S8E2. Sebastian Perez

From his apartment in Bedford-Stuyvesant in Brooklyn, New York, Gentofte-born Danish-Spanish-Brazilian restaurateur SEBASTIAN PEREZ recalls growing up in Copenhagen until he was six, and moving to New York at 13. Having opened his fourth location in East Williamsburg, Sebastian reflects on the early bootstrapping days of Smør, created with his partner and fellow Dane, Sebastian Bangsgaard, and his vision of providing approachable Danish/Scandinavian food to New Yorkers.----------For today's episode, Sebastian Perez chose Wolfgang Tillmans's Still life, Lucca, 1993 from 1996 from the collection of the National Gallery of Art.https://open.smk.dk/en/artwork/image/KKS1996-66/33----------Photographer: Paul Quitoriano----------This conversation with Tina Jøhnk Christensen occurred on April 24, 2025.----------We invite you to subscribe to Danish Originals for weekly episodes. You can also find us at:website: https://danishoriginals.com/                  email: [email protected]