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This is a fantastic book.It's not a cook book, you're not going to follow the recipes in this book, they are ridiculously involved and time consuming (several take literally years!). This is not a criticism.The writing is sublime, the pictures are beautiful. It's a book to savour, in the same way as you would savour Magnus Nilsson's food if you were lucky enough to visit his restaurant - which I really, really want to do.Curl up with this book on a dark evening and imagine the tastes of the aged, pickled, smoky, fantastically fresh food that is served up to you.

First thing first; don’t expect to make any (or many) of the recipes in this book. Most recipes are out of reach of the amateur cook to recreate as many ingredients can’t be easily procured unless you live in a similar part of the world as Magnus. So, why give a cookbook a 5* review if it doesn’t provide any useful recipes? Well, the main reason is because it will most likely provide inspiration and cause you to think about what you cook in an entirely different light. The book has made me think more about the ingredients I use and has even inspired me to start growing my own vegetables. I now cook with much more care than I ever did before and appreciate good quality local food so much more.Although most ingredients in this book are out of reach of most people in the world, it has also caused me to look at the landscape around me and create dishes inspired by the region I live in.Excellent buy.

Bought as a gift for a friend who loves to travel and try new things. It's definitely more of a really nice coffee table book apposed to a cookbook (in the UK anyway) but it's really beautiful and they seemed really happy with it.

This book is so good that when I gave it to my husband for christmas, we both fought over it. It reads beautifully, and is so much more than a cooking book. It can be a book about using local produce, foraging and cultivating your own food. It can also be seen as an insiration for business entrepreneurs and how you can build a successul business anywhere if you only have the passion, but also the integral structure of a brilliant team whom you nurture. I was very inspired by it.

Living in northern Sweden, I am lucky to share the nature that is found in the book. When it comes to ingredients, it obviously features some things more easily found in the northern forest or nordic countries. Sweden is where he is from and where his restaurant is.More important than location and ingredients however, is the philosophy behind the chef. Magnus Nilsson cooks with his heart and soul. It will be his attitude to food and cooking that will inspire you, not the availability of some of the ingredients.Being only a few hours drive away, I'm dreaming of a trip to this restaurant with my wife in the future. I'd better start saving the pennies...

A brilliant antithesis to "haute cuisine", this is about how simple ingredients from local sources, coupled with meticulous processes can create food that acheives its maximum potential through soul, rather than complexity.Don't expect a recipe book - chances are you won't be able to find the ingedients (or even substitutes) for many of the recipes that DO feature.This is more about the human process of eating from cultivation/nurturing, through preparation and to, finally, enjoyment.A brilliant and fascinating read.

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love this book, recipes are good, for an experienced chef.