Simo Harrivaara
7–8 February 2025
In brief
- Chef of the Year 2024, Finland
- PRO Head Chef award, 2022
- Founding partner of Restaurant Sanchome
- Head chef, Catering by HIIOHOI, Helsinki
About the visit
Simo Harrivaara is Finland’s Chef of the Year 2024. His signature is minimising waste and using an ingredient in full — Finnish meat in particular, and the cuts that rarely reach a menu.
He is a founding partner of the Helsinki omakase restaurant Sanchome and was previously head chef at Ventuno. In 2025 he designed Viking Line’s à la carte menu, the first Chef of the Year to be given the whole list. He is from Pori and has spent some fifteen years in Helsinki kitchens.
Photographs from the evening
The menu
7–8 February 2025
Pike crudo, scallops and kaffir lime
Henri Ehrhart Crémant d’Alsace Brut Excellence NV – Alsace, France
Bone marrow chawanmushi
Frank Herrnbaumgarten Rosé 2022 – Weinviertel, Austria
Duck leg ragout, potato foam and fennel
Aylés Cuesta del Herrero Vino de Pago 2023 – Aragón, Spain
Saffron risotto, lobster and citrus
Encantado Branco 2023 – Alentejo, Portugal
Teriyaki-roasted guinea fowl, Jerusalem artichoke and Foyot sauce
Marcarini Barolo del Comune di La Morra 2019 – Piemonte, Italy
Baked Alaska
Braida Vigna Senza Nome Moscato d’Asti 2023 – Piemonte, Italy