Faviken: 4015 Days - Beginning to End
Witty, candid, and insightful: Magnus Nilsson’s ode to his extraordinary restaurant, Fäviken

In 2019, Magnus Nilsson closed Fäviken, his one-of-a-kind restaurant in remote Sweden - a difficult decision, as it was close to his heart and at the height of its success. Here is the Fäviken story: how it became a world-class destination, how the industry it was a part of has changed, and why Magnus eventually elected to pursue new projects.

Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End is a vital commentary on food culture today and includes illuminating essays on subjects as wide ranging as creativity; balancing familial responsibilities while running a restaurant; the hypocrisy of sustainability in restaurants; the search for lagom; social media; imitation vs. plagiarism; haute cuisine; the art of hospitality; and the importance of craft over innovation.

The book also includes a chronological list of every dish ever served at the restaurant and highlights 100 memorable recipes. The book's stunning photography includes a mixture of archival photographs and newly shot images of the food, the restaurant, the staff, and the surrounding setting of Northern Sweden.

A textural cover made of blue cloth and red paper with a wood-grain effect references the shape and color of the Fäviken building.

Magnus Nilsson is the author of Fäviken (2012), The Nordic Cookbook (2015), Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes (2016), and The Nordic Baking Book (2018), all published with Phaidon.

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Faviken: 4015 Days - Beginning to End
Witty, candid, and insightful: Magnus Nilsson’s ode to his extraordinary restaurant, Fäviken

In 2019, Magnus Nilsson closed Fäviken, his one-of-a-kind restaurant in remote Sweden - a difficult decision, as it was close to his heart and at the height of its success. Here is the Fäviken story: how it became a world-class destination, how the industry it was a part of has changed, and why Magnus eventually elected to pursue new projects.

Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End is a vital commentary on food culture today and includes illuminating essays on subjects as wide ranging as creativity; balancing familial responsibilities while running a restaurant; the hypocrisy of sustainability in restaurants; the search for lagom; social media; imitation vs. plagiarism; haute cuisine; the art of hospitality; and the importance of craft over innovation.

The book also includes a chronological list of every dish ever served at the restaurant and highlights 100 memorable recipes. The book's stunning photography includes a mixture of archival photographs and newly shot images of the food, the restaurant, the staff, and the surrounding setting of Northern Sweden.

A textural cover made of blue cloth and red paper with a wood-grain effect references the shape and color of the Fäviken building.

Magnus Nilsson is the author of Fäviken (2012), The Nordic Cookbook (2015), Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes (2016), and The Nordic Baking Book (2018), all published with Phaidon.

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Faviken: 4015 Days - Beginning to End

Faviken: 4015 Days - Beginning to End

by Magnus Nilsson
Faviken: 4015 Days - Beginning to End

Faviken: 4015 Days - Beginning to End

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Witty, candid, and insightful: Magnus Nilsson’s ode to his extraordinary restaurant, Fäviken

In 2019, Magnus Nilsson closed Fäviken, his one-of-a-kind restaurant in remote Sweden - a difficult decision, as it was close to his heart and at the height of its success. Here is the Fäviken story: how it became a world-class destination, how the industry it was a part of has changed, and why Magnus eventually elected to pursue new projects.

Fäviken: 4015 Days, Beginning to End is a vital commentary on food culture today and includes illuminating essays on subjects as wide ranging as creativity; balancing familial responsibilities while running a restaurant; the hypocrisy of sustainability in restaurants; the search for lagom; social media; imitation vs. plagiarism; haute cuisine; the art of hospitality; and the importance of craft over innovation.

The book also includes a chronological list of every dish ever served at the restaurant and highlights 100 memorable recipes. The book's stunning photography includes a mixture of archival photographs and newly shot images of the food, the restaurant, the staff, and the surrounding setting of Northern Sweden.

A textural cover made of blue cloth and red paper with a wood-grain effect references the shape and color of the Fäviken building.

Magnus Nilsson is the author of Fäviken (2012), The Nordic Cookbook (2015), Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes (2016), and The Nordic Baking Book (2018), all published with Phaidon.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781838661250
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Publication date: 11/11/2020
Pages: 324
Product dimensions: 8.70(w) x 11.70(h) x 1.40(d)
Age Range: 4 - 18 Years

About the Author

Magnus Nilsson is one of the world's most creative and celebrated chefs, and the author of bestselling books Fäviken, The Nordic Cookbook, The Nordic Baking Book, and Nordic: A Photographic Essay of Landscapes. In 2020 Magnus became academy director of MAD, where he will develop an educational institution that equips the restaurant world with the skills, tools, and perspectives to make positive change.

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

"For those who can't travel to the wilderness of Northern Sweden, this book is an excellent look into that region's bounties and the brilliant vision of Magnus Nilsson. And, this is just the beginning." -David Chang, Momofuku

"Magnus is one of the brightest chefs that I have ever met - and this comes through so clearly when flicking through the pages of this book." - René Redzepi, NOMA

"Phaidon, lately, has led the way in quirky, uniquely designed, international cookbooks. The press raises the bar dramatically here with 100 recipes taken from Faviken 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." - Starred Review, Publishers Weekly, 8/16/12

"This collection of recipes and stories from Nilsson's experimental, hyperlocal restaurant in west-central Sweden is a beautiful reminder of what 'farm-to-table' really means. . The impact of his creative vision is undeniable." - Bon Appetit

"Nilsson's new book. . .is part treatise and part instruction manual. It also makes for some sublimely consciousness-altering reading if you love to cook." - The Globe and Mail

"Just as the best travel books describe an internal and external journey, Faviken tells the story of a chef discovering his cuisine in the woods of Sweden. The sense of place is palpable and this is both an aspirational and inspirational ode to nature." - The Huffington Post

". . .an ode to a fantastical place and a type of cooking that has mostly disappeared from the Western world." - The Daily Beast

"Its heavy-stock pages open a door into one of the hottest restaurants in the world right now." - Time Out New York

"Beautiful and enlightening. . .[Nilsson] has grown into a fine and even inspiring writer." - Jeffrey Steingarten, VOGUE

". . .I want to go there." - Fine Cooking

GQ Magazine's Cookbook of the Year 2012

"The book contains dozens of recipes, as well as Nilsson's fascinating and incisive musing on food." - Departures

"Nilsson is routinely counted among the world's greatest chefs." - TIME Magazine

"At Faiken Magasinet, the food is cutting-edge and hyper-local. But the Swedish restaurant's new cookbook is full of practical tips." - The Wall Street Journal

The 28-year old chef Magnus Nilsson contrasts the sweet simplicity of foraged and farm-fresh ingredients with a kind of Viking bloodlust." - The New York Times

"The year's most talked about restaurant-based cookbook. . .a stunner." - Minneapolis Star-Tribune

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