Handsome, charming, and amusing Norwegian chef Andreas Viestad discussed his new book, Where Flavor Was Born, recently with Evan Kleiman on KCRW’s Good Food. Host of New Scandinavian Cooking on PBS and author of Kitchen of Light, Viestad combines Norwegian recipes with Provencal cooking. But in his new book, Viestad traces how the world came together through the spice trade and the Indian Ocean, and how many of the foods we eat got their flavor. Viestad regales us with an interesting story of a Frenchman who steals small trees and seeds of cloves and nutmeg to grow on Mauritius, at the risk of losing his life.

Listen to the interview here. You can find out more about Viestad here.