Nina Olsson is a Swedish chef, cookbook author and creative director with a deep-rooted love for food that nourishes, in every sense. Her cooking is joyful, considered, and rooted in the belief that food can be both a daily pleasure and a force for wellbeing.

Raised between Stockholm and the Swedish countryside, Nina grew up with vegetables from her father’s garden, and her mother’s comforting cooking, an artist and intuitive cook. Wild berries and mushrooms foraged during family outings, all early experiences that planted the seeds for a lifelong passion.

She went on to study art and design in London and built a successful career as a creative director in publishing, working with leading magazines and brands. She found that working with food editorials gave her the sense of coming home. But it was when she herself became a mother that her love for cooking was unleashed, sharpening her focus on quality, allowing her to understand the importance of why we lean into the comfort of cooking, and how we connect through it. 

Since then, she’s shared her food philosophy through Nourish Atelier, Her creative studio and consultancy, and in her bestselling vegetarian cookbooks, loved by readers around the world for their focus on flavour and ingredients.

Nina’s food is joyful and plant centric, It reflects everything she cares about: simplicity, beauty, and connection, whether at the table, in the kitchen, or behind the scenes. She works in her food atelier (test kitchen) or her home in the heart of Amsterdam, where she also hosts dinners and events for her community.

In 2022, Nina opened her critically acclaimed vegetarian brasserie Chez Nina in Amsterdam, After two successful years she left the restaurant to continue her next step in her creative journey. She is currently working on a new culinary project based that she is passionately secret about still.