Jan Friis-Mikkelsen

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Jan Friis-Mikkelsen (born 26 February 1963) is a Danish chef and restaurateur. He was also judge on DR1's Den Store Bagedyst, the Danish version of The Great British Bake Off.

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Jan Friis Mikkelsen was born in the Frederiksberg district of Copenhagen. He trained as a chef in France. In 1987, he opened Restaurant Tinggården in Asserbo outside Frederiksværk. The restaurant is based in a three-winged farmhouse from 1702. [1]

Friis-Mikkelsen first appeared on television as Claus Meyer's co-host in the DR1 cooking show Meyers Køkken ("Meyer's Cuisine") in the 1990s. In 2012-2016 he has appeared as judge alongside Mette Blomsterberg on Den Store Bagedyst. [2]

He is also involved in the production of cherry wines on the Frederiksdal Estate on Lolland. [3]

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References

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  2. "Kampen sættes i gang: Den store bagedyst" (in Danish). DR. Retrieved 2014-12-06.
  3. "Cherry wines from Frederiksdal". AOK. Retrieved 2014-12-08.