Further Information

The People

We are a group of three people based in Reykjavík and are in the process of putting together a cookbook that features recipes from Iceland's favourite restaurants.

The team consists of Rob Tasker, Sandra Björk Sigurðardóttir, and Tansu Iliyaz.

The Book

The book will feature various restaurants (most in the Reykjavík area), and include both a profile of the restaurant/chef, as well as a recipe of one of the dishes/cocktails from that restaurant.

The cookbook will be available in both Icelandic and English, as members of the team are both native Icelandic and English speakers and in order to market it to both locals and tourists.

The working titles are, for English: "Cooking with Fire & Ice: Recipes from Iceland's Favourite Restaurants" and for Icelandic: "Veitingastaðinn heim: Uppskriftir frá vinsælustu veitingastöðum landsins"

The response from establishments in the Reykjavík area has been amazing as we now have over two dozen interested restaurants from high end places, to local favourites.

It's now time to put it all together and get it on store shelves by Christmas.

The Restaurants

As the project is just getting started, all of the restaurants interested in being involved cannot be revealed until the final handshakes are done and all paperwork is in place between us and them.

But don't worry, you won't need to wait until the end of the campaign to find out who's involved. We will be posting updates as restaurants officially come on board.

All we can say at this time, is that there are some local favourites people visit often, as well as others that are saved for those special occasions (or to impress a date)

As of this moment, the restaurants that are included in the cookbook are:

Bike Cave https://www.bikecave.is
Bryggjan Brugghús https://www.bryggjanbrugghus.is
Burro Tapas + Steaks http://www.burro.is
Café Loki https://www.loki.is
The Coocoo's Nest https://www.coocoosnest.is
Grillið http://www.grillid.is
Íslenski barinn http://www.islenskibarinn.is
Kolabrautin http://www.kolabrautin.is
LAMB Street Food https://www.lambstreetfood.is
La Primavera https://www.laprimavera.is
Matarkjallarinn https://www.matarkjallarinn.is
Messinn http://www.messinn.com
Public House Gastropub http://www.publichouse.is
Slippbarinn https://www.slippbarinn.is
Snaps Bistro http://snaps.is
Sæmundur í Sparifötunum in Kex Hostel http://www.kexhostel.is
Tapas Barinn http://www.tapas.is
Valdís https://www.valdis.is

WHY €8,000?

That may seem like a lot of money, but essentially it will cover our costs for the first print run, warehousing, shipping costs, and Karolina Fund fees, as well as a tiny portion to cover our time we're investing in this project.

The money is going largely to printing costs and book materials, as well as the costs for the photography, design work, promotion, and editing.

Risks & Challenges

Having restaurants on board with this project is the biggest factor in it's completion. Currently, there are over two dozen restaurants in the Reykjavik area eager to participate.

The timeline will also be a factor, wanting to get this cookbook out for the holiday season means it will need to be completed within only a few months, and sent to the printers in November. Juggling schedules for each restaurant could affect the timeline.