Scandinavian Everyday Book Talk with Nichole Accettola

Welcome back Nichole Accettola to hear about her newest cookbook, Scandinavian Everyday: Vibrant, Simple Meals from Northern Europe, in conversation with Minnesota-based chef and author Amy Thielen. A chef and IACP award-winning author, Nichole has much to share about how contemporary Scandinavian cuisine offers a simple, sustainable, and satisfying approach to cooking and eating at home. In this book talk, Nichole and Amy will discuss Nichole’s years of living in Denmark, running Kantine restaurant in San Francisco, and her journey to becoming a cookbook author, as well as a few hints for favorite recipes from the book.

Additional information:

• A Q&A and opportunity for book signing will follow the discussion.
• Guests may also be interested in an opportunity to cook alongside Nichole in an intimate afternoon workshop
• Advanced registration encouraged, tickets at the door if available.

About the presenters:

Nichole Accettola is a CIA-trained chef with years of experience in both professional kitchens and teaching culinary arts, abroad in Denmark as well as in the US. As the owner of Kantine, a Scandinavian-inspired café located in San Francisco, Nichole showcases her gorgeous pastries, porridges and jewel-like smørrebrød sandwiches which have garnered glowing reviews from media such as San Francisco Chronicle, Time Out, and Eater.

Nichole Accettola is also the author of Scandinavian from Scratch: A Love Letter to the Baking of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, an IACP award winning cookbook. Scandinavian from Scratch and Scandinavian Everyday are both available from the ASI Museum Store.

Follow Nichole on Instagram @nicholeate and keep up with her new book @scandinavianfromscratch

Amy Thielen is a two-time James Beard Award-winning writer, cookbook author, and chef. Her books include The New Midwestern Table, the memoir Give a Girl a Knife, and Company: The Radically Casual Art of Cooking for Others. Her cooking show, Heartland Table, ran on Food Network from 2013 to 2015, and she is currently the host of Ham Radio, a podcast and live on-air cooking show in partnership with KAXE/KBXE, Northern Community Radio, Grand Rapids/Bemidji. Amy lives in Park Rapids, Minnesota with her husband, Aaron Spangler, and their son, where she is a board member of the Nemeth Art Center.

Follow Amy on Instagram and Twitter at @amyrosethielen