Iceland with its dramatic landscape created by volcanic eruptions has a rugged, natural beauty that is waiting for adventurers to discover its Icelandic horses, waterfalls, hot springs, lava caves, and glaciers, and for those that prefer more urban adventures, Reykjavik, the capital city, offers excellent shopping, culture, museums, and diverse gastronomical possibilities. With the weakened Icelandic Krona and a stronger US Dollar and Euro, there has never been a better time to visit this unique country.
Edward F. Nesta
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Hotel Holt in Reykjavik, Iceland has been attracting a discerning clientele since it opened in 1965, and this 40-room, 12-suite Reykjavik landmark has the distinction of having the largest privately owned collection of Icelandic art that gives the feel of staying in a stunning art gallery, which appropriately is the name of their elegant fine dining restaurant The Gallery Restaurant where Chef Fridgeir Ingi Eriksson creates French-inspired cuisine.
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The Gallery Restaurant at the Hotel Holt in Reykjavik, Iceland features French-inspired cuisine where the elegant dining room and fine collection of Icelandic art is the perfect showcase for the innovative culinary creations of Chef Fridgeir Ingi Eriksson.
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Restaurant 4 at Hotel Rangá located in the south in Hella, Iceland is a sleeper of a restaurant, one that is well worth the one-hour drive from Reykjavik. It is a wonderful surprise that appears like a mirage located along a salmon river where ambitious guests can catch their own dinner.
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From the outside, Fish Market (Fiskmarkaðurinn) in Reykjavik, Iceland looks like a traditional restaurant as it located in an attractive old-style wood building, however once inside, the décor is anything but traditional, and the Asian design perfectly complements the Asian-inspired cuisine of Chef Owner Hrefna Rósa Jóhannsdóttir Sætran.
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Chef Hrefna Rósa Jóhannsdóttir Sætran is a young and passionately creative chef who is also a distinguished member of the Icelandic National Culinary Team. She graciously shares a taste of her restaurant, Fish Market (Fiskmarkaðurinn) with her delicious and inspired recipes for a two-course menu of Wild Salmon with Yuzu Miso and Onion Pakoda and Breast of Puffin with Smoked Eel, Mango, and Coco.
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Iceland Recipes
Chef Hrefna Rosa Johannsdottir Saetran Uppskrift – Fish Market, Reykjavik, Iceland (Icelandic)
Uppskrift frá Yfirmatsveinn Chef Hrefna Rósa Jóhannsdóttir Sætran – Fish Market (Fiskmarkaðurinn), Reykjavik, Iceland – Viltur lax með yuzu misó og lauk pakoda köku, og Lundabringa með reyktum ál, mangó og kókosdressingu.
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Björn Eriksson, Hotel Manager of Restaurant 4 at Hotel Rangá in Hella, Iceland, who is a former restaurant chef and Swedish rock star, shares his longtime favorite recipe for Fish Soup à la BB at Hotel Rangá.
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Silfur restaurant, located in the Art Deco Hotel Borg in Reykjavik, Iceland, is a vision in black, white, and silver befitting its name, where the décor and ambience provide the perfect platform to showcase the innovative culinary artistry of Chef Hafthor Sveinsson.
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Some restaurants, like good wine, keep getting better with age, and after 20 years in business, 3 Frakkar Restaurant in Reykjavik, Iceland, remains a local favorite serving fresh seafood and traditional Icelandic cuisine. The family owned restaurant stars Master Chef Úlfar Eysteinsson and his son, Chef Stefan Úlfarsson in the kitchen, and charming daughter, Guðný Úlfarsdóttir, who looks like she could be the actress Demi Moore’s sister, is the hostess and waitress who greets each guest as if they were …