Aska (restaurant)
{{Short description|Scandinavian restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn}}
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| head-chef = Fredrik Berselius
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| rating = {{Michelinstar|2}} (Michelin Guide)
| street-address = 47 South 5th Street
| city = Brooklyn
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| postcode = 11249
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Aska is a two Michelin-starred, Scandinavian restaurant in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, founded by Swedish chef Fredrik Berselius. The name Aska means "ashes" in Swedish.{{Cite news |last=Gordinier |first=Jeff |date=March 9, 2014 |title=Aska to Close, for a Move |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/09/dining/aska-to-close-temporarily-for-a-move.html |access-date=October 3, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}
History
Aska opened in 2012 at Kinfolk Studios in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.{{Cite web|date=November 25, 2012|url=http://www.grubstreet.com/2012/11/aska-opens-at-kinfolk-studios.html|title=Frej Replacement Aska Opens at Kinfolk Studios|website=Grub Street|language=en-us|access-date=November 5, 2019}} In the summer of 2016, Aska relocated to a restored 1860s warehouse building below the Williamsburg Bridge.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/dining/aska-restaurant-gives-its-new-nordic-food-a-new-home.html|title=Aska Gives Its New-Nordic Food a New Home|last=Fabricant|first=Florence|date=June 28, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 6, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/01/dining/fredrik-berselius-new-restaurant-williamsburg-brooklyn.html|title=Fredrik Berselius to Open New Restaurant in South Williamsburg|last=Gordinier|first=Jeff|date=June 1, 2015|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 6, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}
Awards
In 2012, the Michelin guide awarded the restaurant one star and Bon Appetit named it one of the ten best new restaurants in America.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bonappetit.com/restaurants-travel/best-new-restaurants/article/top-50-new-restaurants-aska-brooklyn|title=Top 50 New Restaurants - Aska, Brooklyn|last=Knowlton|first=Andrew|date=August 12, 2013|website=Bon Appétit|language=en|access-date=November 5, 2019}} In 2016, after relocating, the Michelin guide awarded Aska two stars.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nbcnewyork.com/news/local/13-New-York-City-Eateries-Snag-First-Time-Spots-in-2017-Michelin-Guide-401714506.html|title=Michelin Releases 2017 Guide to New York's Best Restaurants|last=Davies|first=Erica|date=November 17, 2016|website=NBC New York|language=en|access-date=November 5, 2019}} That same year, the restaurant earned a three star New York Times review by the critic Pete Wells and a four star review from Eater.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/12/06/dining/aska-review-brooklyn.html|title=At Aska, a Nordic Chef's Vision Bears Fruit (and Lichens)|last=Wells|first=Pete|date=December 6, 2016|work=The New York Times|access-date=November 5, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}{{Cite web|url=https://ny.eater.com/2016/11/16/13654240/brooklyn-aska-review-four-stars|title=Review: Four Star Aska Is America's Next Great Nordic Restaurant|last=Sutton|first=Ryan|date=November 16, 2016|website=Eater NY|language=en|access-date=November 5, 2019}} The Michelin guide has awarded Aska two stars every year since.{{Cite web|url=https://www.viamichelin.com/web/Restaurant/Brooklyn-11249-Aska-zimi8idp|title=Aska - New York : a Michelin Guide restaurant|website=www.viamichelin.com|language=en|access-date=November 5, 2019}}
Cookbook
Berselius published his first cookbook, Aska, with Phaidon in the spring of 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.phaidon.com/store/food-cook/aska-9780714875774/|title = Aska}}
See also
References
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External links
- [http://askanyc.com/ Official Website]
{{Restaurants in Brooklyn, New York}}
Category:2012 establishments in New York City
Category:European restaurants in Brooklyn
Category:Michelin-starred restaurants in Brooklyn
Category:Restaurants established in 2012
Category:Scandinavian restaurants in New York (state)
Category:Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Category:Michelin-starred European restaurants in the United States