Season 3, Episode 13: Traditions - Magnus Nilsson
Mind of a Chef: Season 3 - Ed Lee & Magnus Nilsson
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23m
Before moving to France to learn about cooking professionally, Chef Magnus Nilsson’s main culinary influences were his mother, aunt, and grandparents. They cooked traditional dishes for family dinners while Magnus observed. When he returned from France to begin working at Fäviken, the influence of traditional Swedish cooking remained. In this episode, we examine how the bonds of tradition help to forge the identities of families and individuals.
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