Welcome to Supper Tale, Olli — our Guest-Teller for the Eleven Plus edition at the heart of Helsinki.
📍 Ääri, Pursimiehenkatu 8, 00150, Helsinki
Olli Ruotsalainen is a self-taught cook, writer, and restaurateur who has spent over a decade thinking deeply about how and why we cook at home. His approach blends the clarity of professional kitchens with the warmth and chaos of domestic life — always grounded, always thoughtful. His interests in cooking and Japan emerged at around the same time, at age eleven.
One aspect stood out as especially mythical: kaiseki, Japan’s traditional, multi-course, high-end cooking, grounded in a principle of ultimate seasonality.
This won’t be a kaiseki dinner. Olli hasn’t trained in the tradition, nor has he experienced it at a fine-dining level.
Instead, Eleven Plus is an interpretation. Driven by kaiseki’s role in shaping his sense of hospitality.
At its heart is the same principle: cooking and serving with a refined understanding of circumstance.
It’s a practice that began at age eleven, and he wants to invite more people to share in it.
Tuesday 26.8.2025 dinner at 20:00.
at Pursimiehenkatu 8, 00150, Helsinki
Included in the experience:
10 courses paired with an aperitif and 4 carefully selected wines.
Welcome.
Please note: This is a one-day dinner experience, not a restaurant service, which means the menu is set and designed as a whole. While some dietary restrictions (like certain allergies) may naturally be accommodated, we’re unable to tailor the dishes extensively. A vegan version of the menu won’t be available, and the vegetarian option will simply omit the meat elements. We appreciate your understanding and recommend getting in touch before booking if you have any concerns.
Olli’s book,The Principles of Contemporary Home Cooking, will also be available for purchase at the event. It’s a reflection on what it means to cook well at home; not by mimicking restaurants, but by learning from them, then letting that knowledge soften into something livable.
If you'd like to make sure a copy is reserved for you, just let us know when booking.
Welcome to Supper Tale, Olli — our Guest-Teller for the Eleven Plus edition at the heart of Helsinki.
📍 Ääri, Pursimiehenkatu 8, 00150, Helsinki
Olli Ruotsalainen is a self-taught cook, writer, and restaurateur who has spent over a decade thinking deeply about how and why we cook at home. His approach blends the clarity of professional kitchens with the warmth and chaos of domestic life — always grounded, always thoughtful. His interests in cooking and Japan emerged at around the same time, at age eleven.
One aspect stood out as especially mythical: kaiseki, Japan’s traditional, multi-course, high-end cooking, grounded in a principle of ultimate seasonality.
This won’t be a kaiseki dinner. Olli hasn’t trained in the tradition, nor has he experienced it at a fine-dining level.
Instead, Eleven Plus is an interpretation. Driven by kaiseki’s role in shaping his sense of hospitality.
At its heart is the same principle: cooking and serving with a refined understanding of circumstance.
It’s a practice that began at age eleven, and he wants to invite more people to share in it.
Tuesday 26.8.2025 dinner at 20:00.
at Pursimiehenkatu 8, 00150, Helsinki
Included in the experience:
10 courses paired with an aperitif and 4 carefully selected wines.
Welcome.
Please note: This is a one-day dinner experience, not a restaurant service, which means the menu is set and designed as a whole. While some dietary restrictions (like certain allergies) may naturally be accommodated, we’re unable to tailor the dishes extensively. A vegan version of the menu won’t be available, and the vegetarian option will simply omit the meat elements. We appreciate your understanding and recommend getting in touch before booking if you have any concerns.
Olli’s book,The Principles of Contemporary Home Cooking, will also be available for purchase at the event. It’s a reflection on what it means to cook well at home; not by mimicking restaurants, but by learning from them, then letting that knowledge soften into something livable.
If you'd like to make sure a copy is reserved for you, just let us know when booking.
