Magnus Nilsson: Two Michelin starred Head Chef of Faviken

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4.8 • 780 Ratings

🗓️ 25 October 2018

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

My guest today is Magnus Nilsson.

Magnus is the head chef of the Faviken restaurant in Northern Sweden. He initially joined as a sommelier and within a year he had taken over the running of the restaurant.

At the age of 34 he has 2 Michelin stars and has been featured in PBS The Mind of a Chef and Netflix’s The Chef’s Table

He has just published his third book – the Nordic Baking Book which showcases over 450 recipes gathered by Magnus.

You can find his book here: https://amzn.to/2RetSry

Time magazine states that he is routinely counted among the world’s greatest chefs.

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Come and find me on Instagram @margienomura where you can probably find me cooking something for a fridge forage or a quick one pot wonder.

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0:00.0	Hi, I'm Margie and welcome to the Desert Island Dishes podcast.
0:07.0	This is the podcast where every week I ask my guests to choose their seven Desert Island dishes.
0:13.0	These range from finding out about the dish that most reminds them of their childhood, the best dish they've ever eaten,
0:20.0	and of course the last dish they would choose
0:22.9	to eat before being cast off to the desert island. Okay, so before we go any further, if you're
0:29.6	listening and haven't yet left a review, please do take 30 seconds to leave a five-star rating
0:35.1	and a little review, as it really does help to spread the word.
0:39.0	It enables me to keep making the podcast for you and hey, it's your good deed of the day, done and
0:44.6	dusted. Also, don't forget that you're very welcome on Instagram. I'm Margie Nomura,
0:50.3	and I love to see you there. So this week, I met with a very impressive two Michelin-starred Magnus,
0:57.0	and he said afterwards,
0:58.7	he's never been asked in an interview before about his favourite sandwich,
1:02.4	which I can't say I'm surprised by.
1:05.6	Also, you're going to hear my failed attempt at getting him to answer one of the questions.
1:12.5	I obviously need to work on my powers of persuasion. Definitely one of those things that as soon as it's over, you think
1:17.7	of very witty things you could have said if you got the chance again. But hey, that's the beauty
1:22.5	of podcasting. You get one shot and that's your lot. Right, that's enough of me waffling.
1:28.0	Here is today's episode.
1:31.6	My guest today is Magnus Nilsson.
1:34.7	Magnus is the head chef of the Farvican restaurant in northern Sweden.
1:38.9	He initially joined as a sommelier and within a year he had taken over the running of the restaurant.
1:44.1	At the age of 34,
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