New Obsession: Tina Nordström
The New Scandinavian Cooking host is a refreshing change.
Posted by: Christopher Werner on Jan 19, 2010 at 08:00AM
9 Comments
Of all the food personalities out there, is anyone more adorable than Tina Nordström? Look at that face. The Swedish cutie is a host on PBS’s New Scandinavian Cooking, a show confirming any hunch life in the upper Euro regions really is perfect—and apparently delicious.
There are a couple of things to love about Nordström: how she says “baterrrr” instead of butter; the carefree, heavy-handed use of alcohol in practically every dish; her off-kilter English; the way she bops around Sweden with a makeshift kitchen and sets up shop alongside cows, rivers, on a boat, wherever. But above all her show is refreshing. It’s anything but a cookie-cutter Food Network fabrication. While preparing dishes foreign to most Americans she is goofy, fumbly, and lacks the impeccable finesse of other cooking hosts. She makes a point of having fun, and that’s what cooking is all about, right?
A caveat: Nordström just wrapped up her season on PBS. Big bummer, but you can order her DVDs, cookbooks, watch video clips, and get all things Tina here.
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She’s so cute it’s actually painful.
Wasn’t there a similar Scandinavian cooking show with a gentleman host on PBS? I remember watching him cook on a boat or a hill or a ruin and using a lot of aquavit.
Oh wait… that is that show! Guess I should have clicked the link before I wrote my comment.
Hey Graham, there are a couple seasons of the show. Andreas Viestad hosted the first, second, and fourth seasons. Tina hosted the third. According to the website Claus Meyer is hosting the current one.
I first saw her a few years ago on Chicago’s “WTTW” (Window to the World), their equivalent of Seattle’s “Create” and fell in love. The video clip captures her so well. She LOVES to use white pepper in almost everything. Is that typical a Scand. seasoning? Definitely going to buy the DVD set.
Why can’t she speak her native language; swedish? Are all english-speaking people unable to read? She cannot really speak a “hearable” version of english… Einiseed for aniseed just as an example… PA
she’s so awesome. i love her accent. i can hear her english FINE… i think Petri needs a hearing course
As a chef of 30+ years, I say:
“Tina!” “GET YOUR FREAKING SLEEVES OUT OF THE FOOD!!”
If I saw you do that in MY kitchen, you would be instantly FIRED.
Even the newest bus personnel knows that’s a huge no-no! Yeesh.
Gael, I think you’re missing the forest for the trees. Watching Tina is always a pleasure. Her shows are being repeated on CreateTV now for those interested.