Mikkel Karstad – författare

In 2012, Time Magazine named Rene Redzepi & Claus Meyer (owners of NOMA restaurant) as two of the World's 100 Most Influential People, for putting Denmark on the world's gastronomic map, and for influencing a new generation of chefs around the world. The New Nordic Cuisine is about getting out into the countryside to forage for the best and most unusual ingredients. It's about experimenting and presenting exciting new ways of combining traditional foods. It's clean, elegant, natural and delicious. In this book, Mikkel Karstad, consultant chef and advisor to the NOMA team, takes this inspiration home. In his own kitchen he shows us how to make 5-6 different dishes from a selection of fourteen favourite ingredients. These range from fennel, berries and sage, to squid, beef and lamb. Beautifully yet sparsely photographed and designed, this book will take you on a culinary adventure into the heart of pure Scandinavian cooking.

Chef Mikkel Karstad takes us on a fishing trip around the lakes, rivers and coastline of his native Denmark, catching and cooking fish and shellfish from sustainable species only. Each is given its own chapter, from plaice and skate to razor clams, langoustine and crab, with clear examples as to why zander fillet is an ethical and even more delicious alternative to the diminishing stocks of its sister fish, perch. Karstad not only cooks but styles each dish himself, bringing his elegant and fresh design aesthetic to over 80 delicious and nutritional recipes. Photography by Anders Schonnemann, shot on the beach, at sea and in the kitchen, beautifully complements Karstad's open-air lifestyle.