Author: Ragnar Egilsson
Restaurant Review: Frederiksen—Like Sushi Samba For Dudes
Frederiksen is a little bit of everything: brunch spot in the morning, a coffeehouse during the day, a gastropub in…
So You Decided To Open A Gastropub!
The advent of the gastropub began at that revolutionary moment when an enterprising Brit thought to combine the words “pub”…
RuPaul’s Army Of Drag Queens Raids Iceland (And Answers Our Questions)
Get ready to lip sync…for…your…life! Because the most sickening reality show of all time, RuPaul’s Drag Race is coming to Iceland in the…
Food Review: Kolabrautin – Pain And Gain
The first thing you see when you walk into Kolabrautin is a neon sign that says “Scandinavian Pain.” The sign…
Remembering The Sea Baron
Sægreifinn, The Sea Baron, is a fish restaurant that was founded in 2003 by the late, great Kjartan Halldórsson. Originally…
We Had So Many Good Beers At Kex Hostel’s Annual Beerfest The Other Week
The First Annual Icelandic Beerfest went down at Kex Hostel a couple of weeks back, from February 26-March 1. The…
The Last Fisherman In The Aquamarina
You have probably noticed the blue-green fishermen’s huts by the pier of the old marina. You may also have noticed…
SHELLSHOCKED
Eating a large portion of dark, heavy food on a dark, wooden table in a bright teal building by the…
Bars & Beers & Food & Fun In February
There are plenty of fun, food-themed events going on in the latter half of February. On February 23-26 you can…
Matur Og Drykkur Dusts Off Some Recipe Books
Matur og Drykkur is a brand spanking new restaurant from the people who gave us renowned Westmann Islands restaurant Slippurinn….
SAD BOYS, HEMMY & SKRILLYPANTS
For whatever reason, I decided focus on frivolous listicles for this year’s Sónar. I’m a little burned out on the…
Sophie The Game Changer
Let‘s talk about Friday night at Sónar Reykjavík 2015 in no particular order First of all, it was a dirty…
9 Lessons Learned From The First Night Of Sónar Reykjavík
NINE—When you’re making your way to the back of the room with intense stage lights behind you, your will look…
SKRILLEX TRIED TO SIGN DIKTA, HEARTS BJÖRK, PROMISES A TIGHT SET
Skrillex should need no introduction. Except maybe to the jaded palates of the Grapevine’s music reviewers. Skrillex has been the…
Picks For Sónar 2015: JADED VETERAN EDITION
Look. We know. You’re young, dumb and full of cum. You can’t wait to dance your ass off to all…
STEP INTO THE LIGHT: 2014
Iceland’s latest food trendsA Shit Sandwich Of Gloom Lorded over by the most bumblingly inefficient government in recent memory, people…
Eight Inside Tips to Surviving the Icelandic Winter
DARK ICELAND can be a total fucker to deal with, all Northern Lights and magical elves aside. So guess what:…
Pagan Christmas
History lesson, pt. IThe idea of throwing a big celebration in honour of the birth of Christ is a relatively…
Orable Tradition
Pondering Icelanders’ love affair with questionable canned veggiesNostalgia marketing is big money but it is around the Holidays that it…
DESCENDING INTO FOOD-A-GEDDON
At Xmas, we stuff ourselves good ‘n’ bloated… The children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of…
Icelandic Christmas Buffet at Skrúður
Skrúður at Hótel SagaSkrúður is an institution in family-friendly Christmas buffets. There are fancier buffets, there are more innovative buffets,…
What Icelanders Eat For The Holidays
Look, intrepid traveller! Here is a primer on the usual suspects and new additions to the ever-popular Icelandic Christmas buffets,…
Gothic Wolffish Cheeks in JaJaJaland
Emiliana Torrini and Chef Antto Melasniemi (formerly of HIM) made us dinnerA relentlessly cheerful Icelandic pop musician and a brooding…
Everybody Loves Ramen
This spring, Tsering Gyal and Kun Sung opened Ramen Momo, Iceland’s first Tibetan restaurant (although it should be noted that…
Rural Evolution
Conversation between Ragnar Egilsson and Ólafur Örn ÓlafssonThis summer saw the birth of two food markets. One of them, a…