Ivan Brehm Puts The Heart Back Into Fine Dining
In the Press
“For Ivan Brehm, the art of fine dining is a worthy pursuit, but what is more crucial is to bring people back to the heart of fine dining.
The chef of Nouri, which has just been awarded one Michelin star two months ago, welcomes diners with a restorative Bread and Broth, which symbolises the breaking of bread and provides the comforting nourishment of soup.
The broth, which is served as a shot, is made with seven types of vegetables and, as Brehm explains, “the liquid that lives inside the vegetable gets extracted through steam, so it’s concentrated and super nutritious”.
“It’s to remind people that they’re here, in a restaurant. When they drink it, they feel the effect of the broth. The other part is the breaking of the bread — only one slice of bread is served for two people so that the diners can break bread together. We notice how it changes the conversation and the dynamic between guests. Symbolically, the meaning of breaking bread, doing that makes us feel this is very good.””