Jonathan Slotte
9–10 February 2024
In brief
- Chef of the Year 2022, second place 2021, Finland
- PRO award 2022, Restaurant Chef category
- Chef de cuisine, Restaurant Palace, at the time of the visit
- Kitchen judge at the Finnish Bocuse d’Or selection, 2025
About the visit
Jonathan Slotte is Finland’s Chef of the Year 2022. When he cooked at OOBU he was chef de cuisine at Restaurant Palace, then the only two-Michelin-star restaurant in Finland.
Slotte is from Vaasa, started as an apprentice at sixteen and was a head chef at nineteen. Classical gastronomy is his foundation; seasonal vegetables, cabbages above all, are his speciality. The year before his win he came second in the final to Kim Päivästö — who had cooked at OOBU the previous autumn.
Photographs from the evening
The menu
9–10 February 2024
Scallop “Crudo”, jalapeño and green tomato
Villa Blanche Sauvignon Blanc 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon
Lappish potato “Vichyssoise” and vendace roe
Patrice Moreux Sancerre 2021, Loire
Roasted Arctic char, Yuzukosho and grilled butter
Conde de Cantanhede Branco Reserva 2021, Bairrada
Veal sweetbread “Shawarma”
Salentein Primus Chardonnay 2020, Mendoza
Duck from Challáns, Szechuan pepper and onion
Calmel & Joseph ”La Fabrique” Vieux Carignan 2022, Languedoc-Roussillon
Flan au Saffron, citrus and coconut
Château du Haut Pick Sauternes 2022, Bordeaux