{"id":10613,"date":"2020-01-21T16:10:39","date_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:10:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytitbit.com\/?p=70420"},"modified":"2020-01-21T16:10:39","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T16:10:39","slug":"who-is-niklas-ekstedt-crazy-delicious-judge-is-famous-for-cooking-over-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2020\/01\/21\/who-is-niklas-ekstedt-crazy-delicious-judge-is-famous-for-cooking-over-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Who is Niklas Ekstedt? Crazy Delicious judge is famous for cooking over fire!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Prepare yourself for your latest culinary obsession, as there’s a new cooking competition coming to Channel 4<\/span><\/a> on Tuesday, January 21st.<\/p>\n

Crazy Delicious sees 18 chefs and home cooks compete in some of the most mind-blowing, experimental challenges food TV has ever seen. And, of course, there has to be a judging panel who are equally impressive in their approach to cuisine.\u00a0The three world-renowned ‘Food Gods’ presiding over the competition are Heston Blumenthal, Carla Hall and Niklas Ekstedt.<\/p>\n

The latter of the three might sound unfamiliar to those who aren’t up to scratch with their international foodie knowledge, but we’ve got the lowdown on Niklas.<\/p>\n

Here’s everything you need to know about the celebrated Swedish chef.<\/p>\n

Who is Niklas Ekstedt?<\/h3>\n

Niklas Ekstedt is a 41-year-old chef and restaurant owner. He was born on November 28th, 1978 in J\u00e4rpen, Sweden.<\/p>\n

After attending one of Sweden’s gastronomic high schools in Rackl\u00f6fska, it wasn’t long before Niklas established his name in the culinary industry. He started his first restaurant aged just 21 after all!<\/p>\n

His first restaurant was eponymously named ‘Niklas’ and was based in Helsingborg.<\/p>\n

After the success of Niklas, it didn’t take long before the chef expanded his restaurant empire. He opened his second restaurant in 2003, called ‘Niklas i Viken’. Next, Niklas took over Stockholm’s Restaurant 1900. Finally, he opened ‘Ekstedt’ in 2011, the concept restaurant for which Niklas is best-known.<\/p>\n

At ‘Ekstedt’, Niklas cooks exclusively over fire, a practice which put his name on the culinary map and became quickly popularised.<\/p>\n