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Omnivore. Traveler. Writer.

by Andreas Viestad

Curiosity about food is like hunger. It can´t be satisfied for more than a few hours at a time. My passion for food is about the food I make and eat, but also about the food I eat while traveling, and the people making it. It´s about history, how food have shaped us culturally and as human beings. It´s about the food shaping our...

10. November 2015
ABOUT ME

PROJECTS

PROJECTS

TEDx Culinary Literacy

I strongly believe that culinary literacy – teaching kids about food and cooking – can be a clue to solving some of the greatest challenges of our time. Here...

20. August 2025
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PROJECTS

RESTAURANT: VINLAND BRASSERIE

Vinland is an elegant and informal brasserie in one of Oslo’s most beautiful buildings, the former US embassy, designed by the renowned architect Eero Saarinen. I have teamed up...

28. February 2025
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BOOKS, PROJECTS

Dinner in Rome – The History of the World in One Meal

“Andreas Viestad has written a fascinating, thought-provoking and funny book about the importance of food in history.” – Alice Waters “As enchanting as it is fascinating: Andreas Viestad has...

15. December 2021
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PROJECTS

Geitmyra Culinary center

Geitmyra Culinary Center for Children is a place where kids can learn about food that is good for them.

13. November 2021
PROJECTS

RESTAURANT ST. LARS

If it can be grilled, it will be grilled.

11. November 2015

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FOOD

FIRE PLUS FOOD EQUALS DELICIOUSNESS

Published by Andreas Viestad

Fire! It is our ever-lasting love affair. At Etxebarri it is more than that. If cooking can be an art then what the former electrician Victor Arguinzoniz does with...

8. June 2016
ARTICLES, FOOD, THE WASHINGTON POST - THE GASTRONOMER

MY TOP TEN AT 1000 COOKBOOKS  

Published by Andreas Viestad

I have never understood why some many cookbooks are so bloody boring. John Poister’s book is not, so I forgive that it is not terribly useful unless I want...

2. June 2016
FOOD, MEDIA

ANT HUNTING IN THE AMAZON

Published by Andreas Viestad

“Finally! We have been without ants for a week now,” Alex Atala says as I arrive with a fresh shipment of saúva ants from São Gabriel da Cachoeira, located...

8. February 2016
ARTICLES, FOOD

FOOD&WINE – OSLO IS THE NEXT CROP OF INCREDIBLE SCANDINAVIAN FOOD

Published by Andreas Viestad

I met up with Tom Downey from Food & Wine Magazine to talk about the restaurant scene in Oslo.

8. February 2016
FOOD, MEDIA

FOOD&WINE – THE COOK, THE FARMER AND THE TOMATO

Published by Andreas Viestad

"If someone had told me five years ago that I would have a farm in South Africa, I probably would have laughed it off with a line from an...

8. February 2016
FOOD, MEDIA

MODERNIST CUISINE; BIG, BEAUTIFUL AND WORTH THE HYPE

Published by Andreas Viestad

Simply put, it is the most useful cookbook you'll probably never cook from.

7. February 2016
ARTICLES, FOOD, THE WASHINGTON POST - THE GASTRONOMER

DOWN ON THE FARM

Published by Andreas Viestad

Each summer is the same: Pretend that I am a farmer on my family farm in Southern Norway. And hope that the Nordic weather is kind to me and...

12. November 2015
FOOD

CAPE TOWN – TO HARVEST DIVERSITY

Published by Andreas Viestad

I sometimes introduce myself as a “nomadic farmer”. It is not quite correct, but as in all exaggerations there is an element of truth in the statement.

11. November 2015
FOOD, PROJECTS

NEW SCANDINAVIAN COOKING

Published by Andreas Viestad

For the past years I have had a peculiar hobby: I have been the host of the public television series New Scandinavian Cooking, produced by TellusWorks. The show had...

10. November 2015
FOOD, MEDIA, PROJECTS

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BOOKS

15. December 2021

Dinner in Rome – The History of the World in One Meal

“Andreas Viestad has written a fascinating, thought-provoking and funny book about the importance of food in history.” – Alice...

by Andreas Viestad
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29. November 2015

KITCHEN OF LIGHT

Kitchen of light – New Scandinavian Cooking is my exploration of Scandinavian food and culture.

by Andreas Viestad
29. November 2015

WHERE FLAVOR WAS BORN

For three years I traveled around the Indian Ocean, following the old spice route – looking for where flavor...

by Andreas Viestad
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