Eyvind Hellstrøm

Eyvind Hellstrøm
Born (1948-12-02) 2 December 1948 (age 76)
Moss, Norway
Culinary career
Rating(s)
Previous restaurant(s)
Television show(s)
  • Hellstrøm rydder opp
    MasterChef
Websitewww.hellstrom.no

Eyvind Hellstrøm (born 2 December 1948) is a Norwegian chef and formerly the part owner of Bagatelle, a two-Michelin-starred restaurant in the city of Oslo.[1] He was the president of the 2008 Bocuse d'Or Europe, is frequently a judge at the Bocuse d'Or world finals, and was himself a competition candidate in 1989, placing fifth.[2]

In December 2009, Hellstrøm announced he would leave Bagatelle after 27 years, due to a long term conflict with majority owner Christen Sveaas.[3] Hellstrøm and the entire Bagatelle staff worked their final shift on 21 December.[4]

An author of several books, including Inn med sølvskje with Anne-Kat. Hærland, Hellstrøm also hosts the Norwegian TV3 television show Hellstrøm rydder opp, broadcast in 2008, 2009 and 2010, a Norwegian version of Gordon Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares.[5] Though initially criticized for playing the role excessively "nice",[6] the series featured its share of conflicts such as the episode devoted to the Trondheim seafood restaurant Fru Inger.[7] The programme was characterized as a "slaughter" of Fru Inger,[7] and shortly after the broadcast the restaurant was forced to close down.[8]

In 2010, Hellstrøm joined Tom Victor Gausdal and Jan Vardøen as judges on the TV3 version of the cooking challenge TV program MasterChef.[9]

In 2007 Hellstrøm was awarded the Knight, First Class of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav.[10]

References

  1. ^ Skjervold, Tonje, Dagens Næringsliv (March 16, 2009). Her er årets Michelin-vinnere Archived 2009-06-23 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ Lindeberg, Anne, Dagens Næringsliv (January 28, 2009). Bocuse d’Or til Geir Skeie (in Norwegian)
  3. ^ Dagens Næringsliv (5 December 2009). Hellstrøm ferdig på Bagatelle etter krangel (in Norwegian)
  4. ^ Dagens Næringsliv (7 December 2009). Hele staben forlater Bagatelle (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ Moss Dagblad (13 June 2008). Vil du ha eksperthjelp på kjøkkenet? Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  6. ^ VG.no (16 October 2008). Her koker det over for Hellstrøm (in Norwegian)
  7. ^ a b Fridén, Tone; Hagen, Audun Hoem, Adresseavisen (17 October 2008). Fiskerestaurant slaktes av mesterkokk Hellstrøm Archived 2009-09-21 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  8. ^ Smedsrud, Morten S., Adresseavisen (17 October 2008). Fru Inger til leie Archived 2009-01-05 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  9. ^ Grønneberg, Anders, Dagbladet (November 25, 2009). - Og jeg som lager katastrofe på kjøkkenet Archived 2009-11-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  10. ^ kongehuset.no (14 June 2007). Utnevnelse til St. Olavs orden (in Norwegian)