In 2007, the prestigious World Gourmand Awards honored Viestad for “Best Foreign Cookbook in the World” for his work, Where Flavor Was Born: Recipes and Culinary Travels Along the Indian Ocean Spice Route. Andreas has long been Norway’s premier food writer. Since 2008 he has also been a columnist for the Washington Post. The column, entitled "The Gastronomer,” focuses on food and science from a home cook's perspective.