds interesting, but as a restaurant, it's a pass for me. There's a fine line between groundbreaking restaurant and theme park exhibition. Also I would prefer not to be served a guilt trip with the meal I just spent my life's savings on. If I was going to go out for the dinner of a lifetime, I'd want the food to speak for itself, and not be come out talking about how awful humans are. Theatrics are cool, but shouldn't be the main takeaway of the restaurant.

[@ligier]

that’s fair! personally i think at that price food alone is never going to be worth it so i appreciate the experience around it but there are plenty of restaurants that have amazing food at lower price points :)

[@gelflingfay]

Agreed

[@ILOVERICE12]

If $1000 is your life savings, you should not be dining at a restaurant like this

[@dandanthedandan7558]

I actually love the environmental message they're trying to tell. Not that I'd eat there

[@alexandresobreiramartins9461]

@@dandanthedandan7558 They're not trying to tell anything. It's just that environmental propaganda is fashionable.

[@fa11en1ce]

I'm just imagining a customer here wearing a 🎩 and a monocle, sipping on a cup of tea with the pinky extended saying "oh hoho, how novel, microplastics! Yes I do vaguely remember this being an issue, I do hope the poor folks this affects manage to resolve the situation."

[@miaomiaou_]

Lol micro plastics affect everyone, fortunately or unfortunately

[@rahhmennoodles338]

Rich people aren't going to a place this tacky. Real rich people don't even buy luxery clothes brands because they're reminded of the desperation of the unwealthy.

[@chrisvisser-fee2631]

@@miaomiaou_ Yeah but if you're a billionaire you can pay to like... siphon your tainted blood out and replace it with the blood of baby orphans or something.

[@joefer5360]

@@rahhmennoodles338 Rich people have banquets behind closed doors, laughing at the fact stuff like this exists and reviling their ownership of the land, this clown show is renting out.

[@dumpsterfire5886]

Usually it’s money that solves issues

[@allanallsopp6144]

came into this with an open mind and was pleasantly surprised to see how much I enjoyed this and your take on the place. 10/10

[@Avannior]

Course is about to end. You are happy and full and the host comes up and say "I hope you liked the food, now more music from our violinist" *rains of castamere starts to play*

[@staminate]

Also my favourite restaurant without competition. Regular guest since the first Alchemist opened in Århusgade. Now I have had the pleasure more than I have fingers - and soon toes as well 😂 - because Rasmus Munk make so many changes to the experiences every season. I’m so glad you had the chance to experience Alchemist as well, Michael. 🙌🏼🥂

[@TheMkoester]

How do you manage to get a ticket so often?! 😂 - please tell me the secret!!!

[@drewb6988]

Can you take me with next time bro

[@BobRossCat]

I got 7 dollars and a gum wrapper, could I give you that and you bring me with you next time?

[@thunderborn3231]

oh so you're the guy the chef literally hates in "the menu"

[@joefer5360]

Bring me a box of leftovers to reheat. Ask for a Sprite too. Glass bottle - Made in Mexico preferably.

[@leonarr6635]

This is the kind of restaurant I would have never thought existed!

[@ligier]

there are a few, but i wish we had more! and definitely not too many in the US

[@shraggso4538]

@@ligier which ones are in the u.s

[@jamesmcdermott8947]

As a chef by profession, this so absolutely amazing. Thank you for sharing.

[@PRODBLANE]

right?

[@XanltheCSG]

How's Red Lobster doing?

[@laurenharrell227]

What a lot of people in the comments aren’t really understanding is that this restaurant is more so catered to extremely wealthy clientele. The people that come to places like this and can afford 4 figure meal prices aren’t aware of issues like this and almost take it as a joke of some sorts. This restaurant is a great juxtaposition of throwing it right back in their faces and still giving them what they want.

[@reylavienna1318]

$1000 yes would be alot for one meal but for the amount you get here its actually pretty affordable, a phone or pair of shoes could cost the same.

[@Jet-ij9zc]

Why exactly would they not be already aware of those issues? Also, 1k is a lot, but nowhere near "rich" territory. Some broke people spend more on a bag.

[@user-wm9ud9vg4e]

There are quite some misconception surrounding wealth... wealthy people are aware of social issues, they just never have to experience the negative impacts first hand, making it impossible for them to empathise. A demonstration like this can only cast two effects; either these people walk out feeling so reinvented and woke that they start to look at price tags or talk about a greater purpose - or they shrug and say, well that was weird. To me this restaurant crossed a certain line. I am a huge fan of culinary arts; I do not think fine dining and hospitality is pretentious at all but this is dystopian. It is a large scale agony simulator for the fortunate, which imo is absolutely brutal.

[@WomanTakenBytheWind]

Rich people do read the news 🤣

[@joefer5360]

This isn't luxury. This is pretentious, over-extended on credit cards, upper middle class garbage. This nonsense makes them out of touch with the rich they aspire to be and the poor that they stick their nose up to.

[@CorvusTX]

The level of pretension is off the charts.

[@chumblesthecheese8580]

I agree, I'm also unimpressed with this woke shit.

[@jonash.8139]

Whats woke about this? I get its pretentios rich people sh*t but woke?​@@chumblesthecheese8580

[@Vashjxn]

@@chumblesthecheese8580How is this woke? I can see not liking the premise, but calling it “woke” just makes you look silly.

[@chumblesthecheese8580]

@@Vashjxn Post-postmodernism is "woke," you ding-dong.

[@chumblesthecheese8580]

@@Vashjxn Post-postmodernism is woke. Time for you to wake up.

[@davidc5191]

As it turns out, the outlandish restaurant in The Menu is tame compared to reality. Also 3:32 1984 was not about data privacy - when written in 1949, there were no internet, no personal computers, no data.

[@ligier]

yes, but the themes in 1984 are ultra relevant to data privacy - the point of books is to thematically tell us about society that we can apply to our current lives

[@Ozhull]

​@@Mike-zx1kx You're a very unpleasant person

[@rawfermews4186]

Did you read it tho

[@kevinmiller6443]

Correct. It's unfortunate that it has become a sort of instruction manual for governments around the world, but what's worse are the people who go along with it.

[@scipio6142]

I mean, just because there weren’t computers doesn’t mean there wasn’t data; it was just in a different format, and yes, in less quantities. But still there!

[@lordeverybody872]

I like the idea of going to a restaurant and having the chef chose the meal for me. This way I know this is the finest they will produce that day.

[@chocolatesouljah]

7:58 - Never would I eva thunK that Barry White's music would not only be a part of a fine dining experience. To top it off, dancing is included! Wow! And u got rhythm 💪🏾And your summation at 8:07 is to the point!

[@benthe3121]

I did culinair school and we went on a trip to chef's experience. Here we got to see and meet chefs all around the world who explained their restaurant and their foods. One of them was the chef of Alchemist. It was truly fascinating how he explained everything. He said his next project would be to dine on the moon in the future.

[@voltsisnthere]

This restaurant feels like it'd fit perfectly in a Black Mirror episode lol, I love it. Definitely want to give it a try some day.

[@HappilyMundane]

Honestly, surprisingly affordable, when looking at it from the perspective of a holiday abroad. Once I have some decent savings it might be something I have to try, really seems like an extraordinarily unique experience.

[@doritoarts9878]

This seems like an amazing experience, more like an edible art exhibit than a restaurant. Deffo on my bucket list.

[@gustavgude7905]

I love how all the replies to this video are so different and diverded. Just shows how good Alchemist are bringing the emotions and different thoughts out of people.

[@BugEnthusiast]

Wow... I'm not wealthy by any means, but this is going on my bucket list. It's hard to say why but I feel like experiencing this will really add some 'life' to my life. Fancy food is cool and all but above all else I want this to be one of my memories.

[@RandomPerson28337]

1000 ain't a lot save up for it

[@joefer5360]

This place will be closed and the business venture done and done, before you get there in life.

[@BugEnthusiast]

@@joefer5360 True, I can't seem to make it and I'll be dead soon anyways. The rich can have their rich hobbies to themselves I suppose.

[@asbjrnvestergaard9378]

My sister worked as the door lady here, very cool job, though very stressful enviroment

[@platesmcplates9057]

I think "The Menu" definitely changed my view on fancy restaurants just like shows like "The Boys" changed my view on commercials with popular people in them. I hope everything was good tasting

[@VictoriaGirlBC]

No thanks. I don’t need to be guilted while eating chicken or lectured about blood banks, forced to dance in such an awkward situation, not to mention being trapped in there for seven hours!! 😂😮

[@AmyB369]

Yeah it sounds like a pretentious nightmare to me and I don’t want to be stuck inside somewhere that long!

[@merlinho0t]

No one said y’all have to go lmao.

[@VictoriaGirlBC]

@@merlinho0t exactly, I’m just voicing my opinion. To each his own 👍🏻

[@sdchef619]

I saw Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom when it first opened in theaters way back in the day. The one line that always sticks out, and I use quite often to this day is "Chilled monkey Brains." I half expected them to bring some out as a course at this spot. Maybe its on their Fall Menu?

[@gregdahlen4375]

Idk if it's legal to sell monkey for consumption

[@Uncommon5en5e]

The menu combined with the specimen jars suspended behind is getting me rn

[@gsus86]

Amazing! Thank you for sharing. Love seeing restaurants push concepts and ideas

[@ariellev9185]

I don’t even care for fine dining but I would 100000% spend the money to do this. It’s now on my bucket list

[@Quinnnyra8733]

I didn't even read the title I saw the thumbnail and clicked 😂😂.. Now I'm subbing because I like the content 😃

[@bigbuffben4701]

Seeing you eat each dish in only one bite is so crazy to me, I can never imagine doing that 😭 ESPECIALLY FOR $1000!!!

[@ethniccleansinggel8599]

It includes 70 dishes and not all of them have one bite portions

[@deniu]

But these small portions are specially made to be eaten in one go, so that all the flavors can interact at the same time.

[@circa134]

Tbf it’s like only 20 bucks a dish which isn’t that bad considering the effort made in the presentation. Or like 143 a hour. It’s not as bad as it could be

[@ellelard3992]

this is the kind of experience i hope to be able to experience one day. definitely adding this to my bucket list

[@inezaa]

this is actually so lovely. a combination of art and food is not what i expected.

[@ouchman6966]

This feels like a restaurant Dr Lecter would own, great video.

[@Cloudburst7]

This suddenly got into my recommended and I don’t regret a single second of watching this.

[@neftana8]

Its kind of funny how some of these foods made folks uncomfortable when for alot of the world this food would be the norm. Well now cause of ur channel i gotta make a restaurant bucket list. And i finally understand the movies like The Menu. Like these restaurants for rich folks be wild, especially what they get the customers to do

[@bluetickbeagles116]

What an incredible experience. I would definitely spend 1k on appreciating the chefs’ skill and creativity in a culinary experience.

[@fatcat1414]

I feel like price justifies itself for a 7 hour immersive experience and, presumably, all of the materials being ethically obtained to the best of the restaurant's ability.

[@JSCDK76]

Nice video! Been there and it was an amazing experience. In his first restaurant in Århusgade the food was even crazier!

[@brandonlabbe3577]

I'm glad I saw this and you warned me about the blood donation thing. For my own reasons I can't give blood and being surprised by that would've been really off-putting. Whenever I go it'll still be off-putting, but not nearly as much as it would've been without warning.

[@ajz2k]

Haha you have aids

[@merlinho0t]

This is now on my bucket list, it looks like something from a film.

[@FlipperWolf]

This restaurant: -Makes comment about microplastic in the ocean. -Literally have one of the last dessert be wrapped in "biodegradable" plastic, which is exactly the kind of microplastic you'll find in the ocean.

[@fajarsetiawan8665]

exactly

[@CypressWolf1]

I would love to try this! The concept of what I would call "Culinary Theatre" with their presentation, innovation with the bread from NASA & SpaceX, and the Dome...just WOW. The way you're treated with each course and the scenery, those 7 hours must go by quick. The price seems worth it for that kind of experience. A lot of those courses had elements I've never heard of - Where else would you get a change to try even one of those? Having worked in fine dining as a line cook for a year for the cooking experience, things like the lamb lung or brain, rabbit ear drink, cotton candy like dumpling, and 1984 eyeball thing, doesn't bother me.

[@LyraDavis]

Wow! I would love to experience something like this but I’m a vegetarian. I’d pay a thousand dollars to look at some cool edible art, eat none of it then go out a spend more money on a takeaway 😔

[@piepo5002]

Had the same thought! Cool they talk about social problems like plastic, and re-using meat, donating blood, but still they serve meat and fois gras especially? Hmm...

[@katamekothriis1613]

This restaurant is so amazing, it truly is inspiring. It as if food has clashed with the surrealism of Salvador Dalí. Each dish becoming food for thought as well as your stomach. It's mind bending, and I hope that one day I can experience it for myself.

[@stunter2875]

Now I wanna see the kitchen and the making of EVERYTHING

[@turretboi]

So fine dining made by an activist with more than a few screws loose? EXCELLENT!

[@joefer5360]

Get the Pepto.

[@dougjones3305]

I think the purpose of this might be to show how pretentious the guests are. Especially if they have you eating something that looks like plastic as a statement to microplastics. Also if they're making statements about caged animals yet serving foie gras it really makes the consumer look really crappy and stupid. Lol. It would have been perfect if after the chocolate bar they had some poor kid come out in chains to take your chocolate wrapper. "The images of caged birds is quite powerful" then eats a piece of chicken out of a cage. I'm not vegan or vegetarian but yea. The chef is making y'all kinda look stupid and crappy. It's very "the menu" like. This creator guy gives me vibes of the fanboy from the film as well... No offense.

[@catburgerer]

100% agree with you, the entire thing is really ironic

[@homelessboy92]

Agreed, I couldn't have put it better myself. Either the chef is a comedic mad genius or he's so far up his own ass even he can't realize how ridiculously ironic his showy grandstanding is, in one of the world's most wasteful industries such as fine dining. Perfect irony, whether intentional or not.

[@sarahlynn5273]

If anything the chef is making himself look stupid aswell, trying to be anti capitalistic and criticising rich people's lifestyle while catering to those same rich people. Telling people about the horrors of the meat industry and then serving them meat in an effort to be ironic, doesn't change the fact that you're still serving them meat, yk?

[@graveyardoperations7407]

For a thousand dollars? This seems pretty worth it for the memories and stories alone. If it wasn't half the world away, I might actually try to book reservations for my partner and I.

[@ijustdocomments6777]

Oof, okay there Elon Musk. It's one thing to have $1k to blow on a restaurant, it's another thing to actually tell people you have $1k to blow on a restaurant.

[@CyberGeekzGaming]

Well, if you'd consider the restaurant for 1k, why not consider the plain ticket? Vacation aimed at one of a kind dining experience, while enriching your cultural scope of reality? Denmark is a great country to visit!

[@fex144]

I live about 4 km from Alchemist (2½miles)

[@graveyardoperations7407]

@@CyberGeekzGaming Honestly it's because of that 1k price tag. That's an entire vacation in of itself. The trip, room and board, and everything included would likely triple the cost of the whole trip, which is a bummer, but hey, keeps me saving!

[@graveyardoperations7407]

@@ijustdocomments6777 It's not 100k, it's 1k. It'd be like saying 'Going on vacation is blowing your money'. I bust my ass to save money to get away from the grind once in awhile.

[@andrewsoon8062]

It's so cringe that a high-cost restaurant, which sources ingredients through all sorts of transportation, packaging, refrigeration and CO2 emission, is preaching about caged animals and plastic pollution. I mean look at all the plastic used in the interior decoration.

[@JORDAN-CHRISTOPHERSPENCER]

its typical leftist yuppie elitism, they dont want people who cant afford not to but the rich morons who produce 200 times more carbon than a normal person is the one that shouldnt have to cut back and eat ze bugs like the peasants.

[@wiIdtumor]

Yes, used in the interior decoration not out on the street

[@tacopizzasandwich621]

Most if not all people use so much plastic in their daily lives, what’s stopping this restaurant (or any other restaurant) from doing the same? At least they’re actually bringing something to the conversation using food as a medium, really creative on their part

[@253GHOST]

This would be such an amazing experience, seems more like art than good but the best food is art. Thank you for sharing this experience

[@palle17lund]

Just got my reservation today. Gonna go there for the second time this may. It truly is a crazy experience i just had to experience again. Having tried other michelin restaurants like Geranium, Alchestmist was truly the best.

[@ligier]

totally agreed! i’m planning to go back in november :) it’ll be amazing!

[@gregdahlen4375]

@@ligier is it hard to get reservations?

[@atticus2581]

i laughed my ass off after i heard foi gras. thats one of the most inhumane food products in the world. And right after the caged animal stuff.

[@Stormcrow-dc3ez]

Yes. Totally agree.. If they are that concerned about the environment they should try and do all this with fake meat (to a high standard), at the very least lay off the foi gras….

[@dootdoot5891]

that's gotta be intentional no way it isnt

[@abdulllllahhh]

its humane fois gras tho, you couldve learned that easily by googling

[@abdulllllahhh]

@@Justaboywithoutaname search up ethical fois gras business insider, they source their fois gras from the guy in that vid

[@krazykid2002k]

This reminds me of the movie “the menu” glad you made it out alive 😂😂😂

[@jacksonrampage4598]

So they basically use extra parts of the crab that requires a lot more processing for only a little bit of meat. You paid for the extra work that went it in more than you got scammed imo. Some may say it's too expensive but it's like a super complex collage of art pieces and an expert culinary flavour experience all at once and it's quite unique and it's made to near perfection so id assume thats honestly a great deal. That's a lot of unique dishes for freshly made. They probably have a daily menu they randomly change up when a few new pieces are made.

[@kalyanikai]

I can't handle overwhelming stuffs too well. So, I think I'm not yet ready for 'ALCHEMIST'. But it's a wonderful experience to watch it on screen. Thank you for the video 🙏🥰

[@jmaguire2232]

There’s something so distasteful about rich people making a novelty of child labor in the developing world with exorbitantly priced food. Irony truly is dead.

[@ernr7084]

The fk u talking about lmao

[@takke9830]

Also I'd like to add that it is really hypocritical of them to be be so concerned for animals as they literally serve a dish made illegal for the horrific cruelty done to ducks to make it. I am disgusted tbh.

[@BepisBoi69]

You can source Fois Gras ethically, it's just harder (and more expensive) because you have to nurture healthy animals instead of force-feeding them to death.

[@BepisBoi69]

@@EdgeLie Eh, I feel like there's a difference between a happy life and a swift death vs a short life of suffering and a slow torturous death. Plus, the former usually tastes better.

[@BepisBoi69]

@@EdgeLie The former tastes better because the feed *is not* the same. Muscle activity, diet complexity, lack of stress, these things contribute to a better cut of meat. That's why there's a difference between michelin-star steaks and your grocery store's clearance beef.

[@BepisBoi69]

@@EdgeLie okay, even assuming same feed, like down to the calorie, better cared for animals will be less stressed and taste better. It's not psychological, it just comes down to how bodies and hormones work.

[@StephanieGould]

All I can think of is the movie The Menu. Oof.

[@somethang2865]

that's the right association

[@SuWoopSparrow]

Is The Menu bad? I dont understand

[@StephanieGould]

@@SuWoopSparrow No no, The Menu is great, I love that movie. However, this whole experience seems to be the height of what The Menu was commenting on.

[@gallavanting2041]

@@SuWoopSparrow It's a good movie, but it's literally "This but a horror film", so... this.

[@HajileMalach]

@@gallavanting2041 the menu isn't a horror movie

[@TonyChanTurbo]

That door straight up reminds me of the Gate of Truth from Fullmetal Alchemist, which is serendipitous given the restaurant and the show.

[@corlahasper234]

I love it. A culinary contemporary art adventure complete with global knowledge.

[@SireneKalypso]

Wow the Menu was right. What a waste of food.

[@brendanbloomberg3283]

This is like if a 19 year old art school kid ran a restaurant. They think theyre deep and jackson pollack is a genius.

[@Axqu7227]

Pollack at least had the advantage of a legitimate grievance with the culture and politics of the art world at the time; his work is just supposed to be a giant middle finger. This restaurant is like a wealthy 20 year old trust fund kid from LA pretending to be sad about things that only affect people of lower socioeconomic status just to show off to their friends about how cultured they are

[@jimmyjoms2538]

about the blood shortage meal: it would be cool if they donated blood during their time at the restaurant they would get a discount

[@Blobbyo25]

*Pays €1000* *gets guilt-tripped into being stabbed with a needle*

[@ameliatheginger]

Ahh i went there when i was 17, it was fcking crazy, especially because it never felt like i was full, even after eating 37 courses

[@It-b-Blair]

This looks phenomenal! I’d love to go, though prion diseases are too scary for me so I’d probably pass on brain 😜😅 otherwise I’ll gladly try anything at least once.

[@officersoulknight6321]

Horrifying, amazing, ethereal, beautiful. Leaves the soul haunted in a rosy pain yet brimming with meaning, like waking up from a vivid dream where you married the love of your life.

[@jaketwigg1065]

Food for thoughtless people. Paying so much preemptively deludes you into being impressed

[@saranath0317]

You're showing huge potential Mike. Keep Growing !! ❤

[@sylosoncloak8986]

The food looks good but I couldn't spend 7 hours pretending I cared about whatever message the food is supposed to show

[@sarahlynn5273]

Kinda weird to not care about child labour or climate change but okay lol

[@YoVuelo]

That is a good quote right there, “it is a once in a lifetime experience but it is something that you should experience once in your life.”

[@HTMLpopper]

This concept is genius for the fact that anyone willing to pay $1000 for this is entirely out of touch and has more wealth than sense. This is the longest service of flaming irony you can buy. You get to be reminded how horrible of a person you are by engaging with such a frivolous endeavor. You can see environmental detritus and class divide served in a nice little bite sized snack. This is less of a fine dining experience and more of an art project, showing first hand how out of touch and completely insensitive wealthy individuals inevitably become.

[@kevinmiller6443]

Best comment on this video.

[@HTMLpopper]

@@kevinmiller6443 thanks Kevin

[@FlipperWolf]

Wow that's exactly the point, congrats on this comment that sums it all up

[@tantalus44]

Calm down, Marx

[@muffinamy83]

I'm not wealthy but I'd save up to have this once-in-a-lifetime experience. I'd do this before going to Disney and spending that much in a day. Different people value different things, don't like it, don't go. Simple.

[@ghiansudelo2590]

I watched the movie inspired by this restaurant. Good thing you came back.

[@Destructocorps]

$1000 for 7 hours and 50 courses is still expensive, really not sure how other people think it isn't. It's a once in a lifetime type of thing for a reason.

[@ardacanyldz2823]

Bro is gaslighting himself to thinking it was worth the price 😭

[@soggysocks4461]

this is giving off “the menu” vibes and i love it

[@sgbbco3981]

Great coverage. I will have to try the place if I ever end up in Copenhagen.

[@Busmagnus]

This is Heston blumenthal level of bizarre....i love it

[@colleenuchiyama4916]

Reminds me of a movie where Keanu Reeves takes these people to a restaurant where you eat venison while you listen to its cries of terror while being killed to make your meal.

[@silasoconnell6413]

When a restaurant got an entire Testing Door you know it's going to be cool.

[@TomMillerArtist]

Michael, I love it. How do you do it? I'd love to do a short interview on my blog. Looks amazing and is absolutely on my bucket list.

[@Jorg05111980]

Looks great, but the thing is: would you go there again (and again) like you go to your local restaurant you enjoy? It looks like visiting Disneyland in my opinion, it's a great 1 time experience....

[@КенобиОби-Ван-п6ь]

Well said, your restaurant looks great. As a sculptor, you show the beauty of nature and food in an unconventional way. May you live and prosper.

[@HajileMalach]

It isn't his restaurant

[@sarahlynn5273]

Its not his resturant lol