Torsten Vildgaard

Torsten Vildgaard is the Executive Chef at FZN by Björn Frantzén in Dubai, where under his leadership the restaurant earned three Michelin stars in the 2025 Dubai Michelin Guide, a first for the UAE. Born in 1979 in Copenhagen, Denmark, he trained under Jan Friis Mikkelsen at Tinggården, served as sous chef and head of R&D at Noma from 2005-2012, and opened his own restaurant STUD!O in Copenhagen in 2013, which received a Michelin star five months after opening. He has been named Chef of the Year in Denmark in 2005 and 2014, won the Nordic Challenge in 2007, and was named Chef of Chefs in 2015.