Faviken

The Faviken cookbook was written by Swedish chef Magnus Nilsson and published in 2012. It details the hyper-local, seasonal cuisine of his restaurant located on a remote 20,000-acre hunting estate in northern Sweden.

The book focuses heavily on traditional Scandinavian preservation methods like fermenting, drying, salting, and aging. Nilsson details how he utilizes the extreme northern climate to preserve the estate's ingredients for the long winters.

Magnus Nilsson announced in 2019 that he would be closing the 16-seat Faviken restaurant at the end of that year. He stated he was stepping away because he felt he had achieved everything he wanted to with the project and wanted to pursue new interests, notably beverage education.

While the book contains fascinating storytelling and beautiful photography, very few of the recipes can be recreated by a standard home cook. Many ingredients are foraged from the specific estate, and the techniques require a massive amount of specialized space and time.