Reykjavík Grapevine - 07.01.2011, Blaðsíða 21

Reykjavík Grapevine - 07.01.2011, Blaðsíða 21
3 Frakkar Baldursgata 14 | G4 Aktu Taktu Skúlugata 15 | E6 Alibaba Veltusund 3b | D2 American Style Tryggvagata 26 | D2 Argentína Steakhouse Barónstígur | F6 Austurlanda- hraðlestin Hverfisgata 64A | F5 Á Næstu Grösum Laugavegur 20B | E4 B5 Bankastræti 5 | E3 Bakkus Tryggvagata 22 | D2 Ban Thai Laugavegur 130 | G7 Basil & Lime Klapparstíg 38 | E4 Babalú Skólavörðustígur 22A | G5 Balthazar Hafnarstræti 1-3 | D2 Bæjarins Beztu Tryggvagata | D3 Brons Pósthússtræti 9 | E3 Café Cultura Hverfisgata 18 | E4 Café d'Haiti Tryggvagata 12 | D2 Café Loki Lokastígur 28 | G4 Café Paris Austurstræti 14 | E3 Café Roma Rauðarárstígur 8 | G7 Deli Bankastræti 14 | E5 Domo Þingholtsstræti 5 | E3 Einar Ben Veltusundi | E2 Eldsmiðjan Bragagata 38A | G4 Fiskmarkaðurinn Aðalstræti 12 | D2 Geysir Bar/Bistro Aðalstræti 2 | D2 Garðurinn Klappastigur 37 | F4 Glætan book café Laugavegur 19 | F5 Grái Kötturinn Hverfisgata 16A | E4 Grillhúsið Tryggvagata 20 | D2 Habibi Hafnarstræti 20 | E3 Hamborgarabúlla Tómasar (“Bullan”) Geirsgata 1 | B2 Hlölla Bátar Ingólfstorg | D2 Hornið Hafnarstræti 15 | D3 Hótel Holt Bergstaðarstræti 37 | G3 Humarhúsið Amtmanstígur 1 | E3 Hressó Austurstræti 20 | E4 Icelandic Fish & Chips Tryggvagata 8 | B2 Indian Mango Frakkastígur 12 | F5 Jómfrúin Lækjargata 4 | E3 Kaffi Hljómalind Laugavegur 21 | E4 Kaffifélagið Skólavörðustígur 10 | F5 Kaffitár Bankastræti 8 | E4 Kaffivagninn Grandagarður 10 | A1 Kofi Tómasar Frænda Laugavegur 2 | E4 Kornið Lækjargata 4 | E3 Krua Thai Tryggvagata 14 | D2 La Primavera Austurstræti 9 | D2 Lystin Laugavegur 73 | F6 Mokka Skólavörðustígur 3A | E4 Nonnabiti Hafnarstræti 9 | D3 O Sushi Lækjargata 2A | E3 Pisa Lækjargötu 6b | E3 Pizza King Hafnarstræti 18 | D3 Pizza Pronto Vallarstræti 4 | E2 Pizzaverksmiðjan Lækjargötu 8 | E3 Prikið Bankastræti 12 | E3 Ráðhúskaffi | E2 Tjarnargata 11 Santa Maria Laugavegur 22A, | F5 Serrano Hringbraut 12 | H3 Shalimar Austurstræti 4 | D2 Silfur Pósthússtræti 11 | E3 Sjávarkjallarinn Aðalstræti 2 | D2 Sólon Bankastræti 7a | E3 Sushibarinn Laugavegur 2 | E4 Sushismiðjan Geirsgötu 3 | B2 Svarta Kaffi Laugavegur 54 | F5 Sægreifinn Verbúð 8, Geirsgata | B2 Tapas Vesturgata 3B | D2 Thorvaldsen Austurstræti 8 | D2 Tíu Dropar Laugavegur 27 | E5 Tívolí Laugavegur 3 | E4 Vegamót Vegamótastígur 4 | E4 Við Tjörnina Templarasund 3 | E2 Vitabar Bergþórugata 21 | G5 Food & Drink | Venue finder CATHARINE FULTON F D For your mind, body and soul The year in food Good Dish, Bad Dish I’m sitting here writing these words while simultaneously carrying on a conversation with my manfriend and some heavily tattooed French-Canadian drifter with a deplorable attitude who refuses to vacate my apartment. Despite the fact that I’ve been writing on these here food pages for a whole year now (where has the time gone?) the three of us are at a complete loss for what to eat for dinner. The one certainty is that we are sure as hell not going to cook for ourselves. Since I should, at this point, know a thing or two about where to get some decent nosh the responsibility looks to be falling on my shoulders. Noodle Station started out my reviewer stint on a high-note, warming me up last February with that sweet, spicy and consistently awesome noodley goodness of theirs. The atmosphere in their small shop on Skólavörðurstígur has changed somewhat but the goods have stayed the same. But we just ate there yesterday and crave variety. No dice. The grub over at Grillið was even more spectacular than the view from the top of Hótel Saga, where it is situated—that buttery, melt in your mouth halibut and that enigmatic but delightful carrot f lan still makes cameos in my dream—but we’re no troupe of travelling Trumps and we’re feeling the post-holidays credit crunch like all the common folks, so shelling out for a fancy-pants five-course treat is out of the questions. Plus, we just ate there yesterday. Brasilia closed down, Gló is too far (or we’re too lazy), I downed Hressó’s soup today at lunch (chicken and veg— yummy!) and I just had Icelandic Fish and Chips yesterday, though it’s always a crowd-pleaser. What’s a retiring food reviewer to do? The moral of this story may be that I need to cook for myself more often. Or it may be that I need to surround myself with people more capable of making decisions. Or it may be that Subway should have never closed their downtown location because then all of our lives in the 101 area would be significantly improved because, goddamnit, that was such a convenient place to have around in exactly this type of situation! So, despite all the food, good and bad, that I’ve enjoyed and endured over the past year it looks like we’re going for something I didn’t review. Because the burgers at Prikið always hit the spot. EAT And dRInK 3 X HERE AND GONE 1 SUBWAY Subway: OK, so it’s not like the entire Subway chain has vacated Iceland á la McDonalds, but the departure of the Austurstræti outpost has left a sandwich-shaped void in Reykjavík that won’t soon be filled. 2 BRASILIA Skólavörðurstígur is a lot less colourful since Brasilia samba-ed out of business and the blindingly yellow and green façade of its former location was re-painted. Too bad. It had potential. 3 SUBWAY It just hurts so bad. 3 X YOU'RE AWESOME 1 ICELANDIC FISH AND CHIPS You’re awesome, guys! Wolf fish, mango salad and garlic potatoes (with coriander and lime skyronnaise, of course) rocks my world. Tryggvagata 8 2 FISH COMPANY You’re pretty goddamn awesome! I’d go ‘Around the World’ with you any time – it’s the most delicious way to travel. Vesturgata 2a 3 NOODLE STATION You’re awesome, too! It might be the MSG, but it might just be the awesome. Keep it up! Skólavörðustígur 21a 2 X YOU'RE ON NOTICE 1 GAMLA SMIðJAN Look, I’m only writing this because I care, but I’mma have to put you on notice. I voted you best pizza in town and then you go making a few questionable pies and I have to start questioning my vote. I know you’ve still got it in ya, guys. Step it up, you’re on notice! Lækjargata 8 2 TANDOORI I’m not even sure I can put Tandoori on notice, but I will anyways. You see, I’ve never had the chance to eat there since reviewing. Not for lack of trying. When 90% of the menu is chicken and customers roll up and the place is empty and the restaurant is out of chicken that’s just bad business. Tandoori, you’re on notice! Skeifan 11 A genuine Nordic 3 course feast starting from 4.900,- Pósthússtræti 11 101 Reykjavík Tel: 578 2008 www.silfur.is Noodle soup with chicken IKR 930 IKR 930 Noodle soup with beef Home of the best noodle soup! Skólavörðustígur 21A Eyrarbraut 3, 825 Stokkseyri, Iceland · Tel. +354 483 1550 Fax. +354 483 1545 · info@fjorubordid.is · www.fjorubordid.is At the Restaurant Fjöruborðið in Stokkseyri By the sea and lobster a delicios < Only 45 minutes drive from Reykjavík 21 The Reykjavík Grapevine Issue 1 — 2011 </2010 MUSIC> Jófríður Ákadóttir, Pascal Pinon Albums of 2010 [1] Ólöf Arnalds - Innundir skinni [2] Amiina - Puzzle [3] Prinspóló - Jukk [4] Útidúr - This Mess We’ve Made [5] Jónsi - Go Albums of 2001-2010 [1] Björk - Vespertine [2] Clangour - Sin Fang Bous [3] múm - Loksins erum við engin [4] Björk - Volta [5] Nolo - No-lo-fi Curver Thoroddsen, Ghostigital Albums of 2010 [1] Skúli Sverrisson - Sería II [2] Miri - Okkar [3] Loji - Skyndiskyssur [4] Apparat - Pólýfónía [5] Jónas Sigurðsson og Ritvélar fram- tíðarinnar – Allt er eitthvað Albums of 2001-2010 Ghostigital - In Cod We Trust (2006) Mínus - Halldór Laxness (2003) Siggi Ármann - Í Listasafni Reykjavíkur (2004) Sigur Rós - () (2002) Kimono Arctic Death Ship (2005) Top Five: Irritating crap from the last decade Írafár Í Svörtum Fötum Á Móti Sól Buttercup Land og synir Top Five: Bands that were prominent on MySpace then never did anything [1] Jezebel [2] Johnny Sexual [3] Donna Mess [4](feel free to add to the list if you remem- ber someone else) Heiða Eiríksdóttir, Hellvar Albums of 2010 [1] Nolo - No-lo-fi [1] Apparat Organ Quartett – Pólýfónía [1] Prinspóló - Jukk [1] Ég - Lúxus upplifun [1] Swords of Chaos - The End Is As Near As Your Teeth Albums of 2001-2010 [1] I Adapt - Chainlike Burden [2] Ghostigital - In Cod We Trust [3] Skakkamanage - Lab of love [4] Morðingjarnir - Áfram Ísland [5] múm – go go smear the poison ivy Sindri Freyr Steinsson, Bárujárn Albums of 2010 [1] Nolo – No-Lo-Fi [2] Daníel Bjarnason - Processions [3] Svartidauði -Temple of Deformation [4] Momentum - Fixation, at rest [5] Swords of Chaos - The end is as near as your teeth Albums of 2001-2010 [1] Forgotten Lores -Frá Heimsenda [2] Hr.Ingi.R - Hundadiskó [3] Mínus - Halldór Laxness [4] Ben Frost - By The Throat [5] Reykjavík! - Glacial Landscapes, Reli- gion, Oppression & Alchohol Tanya Pollock, Weirdcore Albums of 2010 [1] Quadruplos - Quadruplos [2] Weirdcore 2 - compilation [3] Ólöf Arnalds- Innundir skinni [4] Jónsi - Go [5] Agent Fresco- A Long Time Listening Albums of 2001-2010 [1] FM Belfast - How to make friends [2] Ruxpin - Where do we float from here [3] Emilína Torrini - Fishermans wife [4] Kimono - Mineur aggressive [5] Mammút - Karkari Bóas Hallgrímsson, Reykjavík! Albums of 2010 [1] Loji - Skyndiskissur [2] Prinspóló - Jukk [3] Retro Stefson - Kimbabwe [4] Agent Fresco - A Long Time Listening [5] Jónsi - Go Albums of 2001-2010 [1] Mugison - Mugimama is this monkey music? [2] Mínus - Jesus Christ Bobby [3] Ben Frost – Theory of Machines [4] Sin Fang Bous - Clangour [5] XXXR - XXX Rottweilerhundar Runner up: múm - Loksins erum við engin Örvar Þóreyjarson Smárason, múm, FM Belfast Albums of 2010 [1] Páll Ívan Pálsson - Dægurlög [1] Apparat Organ Quartet – Pólýfónía [1] Seabear - We Built a Fire [1] Retro Stefson - Kimbabwe [1] Prins Póló - Jukk (Benni Hemm Hemm, Ólöf Arnalds, Amiina, Sóley, Miri, Bárujárn, Nolo, Agent Fresco and lots more could have easily wound up on this list, I just couldn’t cram more in there. The best year for Icelandic music in a long time). Úlfur Eldjárn, Apparat Organ Quartet Albums of 2010 I am not good at making these lists, and I don’t really want to choose the ‘albums of the year’. This is because I haven’t man- aged to listen properly to half of what was released, for instance striking hot albums from Retro Stefson, Agent Fresco, Útidúr, Jóel Pálsson, Jónas Sigurðsson, Skálmöld, Prinspóló, Ellen Kristjáns, Amiina, etc. etc. etc. Regrettably, I just haven’t had the time. In addition, such a list might contain albums from Daníel Bjarnason, Jónsi, Ólöf Arnalds, Seabear and Pascal Pinon... The year 2010 was overflowing with great albums, but my list will not consist of them. Rather, it is a list of four albums that I would like to recommend especially without necessarily saying they’re better or worse than any of the others. Skúli Sverrisson Sería II Nolo - No Lo-Fi Bloodgroup - Dry Land Sóley - Theater Island Music | Top Lists I think I know where the confidence and swagger came from. Davíð Oddsson. Hard to explain how adored he was, other than to say Davíð is to economic policy as Ronald Reagan is to nuclear policy. Where Reagan horrified the world in the 1980s with his nuclear gymnastics, Davíð astonished those with even the faintest interest in economics with his bear hug of free market capitalism. Davíð’s policies were barely exam- ined daydreams set forward with the discipline and tact of a petulant child. And yet, they came true. In 2004, the first article I was assigned to write about Iceland was an explanation of Davíð Oddsson's amazing economic policies. I knew nothing about econom- ics—when I reached out to a Harvard friend's economics professor, he re- plied: “It is a miracle. You don't need to know economic theory. If debt is three times GDP, the country's economy is doomed.” Reality didn't match the dream. I told my editor I was clueless, which she had already assumed. In the coming months, authorities ranging from The Economist to the Wall Street Journal backed Davíð as the wizard behind the Icelandic miracle. It was another three years before everyone changed their minds. But for me, Davíð Oddsson's per- sonality was the key Icelandic trait of the aughties in Iceland. A generation of artists, musicians, and even game designers, had within them this core quality. In the arts, it worked. The Tate and then the Brooklyn Bridge were handed over to the Icelander-via-Denmark artist Ólafur Elíasson. Filmmakers Dagur Kári and Baltasar Kormákur drew interna- tional praise. Iceland Airwaves took flight. The most impressive example, and the most positive, of the we dream big decade is what four guys from Mos- fellsbær did. Sigur Rós invented a genre of music and an empire, operating entirely outside of the realities of the music business. It's not that their music is, at its core, superior to a number of other bands' music. But Sigur Rós presented it with such fearlessness and imagination. There are hundreds of points I can't cover here—not sure who'd read about the politics and business highs and lows, or the hundreds of musicians and artists who definitely did something worthwhile. My takeaway from a long time thinking about the country is just that Iceland approached the decade with no resources save personality, and they made a profound impact with only that. Now go listen to some kissing hot dogs. We Dream Bigger Decade | Bart Cameron RESTAURANT VIÐ SMÁBÁTAHÖFINA OPIÐ TIL 22:00 sushismiðjan FYRIR2 1AF MATSEÐLI Í HÁDEGINU ALLA DAGA

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