Bengt Frithiofsson (born August 25, 1939 in

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) is a

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writer. He initially worked for various Swedish newspaper, after later became a wine and food writer for ''

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'' for 20 years. In the 1990s he moved to

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and the morning show ''

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''. Frithiofsson has also written a number of food and wine books. His first restaurant guide was published in 1977 and his first wine guide in 1983.Bengt Frithiofsson
in

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In 2009, he appeared in the first season of '' Kändisdjungeln'' (''The Celebrity Jungle''), the

version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''.

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bengtfrithiofsson.se
1939 births Living people Swedish food writers Wine critics {{wine-bio-stub