Meet the chef

PETER RØDSGAARD

Peter brings his passion for the ingredients he uses to compose his dishes, together with his skilled creative aesthetic and keen attention to detail and along with Jesper, the two creative forces form the essence of Syttende.

Peter is constantly on the hunt for the very best ingredients and travels across Southern Jutland all year round in search of new quality ingredients. Peter has many favourite spots. Along Sønderborg’s 250 km of curving coastline, he collects ingredients such as sea buckthorn and rose hips. The forest yields such delicacies as porcini and chanterelle mushrooms, along with spruce and birch sap, while the old hedgerows are Peter’s favourite spot to find wild berries, elderberries and fruit.

Peter enjoys the close dialogue with Syttende’s many small suppliers. When the first crops of the season are being tasted, or a whole new season is being planned, you’ll typically find Peter in his wellies, waking around the many local fields and plantations in the company of local farmers. There is plenty of time to talk about the vegetables and the wide range of varieties and flavours. Many of the local farms have been in the same family for generations and Peter is both thrilled and inspired by the old family ways of drying, pickling and ageing products. But Peter finds the most joy in getting his hands dirty in the Southern Jutland soil, when picking fresh vegetables from the soil.