In the Studio: Esben Holmboe Bang

The Documentary Podcast

BBC

Society & Culture, Documentary, Personal Journals

4.3 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Originally from Denmark, the youngest ever three-starred Michelin chef Esben Holmboe Bang fell in love with his wife’s homeland Norway, as well as its seasonal cuisine.

For Esben every flavour is a note, and the secret of the perfect dish is to build those notes into a symphony. He only uses local produce for the menu at his restaurant in Oslo, Maaemo, and he collects many ingredients from the local forest.

He aims to tell the story of Norway through food and respects the ancient crafts of preservation like pickling and dehydrating which sustained communities through the dark winter months in Scandinavia.

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0:00.0	My name is Espin Honbubang.
0:06.2	I have a small restaurant in Oslo called Maimo.
0:10.3	That small restaurant and this chef also happened to hold one of the highest accolades of the restaurant world.
0:17.3	Three Michelin stars.
0:20.4	These are awarded for mastery of flavor, cooking techniques,
0:25.2	and the personality of the chef in his cuisine. And Esben was the youngest chef to ever hold such a
0:34.7	position. Food is a basic need, like we all need to eat to survive.
0:41.3	But food can also be an experience.
0:46.3	Sometimes you just get an impulse and you just get drawn to something.
0:49.6	And I like to let myself go a bit.
0:53.0	If you want to create something special and something unique and be creative,
0:57.6	you have to be willing to let yourself go.
1:01.1	And walk that fine line between sanity and madness.
1:06.6	What we do here at Maimo is about what we do tonight.
1:11.5	Right, guys?
1:13.3	So tonight we make an incredible service.
1:16.6	We show each other that we respect each other.
1:19.0	We love serving great food to our guests, right?
1:21.1	Yes, sir.
1:22.1	Guys, let's kill it.
1:23.9	Love you guys.
1:24.7	Good service.
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