If I get lost in the woods one day, I hope I stumble upon Niklas Ekstedt. He could charm a bear, and he cooks like a Swedish one with a Michelin star.

Financial Times

[Ekstedt] is both a purist and a tinkerer. . . He carries on with typical Swedish humility, not chasing stars or lists, but committing night after night to purity, history, and heritage. To delivering pleasure and honoring his ancestry.

Forbes

Ekstedt, 44, is a Swedish national treasure, in part for his championing of Nordic cuisine, his growing restaurant empire, and his mastery of open-fire cookery. But also, surely, for his easy charm, rugged good looks, and embodiment of a very Scandinavian vein of gung-ho.

Esquire

Niklas Ekstedt is a chef, and an exceptionally good one, but a better description may be alchemist... His cooking is as much about philosophy as it is flavor. This incredible book delivers the message of both.

GQ Magazine, on Ekstedt

The Swedish cookbook that's about to set your world-OK, your dinner-on fire.

Esquire, on Food on Fire

[Ekstedt's] passion is contagious . . . This is a book for the enthusiast and it will not disappoint.

The Caterer, on Ekstedt