Are Christmas and New Year the same holiday or two that run together? Gunnar Karl and Sveppi exchange gifts, taste skate and eggnog, and hold a New Year’s celebration with friends in an art museum in Reykjavík.

Christmas and New Year

Gunnar Karl Gíslason

Sverrir Þór Sverrisson

Thorrablot / Midwinter Feast

Advent

Gunnar Karl takes Sveppi on a winter journey through the country. Together they experience the atmosphere of Advent, meet people, and taste the food that belongs to this time of year, before hosting an Advent feast.

Gunnar Karl and Sveppi travel to Bíldudalur to help prepare the local Þorrablót in Baldurshagi. They look at the old midwinter food traditions, how the dishes are made, why they have endured, and how they might be updated.

The journey takes them around Snæfellsnes to collect ingredients for an Easter feast. They visit people in Arnarstapi, Víði in Gröf, and Grundarfjörður, before meeting at Rifið to prepare a celebration for 100 people with food and music.

Easter

On the first day of summer they travel east to Breiðdalsvík. There they meet local guests and put on a wild-game feast in celebration of the new season.

First Day of Summer

Gunnar Karl Gíslason, Michelin chef, travels around Iceland, meeting interesting people and learning about culture, art, food and innovation in the utilization of resources.

Christmas and New Year

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