New Nordic Cuisine (Danish: Det nye nordiske køkken, Swedish: Det nya nordiska köket, Norwegian: Det nye nordiske kjøkken, Finnish: Uusi pohjoismainen keittiö) is a culinary movement which has been developed in the Nordic countries, and Scandinavia in particular, since the 2000s. New Nordic Cuisine was propelled by, and found inspiration in, ideas and a manifesto written by food activist and entrepreneur Claus Meyer and a number of Scandinavian chefs in 2004 in Copenhagen. New Nordic Cuisine has been used to promote local, natural and seasonal produce as a basis for new dishes both in restaurants and in the home. As a result, a number of restaurants, in particular in Denmark, have introduced local ingredients, some often new to the usual palate, in combination with traditional foods prepar