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War Of The Nerds: The Shawarma Struggle
So your girlfriend just left you, your friends found cooler ones, you have a Rudolph sized pimple on your nose, your ulcer is acting up, and your parents have made it pretty clear that you’re a massive embarrassment in comparison to your…
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One Woman’s Quest for the Best Hummus in Reykjavík
Hummus is the elixir of life, especially for us vegans and vegetarians. This simple food made of chickpeas, tahini, olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and garlic has conquered the world, and there’s a lot of it around on this cold lava rock…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2017: Best Late-Night Bite
One of the most-asked questions by visitors to Iceland is: “Where do we eat?” It’s a tough question to answer, as Reykjavík has restaurants catering to many different palettes, and on top of that, it seems like they’re always rising and falling…
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Grapevine’s Best Of 2016: Reykjavík’s Best Spicy Meals
Reykjavík is a relatively small city, but even so, sometimes you need a bit of local advice to find what you’re looking for, whether it’s a good people-watching spot, somewhere to see some contemporary art, or the best place to catch an…
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Last Year In Food: A Grumpy Glutton’s Guide
To mark the New Year, I am giving you what I give my friends every year: opinions. Opinions are like orange peels at Christmas, why toss ‘em away when you can boil ‘em in syrup, dip ‘em in chocolate and force ‘em…
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This Month In Food: May 2015
Iceland’s two most popular shawarma places have gone to war. Owners of shawarma joint Ali Baba are pressing charges against the owners of next-door kebab-slingers Mandí. The owners were formerly in business together but have now gone into competition with nothing but…