Slippurinn - Gill, Nicholas

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Résumé :
Gisli 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 molten rock, Matt has crafted a menu that both respects the local and traditional end pushes the boundaries of contemporary cuisine. This cookbook takes the reader right to the heart of Matt's fascinating culinary world and island life. In this book, Matt tells the story of Slippurinn through 100 highly creative recipes accompanied by illuminating teats. He discusses in detail the incredible array of local ingredients, as well as plants and seaweeds foraged on the island that are central to his food. making it a truly fascinating read. Matt has undertaken a huge amount of research into traditional Icelandic dishes to preserve local culinary knowledge, and the book explores how he combines this with a modern approach fore cuisine to be enjoyed by locals and international foodies. Illustrating this unique story are stunning images of the dishes and local landscape, as well as archival images from the time of the volcano's eruption.

Biographie:
sli Matt hails from a long line of Icelandic cooks and fishermen. After training as a chef and working in restaurants including Eleven Madison Park and Aska in New York, he decided to return to Iceland and open the restaurant of his dreams: Slippurinn. ...

Sommaire:
G?sli Matt (b.1989) hails from the Westman islands from a long line of cooks and fishermen. After training as a chef and working in restaurants in other parts of the world he decided to open a restaurant with his family. The dream was to make an amazing place that is charming with a casual, welcoming atmosphere that is only open during the summer and that uses only seasonal produce from the islands. In 2012 Slippurinn opened its doors and his dream became a reality.

Nicholas Gill, the co-founder of the web site New Worlder, is an acclaimed food and travel writer, who divides his time between New York and Peru....