Author: Ragnar Egilsson
Rural Evolution
Conversation between Ragnar Egilsson and Ólafur Örn ÓlafssonThis summer saw the birth of two food markets. One of them, a…
New Nordic Cuisine Is Dead
With Chef Esben Holmboe Bang of Maaemo at DillMy lifelong hatred of dill makes me a terrible champion of New…
The Icelandic Restaurant Name Listicle
Before you can name your child in Iceland, you have to run the name by the highly conservative Icelandic Naming…
Krazy Katz
ZEBRA KATZ @HÚRRA, July 18Only in Iceland can you purposefully come an hour late and still be an hour early….
Grapevine Live Blog: ATP Iceland – Saturday!
by Bob Cluness, Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir, Alda Kravec, Liam Harrison, Atli Bollason and Ragnar Egilsson
It’s the end… the Bitter End! 14:00 – Media Hotel – Bob Cluness (BC) It’s 2pm and at the hotel,…
Grapevine Live Blog: ATP Iceland – Friday!
by Bob Cluness, Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir, Alda Kravec, Ragnar Egilsson, Atli Bollason and Liam Harrison
Our ATP Iceland Friday blogging starts…. NOW! 16:55 – Media Hotel, Keflavik – Bob Cluness (BC): Hi-De-Hi campers! i trust…
Grapevine Live Blog: ATP Iceland – Thursday!
by Bob Cluness, Liam Harrison, Valgerður Þóroddsdóttir, Atli Bollason, Ragnar Egilsson and Alda Kravec
Thursday Live Review of ATP Iceland in KeflavikW elcome to the Grapevine’s live blog action from ATP Iceland! Over the…
Mogwai: Les Revenants
Play ATP, talk music, like Iceland, fear SatanYou think of American indie and you think of whimsical art school kids…
An Abandoned Amusement Park With A One-Horse Carousel
The freezing gale spat us inside like chewed skoal. Past the yellow façade with the green palm tree silhouette and…
Into The Cave
I was so excited to visit Cava after browsing their menu that the drooling shorted out my keyboard. This review…
Spice Up Your Life
Nepal is home to mountains that are magnets for freeze-dried corpses, sky burials and the sticky hash that may have…
Aunt Flóra
A glass oasis in Reykjavík’s botanical garden. Perennial favourite of sewing circles and book clubs. Your aunt is sprinting over…
The Great Grillsby
Grillið is where casual meets grand hotel fine dining. It has incorporated certain elements of the new casual dining style,…
Crossroads
Vegamót is a hodgepodge of different cuisines. The name literally means “crossroads” and it fits like a patchwork glove. But…
Oh Say Can Oh Sees
ATP has been a trailblazer in many ways. For instance, it paved the way for the festivals targeting thirtysomething music…
Something Out Of Plaice
“It should be possible to build a pagoda of crispbread, to think of nothing, to hear no thunder, no rain,…
A Night Of Kilts And Offal
It seems that Kex has become the Mecca of regional drinking holidays and beer events. They host one of the…
The Bruce Wayne Of Basement Bistros
The coffee house 10 Dropar is leading a double life. By day it is a mild-mannered, coffee house, but by…
Cougar Town
I did not go into Gló with an open mind. Gló is a health food cafeteria with a focus on…
My Top Three Restaurants In Iceland
When people hear that I write about food, the first question is always: “what is the best restaurant in Iceland?”…
Plain Sailing
Skólavörðustígur has really come into its own lately as a bustling tourist street. It runs in a straight line down…
Loki Laufabrauðsson
There are four basic types of Icelandic cuisine: 1) The mythical historical revisionist food that is only really eaten once…
Cute Overload
“I love tapas. They’re like appetisers for a meal that never comes.” –Marge Simpson Tapashúsið is in a new building,…
How To Lose Friends & Alienate People
Aldin is a newish restaurant that overlooks Lækjartorg in one of the best locations in downtown Reykjavík where the restaurant…
Hangover Grub In 101
Five days of music in the heart of Reykjavík. Five days of getting sandblasted by arctic winds in a queue…