Johan Jureskog

{{short description|Swedish chef}}

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Bengt Johan Jureskog (born 5 July 1975) is a Swedish chef.{{cite journal|url=https://scandinaviantraveler.com/en/people/qa-with-johan-jureskog|title=Q&A with Johan Jureskog|first=Elna Nykänen|last=Andersson|website=Scandinavian Traveler|publisher=Scandinavian Airlines|accessdate=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404224809/https://scandinaviantraveler.com/en/people/qa-with-johan-jureskog|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=live}} He started his career by working at the restaurant Rolfs kök in Stockholm, and later became part-owner of the same restaurant. Jureskog owns the restaurant AG, which specializes in meat dishes.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.cafe.se/sveriges-dyraste-kott/|title=Krogen där du kan köpa Sveriges dyraste köttbit|date=9 June 2017|website=Cafe.se|accessdate=28 March 2019|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328232714/https://www.cafe.se/sveriges-dyraste-kott/|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=live}}

In 2018, Jureskog along with his brother started the hamburger bar Jureskogs, with hamburgers inspired by Johan Jureskog's travels during filming of Världens bästa burgare.{{cite web|url=https://www.totallystockholm.se/johan-jureskog-burger-jureskogs/|title=Johan Jureskog's Burger Adventures With His New Restaurant Jureskogs|date=7 May 2018|journal=Totally Stockholm|accessdate=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190405001955/https://www.totallystockholm.se/johan-jureskog-burger-jureskogs/|archive-date=5 April 2019|url-status=live}} For eight years he was a member of the Swedish cooking national team and with Cooking olympics in 2004.{{cite work |url=https://www.kamadosumo.se/en/kamado-sumo-mastare/ |title=Kamado The Masters – Johan Jureskog |publisher=Kamado Sumo |access-date=4 April 2019 |archive-date=21 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200921084051/https://www.kamadosumo.se/en/kamado-sumo-mastare/ |url-status=dead }} From 2009 through 2010, he was the chef creating several dishes during the show Förkväll which was broadcast on TV4, and also appeared in Nyhetsmorgon. In 2013, he participated as a contestant in Kockarnas kamp on TV4, in which he competed against other professional chefs for the title of chef of the year.{{cite work|url=https://www.tv4.se/kockarnas-kamp/artiklar/stj%C3%A4rnkockarna-som-g%C3%B6r-upp-i-kockarnas-kamp-2013-5211d1b6c45948c2a1000008|title=Stjärnkockarna som gör upp i Kockarnas kamp 2013 – Kockarnas kamp|publisher=TV4|accessdate=28 March 2019|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328232718/https://www.tv4.se/kockarnas-kamp/artiklar/stj%C3%A4rnkockarna-som-g%C3%B6r-upp-i-kockarnas-kamp-2013-5211d1b6c45948c2a1000008|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=live}}

In 2015 and 2016, Jureskog took part in two seasons of the hamburger show Världens bästa burgare (The world's best burger) which was broadcast on TV3. In season 1, he along with Malin Gramer, travelled through the US and tried hamburgers in several cities, in season two Frida Nordstrand joined him replacing Gramer.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/6aG2z|title=Tillbaka efter hamburgerbråket: 'Förlorade vänner'|website=Aftonbladet|accessdate=28 March 2019|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328232722/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/6aG2z|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=live}}{{Citation|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/p6lBKX|title=Malin Gramer: 'Det är min största passion i livet'|work=Aftonbladet|accessdate=28 March 2019|language=sv|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328232721/https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/p6lBKX|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=live}} In the first season's last episode Jureskog competed in the WFC Burger competition in Kissimmee, Florida, USA.{{cite web|url=https://worldfoodchampionships.com/news/513/swedish-celebrity-chef-destined-for-wfc-burger-competition|title=Swedish Celebrity Chef Destined for WFC Burger Competition|website=worldfoodchampionships.com|accessdate=4 April 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404224935/https://worldfoodchampionships.com/news/513/swedish-celebrity-chef-destined-for-wfc-burger-competition|archive-date=4 April 2019|url-status=live}}