20 November 2020
Episode 449
30 minutes
Magnus Nilsson on why he decided to close his famed restaurant Fäviken in rural Sweden. Also in the programme: wine recommendations from Swiss expert Chandra Kurt and a recipe by Nigella Lawson.
20 November 2020
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