Niklas Ekstedt is a Michelin-star chef, restaurateur and presenter. He opened his first two restaurants in his early twenties and was soon hosting his first cooking show Mat ('food' in Swedish) on Swedish national television. Before long, Niklas was drawn back to his Scandinavian roots as he spent a summer experimenting with traditional methods of cooking over fire - and from here, there was no going back.

In 2011, he opened 'Ekstedt' in Stockholm, where traditional techniques meet bold creativity and every dish is cooked over open flames. The restaurant was awarded a Michelin Star in 2013 and has held one ever since. Niklas opened his first international outpost, 'Ekstedt at The Yard', in London in 2021 to great critical acclaim.

Niklas has appeared on UK TV screens as a guest on Saturday Kitchen, MasterChef and Channel 4 series Crazy Delicious. Niklas has authored several cookbooks in his mission to continue to explore age-old techniques and to share the lost art of cooking with chefs and home cooks alike.