Ravintola Juuri, Helsinki, 6/29/13

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This was a smallish place with Sapas in addition to main dish options. Sapas are small Finnish appetizers whose roots lie in hand-made cooking and Finnish traditions. Much like Spanish tapas, there was a wonderful sounding selection and we just asked the server to pick us a half-dozen to start our meal. They are small portions but easily shared.

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Ravintola Olo, Helsinki, 6/29/13

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We just made it into this restaurant – it was their last night in this location. A tasting menu of wonderful things but in their move they failed to get me the descriptions of the items, after they discouraged me from writing my own. I wish I could tell you all but it’s fun looking even if I can’t tell you all the ingredients!

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