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Grapevine Events: Flækt, Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich, Kris, And More
We here at the Grapevine try to keep ourselves up-to-date on the happenings in our town, and in the issue of the Grapevine that hit the streets today, we think we’ve done a pretty good job of it. You’ll see that many…
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Slippurinn Is Bowing Out After 13 Seasons Of Unbridled Icelandic Flavours
“We’re not trying to be the best restaurant in the world. We’re trying to be the best restaurant we can be on a tiny island off the south coast of Iceland,” read the opening lines of Slippurinn: Recipes and Stories from Iceland,…
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The Westman Islands Are A Taste Of The Old Iceland
That tourism has changed Icelandic culture is a truism — but it’s harder to say how. It’s subtle. You might notice it in the quality of an interaction, the weight of a glance, or the vibe in a room. Sometimes, you’ll feel…
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Recapping A Year Of Food Highs And Lows
2024 set the stage for what could be a defining 2025 for Iceland’s food and beverage industry One of the things that is perhaps not talked about enough in this job is just how privileged and rewarding being a food writer is.…
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The Matey Seafood Festival Is Back!
Vestmannaeyjar seems to be hell bent on keeping that “festival town” tag intact. Hot on the heels of Þjóðahátið — the biggest music festival in the country, now in its 150th year — comes the third edition of the Matey Seafood Festival.…
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Desert Island Dishes: MATEY Food Festival Proves Vestmannaeyjar Is The Food Capital Of Iceland
Think of Icelandic food culture, and few things spring to mind—and not all of them pleasant. Sheep heads, salted cod, fermented shark, brennivín; for centuries food consumption in Iceland reflected the reality of living on an isolated wind-blown island in the middle…
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The Grapevine’s Country Cuisine Handbook
So you’ve been to Dill, Bæjarins Bestu, Grillmarket and Hlölli. You think you’re the King of Icelandic cuisine. Well slow down champ, there’s a lot of goodies to be found outside the capital around the island. So expand your palate—and your mileage.…
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The Westman Islands: Craft Beer, Fine Food, Volcanoes & Puffin Watching
The Westman Islands are a mountainous archipelago just south of Iceland’s mainland. The most scenic way to get there is to drive and catch the Herjólfur ferry, then zip between the town, the Nýja Hraun lava field, and the Stórhöfði peninsula. Here’s…
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The Kindness Of Strangers: Searching For Puffins In The Westman Islands
In the Westman Islands, opportunities for seeing puffins—the colourful seabird often associated with the north Atlantic—are manifold. You can enjoy the raw but very dead heart of the puffin for your glorious, carnivorous lunch. You can also buy stuffed puffins in gift…
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Best Of South Iceland 2018: Best Meal
Southern Iceland is home to most of the most popular tourist routes in Iceland—with good reason. The coastal Ring Road road from Reykjavík to Höfn is a trail of picturesque towns, black sand beaches, dramatic mountains, powerful waterfalls, basalt cliffs, towering glaciers…
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Food & Fun Festival Brings International Chefs To Reykjavík
The Food & Fun festival began in Reykjavík last night. An annual event now in its 17th year, Food & Fun brings guest chefs from around the world to Reykjavík to collaborate with local restaurants in a five day spree of parties,…
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Eat It, Or Frame It? Slippurinn Eatery Pops Up At Apotek
The family-run Slippurinn Eatery in the Westman Islands is one of Iceland’s beloved regional restaurants. Open only during the summer, and with a focus on slow cooking, wild herbs, and top-quality local ingredients, the 150km journey doesn’t discourage capital city foodies, who…
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Slippurinn Chef To Host Downtown Reykjavík Pop-Up At Apotek
Gísli Matthías Auðunsson is a star chef on Iceland’s restaurant scene, and the man behind the menu of the much-admired Vestmannaeyjar eatery, Slippurinn. Only open in the summer, the restaurant has a strong New Nordic-influenced philosophy of focussing on local produce and…
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Iceland’s Food Revolution: Foraging, Feasting, And Reinventing The Past
Ragnar Eiríksson leans through the metal railing of Reykjavík’s Danish embassy, grasping at a bush on the other side. He clips off the tip of a berry-laden branch with a pair of pruning shears, draws it back through the fence, and presents…
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Heimaey Town Guide: Fine Dining And A Living Landscape
Vestmannaeyjar—or the Westman Islands—are one of Iceland’s most dramatic spots. Accessible daily by plane or ferry, this tiny volcanic archipelago of eleven islands—and some smaller islets—is home to just one town, located on the main island of Heimaey. The twin volcanoes of…
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Guide: So What Exactly Is New Nordic Cuisine?
Depending who you listen to, the New Nordic Cuisine culinary movement might be alive, dead, or both—but one thing’s for sure, it’s now inextricably woven into the restaurant culture of the Nordic region. The food on offer is characterised by a mix…
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South By Southwest: Nature, Culture And Fine Dining In The Westman Islands
Iceland seems fantastical so much of the time. Travelling around the country, I’m always reminded of novels and films of lands that aren’t based in reality. Just when you think you’ve seen the most magnificent landscape imaginable, you’ll stumble upon something even…