On Friday we have check-in from 4 pm. The sauna is warm and there is fire in the fireplace.

On Friday we start with the Kvitnes experience and our tasting menu. Tour of the farm at 5:30 PM, and the actual food service begins at 7:00 PM.

Breakfast is served at the table and a shared lunch is served later in the day.

During the day, there is plenty of time to take a mountain hike, enjoy the sauna or read a book in the fireplace room.

In the evening, Halvar creates a menu, together with our guest chefs. This year we have 3 chefs visiting, who will all prepare 2 dishes and some snacks each. Dinner starts at 6 pm.

After dinner, there will be a birthday pub in Gulfjøsen.

Anders Erlandsson

Anders is coming! By day he is the head chef at Panu in Oslo. If you haven't been there yet – go there. Fuck you. Insanely good value for money.

Anders has a long career and a wild CV. In Oslo he has worked at Cru, Baltazar and not least the legendary Pjoltergeist. After Oslo the trip continued to Copenhagen, where he worked at Geranium. A perfectly good restaurant, Geranium that is – three Michelin stars and voted the world's best restaurant.

Then he went on to Alchemist. That's no joke either: two Michelin stars and 5th place on The World's 50 Best Restaurants. There he was nothing less than an assistant chef. That's a decent level, then.

Emil Thorsvik

Emil is coming! Emil and Halvar were together on the national culinary team when they were both young, where they ran the dessert section together.

He studied and worked for a long time at Strand in Bærum, where he was actually the head chef for Leik – who is now the head chef at Kvitnes. After Strand, he moved on to Palace Grill, where he ran the kitchens for many years. Rumor has it that he is the one who has worked there the longest. He left last fall.

Now he's looking around a bit and working for Aker – running catering and having fun. Emil is a fun guy, extremely good at cooking and a guy you're always happy to have around.

He has also worked at the Gastronomic Institute in Stavanger, Café de France and not least 69 Catering and Banana Caravan.

Svein Trandem

Svein is coming! Svein and Halvar worked together at Palace Grill. After a while, Svein got tired of Halvar and found something else to do – easy to understand.

After Palace, he worked at Aymara, before moving on to Stockholm as sous chef at Ekstedt – a restaurant that only cooks over an open flame. It may sound rustic, but throw in a Michelin star and you'll understand the level.

Eventually he moved back to Oslo and opened Einer, which was long considered one of Oslo's best restaurants. After it closed, he opened Madonna in Bjørvika – a really good restaurant you have to eat at the next time you're in Oslo. They even have lunch on Fridays and Saturdays! Not many good shops offer that – stall tips there, that is.

He also runs the newly opened Oslo Sandwichshop.

Package price for Friday-Sunday

2 people in a double room, 2 nights
Includes dinners, breakfast and lunch - 13,900 NOK

Single room, 2 nights
Includes dinners, breakfast and lunch - 10,950 NOK

Drinks are extra.

Send us an email to booking@kvitnes.com and we will book you in!

All bookings are binding and deposits are non-refundable after payment has been made. If canceled later than 1 month before the gathering, the total amount will have to be paid in full.
If you have to cancel due to health reasons, you need to contact your insurance company to seek a refund from there. Kvitnes gård is not responsible for refunds related to health issues.

Weather conditions

Vesterålen is a weather-prone place in the world and you can experience very varied weather all year round. If the trip is canceled due to weather conditions, no refund will be given. However, to date, we have not experienced having to close the restaurant or events.

Cancellation of stay

Kvitnes drift as reserves the right to cancel if there are too few registrations or due to other circumstances beyond our control. In such cases, you will be refunded 100% of payments made to us. Kvitnes drift as does not cover any additional costs you may have, such as non-refundable airline tickets, equipment, accommodation or other travel-related expenses. In order to avoid financial losses, we recommend that you have a good travel insurance before departure.