Fäviken
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- $14.99
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- $14.99
Publisher Description
Fäviken is an essential insight into one of the world's most pioneering restaurants, Fäviken Magasinet. Situated on a remote farm in northern Sweden, using only locally-sourced ingredients prepared within the immediate vicinity, head chef Magnus Nilsson is creating some of the most unique and inspirational food available in restaurants today.
Narrative texts, photographs and recipes explain how Magnus creates a seasonal cycle of menus, using only natural methods. In addition, this book features an exclusive short film where Magnus reveals his remarkable ethos, which will fascinate and delight all aspiring chefs and lovers of good food.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Phaidon, lately, has led the way in quirky, uniquely designed, international cookbooks. The press raises the bar dramatically here with 100 recipes taken from F viken Magasinet, a restaurant in a remote area of Sweden, some 375 miles north of Stockholm, that serves only 12 people a day, but is fast becoming a bastion of New Nordic Cuisine, thanks to head chef Nilsson. Perhaps as much necessity as trend, sustainable dining is at the heart of his approach. Entries primarily consist of very small plates with very long names such as Rose fish, coarsely chopped pieces of its liver and raw langoustine stirred with really good butter, lichens and a broth of forest floor or Grilled pine mushrooms, vinegar matured in the burned-out trunk of a spruce tree. If a spruce trunk is unavailable, do not fear. It is made clear that most of the offerings are simply suggestions, and cooking times and measurements are just guideposts for readers to find their own variations: Just pick a spoon that seems right and go for it. In his introduction, Bill Buford writes of an air of unworldly disconnect, and indeed it s a palpable feeling moving through these pages, dense with the history of the foods and landscapes that are Nilsson s m tier, and accented with 150 full-page photos of animals grazing, or of foodstuffs on a simple white plate set upon a simple wood table.
Customer Reviews
Gorgeous!
What an incredible book! This is a gorgeously executed ode to local cuisine from one of the most innovative chefs of today. Nilsson’s description of his core beliefs, his process, his intensely thoughtful preparation and his recipes make for a captivating read. It makes you almost want to move to far northern Sweden just to be able to share in his creativity and connection to his surrounding environs.