The Can’t-Fail Cookie Recipe, From One of the World’s Best Chefs
Jam-filled shortbread from Magnus Nilsson evokes his shuttered destination restaurant, Faviken.
Shortbread cookies that were integral to the experience at Faviken.
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The doors to Fäviken, the legendary and remote restaurant in Jämtland, Sweden, closed permanently on Dec. 14, 2019. The end had been announced months ahead by chef Magnus Nilsson, who wanted to focus on other projects. Still the news was a crashing disappointment for culinary tourists in search of the meal of a lifetime. The 24-seat Fäviken revolved around ingredients from the surrounding wilderness, with dishes like his signature scallops cooked over burning juniper branches—it was also one of the toughest reservations in the world to score.