Jan Friis-Mikkelsen (born 26 February 1963) is a Danish chef and restaurateur. He was also judge on

DR1 DR1 (DR Et) is the flagship television channel of the Danish Broadcasting Corporation (DR). It became Denmark's first television station when it began broadcasting in 1951 – at first only for an hour a day three times a week. Besides its ...

's ''Den Store Bagedyst'', the Danish version of The Great British Bake Off.

Career

Jan Friis Mikkelsen was born in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen. He trained as a chef in France. In 1987, he opened Restaurant Tinggården in Asserbo outside Frederiksværk. The restaurant is based in a three-winged farmhouse from 1702. Friis-Mikkelsen first appeared on television as

Claus Meyer Claus Meyer (born 27 December 1963) is a Danish entrepreneur, cook and television host. He is often accredited as the founder of the New Nordic Cuisine philosophy. Projects Claus Meyer has been engaged in a plethora of projects and has been ...

's co-host in the

cooking show ''Meyers Køkken'' ("Meyer's Cuisine") in the 1990s. In 2012-2016 he has appeared as judge alongside Mette Blomsterberg on ''Den Store Bagedyst''. He is also involved in the production of cherry wines on the Frederiksdal Estate on

Lolland Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of Region Sjælland (Region Zealand). As of 1 January 2022, it has 57,618 inhabitant ...

Written works

* ''Desserter'' * ''Caféretter'' * ''Grill fra panden'' * ''Jans Kogebog'' (2004)

References

External links

Restaurant Tinggården

Frederiksdal cherry wine
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