Thanks to “CH” (whoever you might be!) for the comment this morning on where else to find information on Icelandic food:
“Also – check out the http://www.icelandgourmetguide.com for traditional recipes and restaurant guides for all of Iceland – plus a who’s who of top chefs!”
So I went on over to Gourmet Iceland which led me on a link chasing adventure. Next came chef Volundur Volundarson’s web site.
Here’s a video of him doing a segment for the Today Program at the Blue Lagoon (by someone standing nearby).

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Heading off to an Icelandic gathering soon? Well, I hope to be. So I put a message out on the Iceland Weather Report forum. What do Icelanders bring to such events? Here’s what forum member, Elin, wrote:
Here is the English language website (and blog) for Icelandic cuisine: – maybe something will catch your eye.
Also, there is a very good cookbook by Nanna Rögnvaldardóttir called Icelandic Food & Cookery, should you want a great book for your own collection.
Some of the things I’ve seen at gatherings like this are kleinur, …

Rhiannon has put a great new post about what’s it like living in Iceland right now as a British citizen.

In truth, it doesn´t effect us too much in our everyday lives. Food is more expensive here than in England but it just means you have to learn to cook better and make things last longer. Petrol here, although still expensive, is cheaper than in England. The English media would lead you to believe that people are moaning about the ´crisis´ all the time but they are not. Everyone is just …

It has been Thanksgiving weekend here in Canada, so I’m a little late posting the round up. Anyhow, here’s a selection that caught my eye.

Flickr Image of the week: The Blue Lagoon by Toby Barnes.

Blog: Rhiannon & Sam by Rhiannon
Yes Officer, I have a licence
Getting in a car accident in Iceland.
Newspapers: The Reykjavik Grapevine by Paul Nikolov
Transparency International Ranks Iceland 7th Least Corrupt Country; Methodology Dodgey
The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries on their level of corruption based on how they rate under a series of assessments conducted by other …

An independently organized TED event is happening right now in Reykjavik.

http://tedxreykjavik.com/
http://twitter.com/TEDxReykjavik
http://TED.com
http://TED.com/tedx

Did it slip under your radar?

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- Icelandic Krona

The UK and the Netherlands are committing an act of blackmail against Iceland with the help of the EU and IMF over the Icesave dispute.

That’s what former Icelandic health minister, Ogmundur Jonasson, said during an interview with BBC Radio 4 and the World at One program on Friday Oct. 2.
“We don’t like it when we get the International Monetary Fund, the European Union acting on behalf of the British and Dutch governments forcing us to pay what is more than our due,” he added.
Jonasson has recently resigned …