Andreas Viestad is a home cook and food writer. Originally from Norway, where he has written a weekly column for the magazine section of the newspaper Dagbladet he has written a number of cookbooks. He is a food writer for the Washington Post where he has a monthly column about the science of everyday cooking.
Andreas has been the host of three seasons of New Scandinavian Cooking, co-host of Perfect Day. He is now in the process of shooting the second season of Perfect Day. His first English Language Cookbook Kitchen of Light The New Scandinavian Cooking got rave reviews and is now out in paperback. His second book Where Flavor Was Born follows the spice route around the Indian Ocean, and was a 2008 winner of Gourmand World Cookbook Awards.
Andreas passion for food is not about making the right kind of food, or fancy food, rather about nurturing family, friends and finding out more about the world we live in. Courtesy of AndreasViestad.com