Reykjavík Grapevine - 08.05.2015, Side 31

Sushi Samba
Þingholtsstræti 5 • 101 Reykjavík
Tel 568 6600 • sushisamba.is
Our kitchen is open
17.00–23.00 sun.–thu.
17.00–24.00 fri.–sat.
Amazing
7 course menu
A unique Icelandic Feast
Starts with a shot of the Icelandic
national spirit “Brennivín“
Puffin
Smoked puffin with blueberries,
croutons, goat cheese, beetroot
Minke whale
Minke whale with tataki
Arctic charr
“Torched“ arctic charr with parsnip
purée, fennel, dill mayo
Lobster
Lobster cigar with chorizo, dates, chili jam
Reindeer
Reindeer slider with blue cheese, portobello,
steamed bun
Free range icelandic lamb
Lamb with coriander, pickled red cabbage,
fennel, butternut squash purée, chimichurri
And to end on a high note ...
Icelandic Skyr
Skyr panna cotta with raspberry sorbet, white
chocolate crumble, passion foam, dulche de leche
6.990 kr.

31The Reykjavík GrapevineIssue 5 — 2015 CULTURE
The Dog Trick
Dogs have been technically banned
from Reykjavík since 1924, requiring
Icelanders to possess a special permit
to have their fluffy canine friends around
town. Nevertheless, the cumbersome and
expensive process of obtaining a licence
to own a dog does not seem to stop
people from getting a bunch of puppies
and posting a photo series on Tinder. In a
cheesy Swedish romantic comedy called
'The Dog Trick', a sleazy young flirt played
by Alexander Skarsgård before he became
hot informs the hopeless-romantic
protagonist that the way to get a girl to
fall in love with him is to get a cute puppy.
Judging from the Tinder pool in Reykjavík,
The Dog Trick has evidently been working.
Women have definitely been swiping right
to men in the hopes of getting a chance
to snuggle not with the man himself but
with the man’s best friend. To avoid future
disappointment, just remember that your
potential match is the human, not the dog.
The Tourist
Whether you love or hate them, tourists
are everywhere. You can't avoid them.
You're going to see them in your favourite
indoor pool, outdoor pool and now your
Tinder pool. Solo tourists looking for a free
tour guide send a message to each of their
Tinder matches saying, "Travelling alone.
Can you show me around?" Would the
tourism industry be doing so well if people
agreed to this? Probably not.
The One That Doesn't
Even Go Here
Recently, Tinder launched a “Passport”
feature that allows users to look for
matches in any city, rather than within the
previous 160km radius from their current
location. This new function allows us to get
bizarre texts from people all over the world.
Unfortunately, if we think Kópavogur is far,
we’re unlikely to respond to booty calls
from Mississippi.
Don’t Ask
Nanna:
About Icelandic
Hipster Chicks
Dear Nanna,
What’s with Icelandic girls and
thrift store shopping? I’m seeing
this girl on and off and it’s all 80s
prom dresses and frumpy leather
jackets with her—blergh it’s like
dating an extra from ‘Pretty
in Pink’. I’m dying to ask “why
not buy something new?” but I
suspect it would come off rude.
Tired of Hipster Chicks
Dear Tired of Hipster Chicks
I’ve heard about some
disgusting fuck buddies in
my time but a girl who wears
secondhand clothing? That’s
really gross, I mean, like really,
really gross. Some of those
clothes might have belonged to
dead people!
Who do they think they’re
dressing for? Themselves?
Whatever happened to
appealing to the male gaze, I
ask you? Those were the days.
You have no choice, lose
her number and add “no thrift
store tramps” to your Tinder
profile.
Good luck,
Nanna
Dear Nanna,
What is your favourite
restaurant in Iceland?
Foodie
Dear Foodie,
My dad’s fridge.
Always full, always free.
Best,
Nanna
Hi Nanna,
I have been reading up on
deCODE Genetics and saw that
they tried to get Icelanders to
give up DNA information in
exchange for a t-shirt.
I’m a little surprised at
how outraged Icelanders were
about that given that people
have basically given up all
their personal information to
Google and Facebook and every
e-commerce site they’ve ever
shopped on.
What’s a little DNA?
Gene The Genome
Hey Gene The Genome!
Who do you work for? Did
deCODE hire you? The t-shirt
lobbyists? Don’t contact me
again!
Nanna