About this season
New Scandinavian Cooking is a Scandinavian cooking show which, over the course of ten seasons, was hosted by Andreas Viestad, Tina Nordström and Claus Meyer, produced by the Norwegian production company Tellus Works in collaboration with American Public Television. A sequel series titled Perfect Day continued with the original hosts in rotation, with the cast addition of Sara La Fountain. It is also broadcast on channels such as AFC. Beginning in 2003, the show debuted on PBS in the United States. It has also been broadcast in more than 130 other countries, including the United Kingdom, China, Germany, Italy and France, according to the show's producers a viewership of 100 million per episode. The first, second, fourth, fifth and sixth seasons were hosted by Norwegian food writer Andreas Viestad, the third season by Swedish chef and television personality Tina Nordström, and the fifth season was hosted by Danish chef and cookbook author Claus Meyer. The sixth season, a sequel series Perfect Day rotated the original hosts Viestad, Nordström and Meyer, with the addition of Finnish TV chef Sara La Fountain. The seventh season was once again named New Scandinavian Cooking, and still rotated between the Nordic hosts. During the eight and ninth seasons Andreas continued the series on his own, with his passionate storytelling, fusing history, nature and cooking – seeking out the origins of the food with his mobile kitchen. Iceland will be introduced in the upcoming season ten.
Episodes (11)
1. Shellfish for Summer
Aired 8 April 2011 • 26 min
The Season 2 opener visits Blindleia in southern Norway, where host Andreas Viestad fishes for red shrimp and gathers mussels. Also: making classic and innovative shellfish sauces, and a Norwegian-style paella.
2. Old-fashioned Sweet Tooth
Aired 15 April 2011 • 26 min
The UNESCO World Heritage-listed town of Røros, Norway, is visited. Included: iced cake; raw-milk pudding; cheesecake with cloudberries.
3. Dry but Tasty
Aired 22 April 2011 • 26 min
Codfish, one of Norway's most important exports, is examined. Included: its route from near the Lofoten Islands in Northern Norway to the table in Italy.
4. All is well – if there is Herring
Aired 29 April 2011 • 26 min
Visiting Norway's west coast, home to herring fisheries. Also: making Scandinavian-style herring.
5. Shellfish Eldorado
Aired 6 May 2011 • 26 min
Fishing banks in mid-Norway are explored. Also: making dishes with scallops, crabs and lobster; and salmon and mussels.
6. Fat Ducks and Sweet Apples
Aired 13 May 2011 • 26 min
Visiting a duck farm and an old steamer on the Telemark canal, which unites coastal Norway with the mountain regions. Also: duck and trout recipes.
7. On Top of Norway
Aired 20 May 2011 • 26 min
A trek up Galdøpiggen, the tallest mountain in Norway. Also: dessert recipes that make use of summer fruits, including berries.
8. A Modest but Generous Spud
Aired 27 May 2011 • 26 min
Norway's southern inland region is visited. Also: cooking with potatoes; catching and preparing crayfish.
9. A World of Apples
Aired 3 June 2011 • 26 min
Visiting western Norway's Hardanger, which is known for its apples. Included: making an apple drink and a hot-apple dessert; baking traditional sourdough bread in a wood-fired oven.
10. Ice-cold Bounty
Aired 10 June 2011 • 26 min
Exploring Vesterålen in northern Norway. Included: preparing cod and Arctic char fresh from the North Sea.
11. Smoke and Water
Aired 17 June 2011 • 26 min
The Season 2 finale travels to Vestfold in southern Norway at the height of sardine season. Included: catching and smoking sardines.