-This book tells the story of a gourmet restaurant in Helsinki, a restaurant whose kitchen many diners have pronounced to be the best in the city.-This book presents a compilation of the most interesting menus and best recipes from the kitchen of that restaurant. -It offers an overview of the finest features and traditions of Finnish cuisine over the past few decades. -The book presents 31 menus comprising over a hundred recipes together with suggestions for accompanying drinks. The recipes are illustrated with Katja Hagelstam's brilliant colour photographs. -The works also include four concise articles written be experts on the history of Finnish cuisine and recent gastronomic tends in Finland. -However, beyond this cultural-historical content, this is above all a cookbook, whose recipes are intended to be made at home.