Mette Jæger Blomsterberg (born 20 July 1970) is a Danish pastry chef,

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and cookbook writer. She has been a judge in the television programme ''Den store bagedyst'', the Danish equivalent of

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Biography

Born in

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in 1970, Blomsterberg was trained as a pastry cook at Kransekagehuset, a Copenhagen bakery. She is married to Henrik Jæger whom she met in Helsingør in 1992. They have two children. Henrik, who has changed his name to Blomsterberg, works with his wife in the café they established in Lyngby in 2014. Mette Blomsterberg had previously worked as a pastry chef at the

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(1995–2011) before opening a café in

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in 2011.

Publications

Mette Blomsterberg has published the following cookbooks, all in Danish: * * * * *

References

External links

Mette Blomsterberg's website
(in Danish) 1970 births Danish restaurateurs Danish bakers Danish television personalities Danish women writers Danish cookbook writers Women food writers Women restaurateurs Pastry chefs People from Helsingør Living people Danish women restaurateurs {{denmark-writer-stub