Claus Meyer

Quick Facts

Full Name	Claus Meyer
Occupation	Restaurateur
Date Of Birth	Dec 27, 1963(1963-12-27)
Age	61
Birthplace	Nykøbing Falster
Country	Denmark
Birth City	Region Zealand
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Claus Meyer Biography

Claus Meyer is one of the most popular and richest Restaurateur who was born on December 27, 1963 in Nykøbing Falster, Region Zealand, Denmark. Claus Meyer (born December 27 1963 at Nykobing Falster, Denmark) is a chef, entrepreneurial, food advocate and cookbook author, as well as a professor , and television host. He is frequently credited as the creator of his New Nordic Cuisine philosophy.

Meyer has been the founder of several organizations which include his own Melting Pot Foundation, focused on advancing social change via food. Through Melting Pot In 2013, Meyer founded and helped create the first food school as well as a movement for food across South America, opening the gourmet restaurant Gustu in Bolivia and a number of cafeterias. Melting Pot’s Melting Pot initiative is conducting a social venture located in Brownsville, East New York which will establish a culinary college with a cafeteria, bakery, and community center that serves the community in which it is located and with the aim of engaging vulnerable youngsters.

Meyer is an associate professor in the Department of Food Science at the University of Copenhagen. as well as an adjunct professor at the Institute for Corporate Social Responsibility at the Copenhagen Business School. In 2015 he was appointed “Social Impact Fellow” at the Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley. Meyer also holds an MA in International Business Studies from the Copenhagen Business School.

In June 2016, Meyer opened Great Northern Food Hall and Agern restaurant, both in the Vanderbilt Hall of Grand Central Terminal, New York, bringing culinary concepts, flavors and ideas from the Nordic countries to New York, but with many local ingredients in line with the New Nordic philosophy. The chef at Agern is Gunnar Karl Gíslason, formerly of Dill, in Reykjavík, Iceland; Agern and Dill were both awarded Michelin stars in the 2017 Red Guide. Christina Meyer Bengtson, Claus’ wife, designed the food hall and the restaurant in collaboration with fellow Danish designer Ulrik Nordentoft, inspired by the oak motif, Danish design and traditional Scandinavian knitting patterns. Bengtson and Nordentoft have designed many other projects of Claus Meyer.

Aware that food can be an instrument for social change Meyer founded his Melting Pot Foundation in 2010. The foundation has a number of initiatives around the world, including cooking schools within Danish prisons that encourage those in prison to live an uninvolved life. The organization was founded in 2013. Melting Pot established a cooking school in La Paz, Bolivia, offering culinary training to poor Bolivians. They also operate an exquisite restaurant Gustu which was voted the 17th top restaurant on the continent of Latin America on the Latin America’s 50 Best Restaurants list.

Claus Meyer Net Worth

Claus Meyer is one of the richest Restaurateur from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Claus Meyer 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Meyer has hosted numerous Danish and international cooking shows including Meyers Kokken (Meyer’s Kitchen) on the national Danish TV (DR1) in 1991 until 1998, and New Scandinavian Cooking, broadcast across more than 130 countries.

Meyer is frequently credited as the primary founder of the New Nordic Cuisine philosophy, however, regardless of his evident and significant contribution, writing and mediation regarding the issue, many others have contributed to the concept and implemented it in the real world. Twelve culinary experts from Nordic countries have written the New Nordic Food Manifesto in 2004 to launch the movement, which was based on Claus Meyer’s idea, inspiring document and co-ordination. It is the New Nordic Cuisine Movement seeks to encourage local agriculture, respect the agrarian traditions of the region as well as encourage eco-friendly production, and ensure that food is a product that has a distinct Nordic distinctiveness in the world’s top cuisines. Meyer along with Chef Rene Redzepi co-founded the groundbreaking restaurant Noma, which stands that stands for “Nordisk Mad” (Nordic Food) and serves as a lab and kitchen that aims to promote and develop the ideas associated with the New Nordic Cuisine Movement. Noma has been recognized with two Michelin stars and was voted the most outstanding restaurant worldwide in 2010 2011 and 2014.

In 2014, Meyer and his family relocated to New York City with the purpose of establishing a food hall and restaurant rooted in the New Nordic Cooking philosophy to be located at Grand Central Terminal.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Claus Meyer Dating?

According to our records, Claus Meyer married to Christina Meyer Bengtsson. As of December 1, 2023, Claus Meyer’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Claus Ranked on the list of most popular Restaurateur. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. Claus Meyer celebrates birthday on December 27 of every year.

Top Facts about Claus Meyer

1. Claus Meyer is a Danish culinary entrepreneur and TV host.
2. He co-founded the world-renowned restaurant Noma in Copenhagen.
3. Meyer has authored several cookbooks, including “The Nordic Kitchen.”
4. He founded the Melting Pot Foundation to promote social gastronomy.
5. Meyer opened a bakery in New York City called Meyers Bageri.
6. He was awarded the Order of Dannebrog by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.
7. Meyer is an advocate for sustainable food practices and reducing food waste.
8. He has appeared as a judge on MasterChef Denmark and Top Chef Canada.
9. In 2018, he opened a food hall in Grand Central Terminal in NYC.
10. Meyer’s restaurants have received numerous Michelin stars over the years.