A person wearing a white chef's jacket standing by a window.
Daniel Berlin. Photo: Nils Sjöholm

Daniel Berlin

Page reviewed:  01/07/2026

Daniel Berlin has been appointed Honorary Doctor of Agricultural Sciences at the Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Crop Production Science at SLU.

Daniel Berlin is a restaurateur with a passionate interest in creative, innovative culinary experiences inspired by the flora and fauna of Scania and Scandinavia. He has received the Swedish award “Chef of the Chefs” seven times and currently runs Vyn Restaurant in Österlen. Daniel Berlin has contributed his culinary expertise to several collaborations with SLU, including student projects on taste and other sensory qualities, as well as investigations of the properties of old Nordic ingredients and techniques. Today he also cooperates with the Nordic Gene Bank regarding seeds for Swedish gardens and plantations. Through his entrepreneurship and his creation of magical taste experiences using both common and unusual ingredients, he is a great source of inspiration for SLU's students, teachers and researchers.

Press photo

Daniel Berlin. Photo: Pontus Jonsén

 

Contact