Reykjavík Grapevine wrote article about the book 2019 when it won the third place at the Gourmand World Cookbook Awards 2019 for desserts. Excerpt from the article:
The book is much more than a collection of recipes (although there are plenty of those). The pictures show the surrounding landscape changing from summer green to winter white, and traditions like the annual sheep round up, the swimming pool coffee club, and the local “day of the accordion.”
It’s a heartfelt tribute to the building, the community, and the town. “That’s the reason we included more than just recipes,” says Isobel. “The funny thing,” adds Janne,“is that locals have started to ship the book out to their relatives and friends elsewhere. The book has become a documentation of life in Þingeyri. We didn’t anticipate that.”
Read full article online at grapevine.is
Paperback – 2019 – 132 pages