Bengt Frithiofsson (born August 25, 1939 in
Landskrona
Landskrona (old da, Landskrone) is a town in Scania, Sweden. Located on the shores of the Öresund, it occupies a natural port, which has lent the town at first military and subsequent commercial significance. Ferries operate from Landskrona t ...
) is a
Swedish wine
Wine is an alcoholic drink typically made from fermented grapes. Yeast consumes the sugar in the grapes and converts it to ethanol and carbon dioxide, releasing heat in the process. Different varieties of grapes and strains of yeasts are ...
writer. He initially worked for various Swedish newspaper, after later became a wine and food writer for ''
Svenska Dagbladet
''Svenska Dagbladet'' (, "The Swedish Daily News"), abbreviated SvD, is a daily newspaper published in Stockholm, Sweden.
History and profile
The first issue of ''Svenska Dagbladet'' appeared on 18 December 1884. During the beginning of t ...
'' for 20 years. In the 1990s he moved to
TV4 and the morning show ''
Nyhetsmorgon
''Nyhetsmorgon'' is a Swedish morning news and talk 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 LIBRIS
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In addition to bibliographic records, one ...
In 2009, he appeared in the first season of ''Kändisdjungeln
''Kändisdjungeln'' (English: ''The Celebrity Jungle'') was the first and only season of the Swedish version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''. The first of the 16 episodes was broadcast on 11 September 2009. The show's hosts were D ...
'' (''The Celebrity Jungle''), the Swedish version of '' I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!''.
References
External links
bengtfrithiofsson.se
1939 births
Living people
Swedish food writers
Wine critics
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