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Johan Jureskog

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Jureskogs restaurant at Jakobsbergsgatan in Stockholm

Bengt Johan Jureskog (born 5 July 1975) is a Swedish chef.[1] He started his career by working at the restaurant Rolfs kök in Stockholm, and later became part-owner of the same restaurant. Jureskog owns the restaurant AG, which specializes in meat dishes.[2]

In 2018, Jureskog along with his brother started the hamburger bar Jureskogs, with hamburgers inspired by Johan Jureskog's travels during filming of Världens bästa burgare.[3] For eight years he was a member of the Swedish cooking national team and with Cooking olympics in 2004.[4] From 2009 through 2010, he was the chef creating several dishes during the show Förkväll which was broadcast on TV4, and also appeared in Nyhetsmorgon. In 2013, he participated as a contestant in Kockarnas kamp on TV4, in which he competed against other professional chefs for the title of chef of the year.[5]

In 2015 and 2016, Jureskog took part in two seasons of the hamburger show Världens bästa burgare (en:The world's best burger) which was broadcast on TV3.[1] In season 1, he along with Malin Gramer, travelled through the US and tried hamburgers in several cities, in season two Frida Nordstrand joined him replacing Gramer.[6][7] In the first season's last episode Jureskog competed in the WFC Burger competition in Kissimmee, Florida, USA.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b Andersson, Elna Nykänen. "Q&A with Johan Jureskog". Scandinavian Traveler. Scandinavian Airlines. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Krogen där du kan köpa Sveriges dyraste köttbit". Cafe.se (in Swedish). 9 June 2017. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  3. ^ "Johan Jureskog's Burger Adventures With His New Restaurant Jureskogs". Totally Stockholm. 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 5 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  4. ^ Kamado The Masters - Johan Jureskog. Kamado Sumo. Archived from the original on 21 September 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
  5. ^ Stjärnkockarna som gör upp i Kockarnas kamp 2013 - Kockarnas kamp (in Swedish). TV4. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Tillbaka efter hamburgerbråket: 'Förlorade vänner'". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  7. ^ Aftonbladet, Malin Gramer: 'Det är min största passion i livet' (in Swedish), archived from the original on 28 March 2019, retrieved 28 March 2019
  8. ^ "Swedish Celebrity Chef Destined for WFC Burger Competition". worldfoodchampionships.com. Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.