'To eat at Slippurinn is blissful. To have Matt's recipes is a gift.'
- Diana Henry
The debut from rising star chef Gísli Matt of Slippurinn, the
international culinary-destination restaurant in Iceland's Westman
Islands
Chef Gísli Matt built Slippurinn with his family in a historic shipyard
building of a small town whose landscape was changed forever by the lava
flow from a 1973 erupted volcano. In this most incredible environment,
where plants grow on mountains created out of lava, Gísli created a menu
that both respects the local and traditional and pushes boundaries of
contemporary cuisine. Gísli is forging his own way in gastronomy today.
He has captured the attention of the world's culinary cognoscenti,
including Ruth Reichl and Diana Henry among others, and this, Gísli's
first book, reflects his extensive research into traditional Icelandic
dishes to preserve local culinary knowledge while applying a modern
approach for a cuisine to be enjoyed by locals and international
foodies. It takes the reader right to the heart of his fascinating
culinary world and island life. A book for lovers of all things Nordic
and for food lovers the world over.