Icelandic Arctic char, potato and herb puree, pineapple

As part of Boston’s Taste of Iceland event (March 11-17!), there was much insanely delicious food and drink at Rustic Kitchen for a kickoff on Tuesday. Chef  Thorarinn Eggertsson of Orange served up melt-in-your-mouth deliciousness, although he left out crazier proteins Icelanders eat. Here are my belated photos from the event, which I attended courtesy of the ineffable Christine of Citysearch. It made me miss my trip to Iceland a bit as I reminisced about the whale steak and rotten shark I ate there, along with things like geothermal pools and lack of daylight. And great exchange rates.

It was lovely meeting freelance writer Cheryl Fenton, Trish, and JustinCanCook - who gave me an awesome pizza recipe that I’m hoping to try out next week.

Oh hey, blog readers, I’m going to cook next week during my spring break! I’m a little concerned, however – the kitchen I’m working with has like, two pots. No baking sheet. A toaster oven. I mean, I got dishware. Sort of. And cups and glasses. I opened the fridge and was greeted with nothing more than Shaw’s brand frozen waffles and chicken fries. Seriously – chicken fries!

I don’t even want to open the Chinese takeout carton. I imagine it’s where MSG goes when it’s been very, very naughty. The dry goods cupboard isn’t much better. I’ve exhausted half a can of barbecue Pringles.

What’s an aspiring home cook to do? Domestic bliss or wrestling with the prospect of no rice cooker… potato ricer… sous vide… Maybe I should start small and boil some pasta. I think I can do that.

Seriously, if you have any recipes, please send them to me.

Their signature cocktail - something involving Reyka, cran, and cinnamon

Icelandic chef Thorarinn Eggertsson, center

Icelandic musician Mugison

Salted cod and lobster with shellfish sauce - delicious

Then, since we were still hungry, they brought a bunch of pizza. Not icelandic. Yum.

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