New Scandinavian Cooking
Encyclopedia
New Scandinavian Cooking is a Scandinavia
n cooking show
which over the course of five seasons was hosted by Andreas Viestad
, Tina Nordström
and Claus Meyer
, produced by Tellus Works in collaboration with American Public Television
(APT). A sequel series titled Perfect Day continued with the original hosts in rotation, with the cast addition of Sara La Fountain
.
Beginning in 2003, the show debuted on PBS
in the United States (72% of the 347 regional PBS channels). It has also been broadcast in more than 130 other countries, including United Kingdom, China, Germany, Italy and France, according to the show's producers a viewership of 100 million per episode. The first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth seasons were hosted by Norwegian food writer Andreas Viestad, the third season by Swedish chef
and television personality Tina Nordström, and the fifth season was hosted by Danish chef and cookbook author Claus Meyer. The sequel series Perfect Day rotated the original hosts Viestad, Nordström and Meyer, with the addition of Finnish TV chef Sara La Fountain.
The success of the series is in part due to its original format and its hosts. The food is not prepared in a studio but executed on location outdoors, at a mobile kitchen often situated in faraway places, such as remote beaches or mountain precipices. The hosts showcase different regions and dishes of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Greenland.
Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe that includes the three kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, characterized by their common ethno-cultural heritage and language. Modern Norway and Sweden proper are situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula,...
n cooking show
Cooking show
A TV cooking show is a television program that presents the preparation of food, in a kitchen on the studio set. The host of the show, often a celebrity chef, prepares one or more dishes over the course of the show, taking the viewing audience through the food's preparation showing all...
which over the course of five seasons was hosted by Andreas Viestad
Andreas Viestad
Andreas Viestad is a Norwegian food columnist and TV chef. He has hosted five seasons of New Scandinavian Cooking broadcast in the U.S., China, Germany, Italy, Finland and on BBC Food in over fifty countries, and has a monthly column in The Washington Post titled "The Gastronomer"...
, Tina Nordström
Tina Nordström
Tina Nordström is a Swedish celebrity chef, television personality, and pitch lady from Helsingborg, Sweden....
and Claus Meyer
Claus Meyer
Claus Meyer is a professional chef, co-founder of the restaurant Noma , cookbook author, professor, and a host on New Scandinavian Cooking....
, produced by Tellus Works in collaboration with American Public Television
American Public Television
American Public Television is the largest syndicator of programming for public television stations in the United States.-History:...
(APT). A sequel series titled Perfect Day continued with the original hosts in rotation, with the cast addition of Sara La Fountain
Sara La Fountain
Sara La Fountain is a Finnish-American chef, cookbook author, designer, and television personality.-Background:...
.
Beginning in 2003, the show debuted on PBS
Public Broadcasting Service
The Public Broadcasting Service is an American non-profit public broadcasting television network with 354 member TV stations in the United States which hold collective ownership. Its headquarters is in Arlington, Virginia....
in the United States (72% of the 347 regional PBS channels). It has also been broadcast in more than 130 other countries, including United Kingdom, China, Germany, Italy and France, according to the show's producers a viewership of 100 million per episode. The first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth seasons were hosted by Norwegian food writer Andreas Viestad, the third season by Swedish chef
Chef
A chef is a person who cooks professionally for other people. Although over time the term has come to describe any person who cooks for a living, traditionally it refers to a highly skilled professional who is proficient in all aspects of food preparation.-Etymology:The word "chef" is borrowed ...
and television personality Tina Nordström, and the fifth season was hosted by Danish chef and cookbook author Claus Meyer. The sequel series Perfect Day rotated the original hosts Viestad, Nordström and Meyer, with the addition of Finnish TV chef Sara La Fountain.
The success of the series is in part due to its original format and its hosts. The food is not prepared in a studio but executed on location outdoors, at a mobile kitchen often situated in faraway places, such as remote beaches or mountain precipices. The hosts showcase different regions and dishes of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland and Greenland.