Rasmus Munk
Affiliation
Alchemist
Avant-garde holistic cuisine at Alchemist
i. Biography
Rasmus Munk, born in 1991 in Randers, Jutland, Denmark, began his career as chef at TreeTop restaurant in Vejle at age 22, experimenting with unconventional ingredients. In 2015, he founded Alchemist in Copenhagen, which earned two Michelin stars within seven months and was temporarily closed in 2017 before reopening in 2019 in a larger Refshaleøen location with a 50-course holistic cuisine experience. He ranked number one in the 2024 The Best Chef Awards and founded the non-profit Junk Food in 2020 to support Copenhagen's homeless.
The Archive
Selected Works & Focus Areas
Focus 01
Avant-garde holistic cuisine at Alchemist
Focus 02
50-course immersive dining experience
Focus 03
Use of food to address social and political issues