Mikkel Karstad, an accomplished chef and celebrated cookbook author, places a profound emphasis on creating sensory-rich culinary experiences rooted in his innate curiosity for the natural world and the bountiful array of seasonal vegetables it offers. With a distinguished background in Michelin-starred restaurants, Mikkel is renowned for his culinary expertise. He has notably authored the Evergreen cookbook, a masterpiece where the harmonious blend of gastronomic delight and visual aesthetics takes center stage. His overarching goal is to ignite inspiration for a greener and more seasonally-informed approach to eating, encouraging the utilization of fresh, locally-sourced vegetables.

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Books by Mikkel

A Nordic Feast

  • Year: 2024

    Author: Mikkel Karstad

    Photos: Anders Schønnemann

  • As beautiful as it is practical, this collection of crowd-pleasing recipes from one of the pioneers of New Nordic cuisine shows how to make delicious, seasonal, stress-free food for the people you love. In his book Nordic Family Kitchen Mikkel Karstad applied his culinary skills to easy family meals. Now he offers the same impeccable flavors, practiced techniques and laid-backstyle in a guide to effortless entertaining. Divided into six occasion-based menus, the book sets the stage for a summer barbecue, a formal Christmas dinner, a relaxed family lunch, a children's birthday picnic, weeknight supper for friends, and Sunday brunch. Each setting is captured in elegant photographs that reflect an atmosphere of togetherness, friendship, and joyful community.

Nordic Family Kitchen

  • Year: 2021

    Author: Mikkel Karstad

    Photos: Anders Schønnemann

  • A pioneer of new Nordic cuisine shows families how to make easy, healthy, sustainable, and beautiful meals to enjoy at the table, on the beach, in the woods--or wherever you like to gather. If you think you can't achieve Nordic elegance when cooking with your kids, Mikkel Karstad is here to prove you wrong. For years this Danish chef has been teaching his own kids the joys of simple, eco-conscious cooking. Karstad offers 75 recipes for breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and gatherings in the woods, garden, and beach.

Evergreen

  • Year: 2018

    Author: Mikkel Karstad

    Photos: Anders Schønnemann

  • The Danish chef Mikkel Karstad shares 80 of his best green recipes with us. Each vegetable is lovingly explored in text and images, offering plenty of fresh inspiration on how to make the greenery take center stage in your everyday kitchen.

Gone Fishing

  • Year: 2016

    Author: Mikkel Karstad

    Photos: Anders Schønnemann

  • With a selection of fish and seafood as the foundation, chef Mikkel Karstad provides you with an experience that engages all your senses as he welcomes you into his aesthetic realm of food and ingredients. This time, he takes the reader on a fishing trip, offering recipes for preparing a variety of fish and seafood from the waters surrounding Denmark.

Cook

  • Year: 2015

    Author: Mikkel Karstad

    Photos: Anders Schønnemann

  • The New Nordic Cuisine is about getting out into the countryside to forage for the best and most unusual ingredients. It's about experimenting and presenting exciting new ways of combining traditional foods. It's clean, elegant, natural and delicious. In this book, Mikkel Karstad, consultant chef and advisor to the NOMA team, takes this inspiration home. In his own kitchen he shows us how to make 5-6 different dishes from a selection of fourteen favourite ingredients. These range from fennel, berries and sage, to squid, beef and lamb. Beautifully yet sparsely photographed and designed, this book will take you on a culinary adventure into the heart of pure Scandinavian cooking.

Spis

  • Year: 2014

    Author: Mikkel Karstad

    Photos: Anders Schønnemann

  • "Spis" - a cookbook for those who find inspiration in the changing seasons and beautiful ingredients, and who enjoy homemade food and good meals with friends and family.