Video from "Designers and
Farmers" - A creative approach to new Nordic food experiences, at the international cross-creative conference "You are in control
2012",
Reykjavik November 2012.
New Nordic
Food is constantly entering into new collaborative forms and new platforms to bring culinary experiences and the creative industries together. On
November 5, 2012, the stage was set in
Iceland's capital Reykjavik, where the international conference
You Are In Control (YAIC) for the first time introduced creative culinary experiences by "Designers & Farmers" as a part of the actual conference programme.
The Designers and Farmers research project was developed by The
Iceland Academy of the Arts and saw product designers and farmers brought together to develop unique high-quality food products based on Iceland's traditional produce. At the You Are In Control 2012 conference the people and products behind the Designers and Farmers project were partnering up with Bjarni Gunnar Kristinsson,
Head Chef of Hörpudiskur in order to create a unique lunch experience.
Music created by
Kiasmos. The lunch was introduced by
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon,
Minister of Industries and Innovation.
As an international conference for digital creatives and cross-platform explorations, You Are In Control, added value by inviting their guests to a special food experience that involves actors from different parts of the creative industries. The initiative was made possible by collaboration and dialogue between You Are In Control, Designers & Farmers,
Harpa,
Association of
Creative Industries in Iceland, Promote Iceland and New Nordic Food.
More information:
You Are In Control: www.youareincontrol.is
Designers & Farmers: www.designersandfarmers.com/en
New Nordic Food: www.newnordicfood.org
Harpa
Concert Hall and
Conference Centre:
http://en.harpa.is/
Menu:
THE
BLACK PUDDING
CAKE:
The black pudding cake was developed for the restaurant Fjallakaffi in
Möðrudalur in Fjöll. The farm is known for its outstanding meat but had not previously made use of the offal. Here, an age-old, everyday food tradition was reviewed and lifted up to another level.
RYE BREAD ROLL CAKES AND BUNS:
The Designers and Farmers
Project developed a menu for Hali in Suðursveit; a menu which reveals to Þórbergssetur restaurant guests, the radiance of eccentricity of Þórbergur Þórðrson, the writer, who was born and brought up there. Þórbergur had a great love of buns and the menu offers delicious sweet cinnamon buns and rye bread roll cakes with filling made from lamb paté or
Arctic charr.
SKYR CONFECTIONERY:
The skyr confectionery is a high quality sweet, covered in Valrhona chocolate and filled with home-made skyr from the Erpsstaðir Creamery. Erpsstaðir are a cow farm in Dalirnir where cows live in the best possible conditions in a free range cowshed and control both their own feeding and milking as they feel is best. Under the same roof, the farmers produce their products with diligence with the skyr confectionery as their hallmark. The skyr confectionery was chosen the product of the year in
2011 by
Grapevine Product Awards.
RHUBARB CARAMEL:
The caramel is made from childhood memories of rhubarb, when children took a rhubarb stick and sugar in a glass to dip the rhubarb in. The caramel is handmade with care by the farmers at Langamýri.
SALAD GARDEN:
Inspired by the home garden of Bjarni Gunnar Kristinsson, Head Chef of Harpa's Hörpudiskur catering service, pick your own salad leaves and herbs and add one of the special salad dressings.
- published: 11 Jan 2013
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