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  • Last Words: Eat, Pray, Love Hot Dogs

    Last Words: Eat, Pray, Love Hot Dogs

    “Happy birthday hot dogs,” I whisper with closed eyes, standing in the cooler in Bónus. I’ve just noticed that the manufacturer is celebrating its 110th anniversary and impulsively I have to convey my gratitude. My love for hot dogs isn’t just because…

  • Grapevine’s Best Of 2017: Best Must-Try Dining Experience

    Grapevine’s Best Of 2017: Best Must-Try Dining Experience

    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…

  • The Anatomy Of An Icelandic Hotdog

    The Anatomy Of An Icelandic Hotdog

    It’s well known that the more time you spend in a certain culture, the more it breaks into you, shifting the delicate notions and beliefs of your mind and heart. For example, after only a month in Iceland, I am having second…

  • Soup Tuesday: Icelandic Hotdog Soup, THE ULTIMATE HANGOVER CURE

    Soup Tuesday: Icelandic Hotdog Soup, THE ULTIMATE HANGOVER CURE

    I love Icelandic hotdogs. I love their snap, their strange brown mustard, and their absurd addictive quality. I wanted to make a soup that not only incorporated hotdogs, but became almost a garnish to them, or vice-versa. The Icelandic version of a…

  • Inspired By Iceland. For Real

    Inspired By Iceland. For Real

    In Southsea, Portsmouth, UK, where Castle Road meets Kent Road, you’ll find 101 Reykjavík, a cosy Icelandic café. Huh? An Icelandic café? Yup. There is such a thing. 101 Reykjavík (the café, not the postal code, novel or film) is indeed an…