Iceland Naturally, a group of Icelandic seafood, agriculture, water and tourism leaders, Icelandair, Icelandic agriculture and the City of Reykjavik, invite you to attend the eighth Food & Fun Festival 2009 in Reykjavik, Iceland, March 18th until 22nd, 2009.

The name really says it all... Food and Fun is an event which combines outstanding culinary skills, fresh natural ingredients, Icelandic outdoor adventure and the world-famous Reykjavik nightlife to create the ultimate recipe for fun.

 

The core element of the festival involves world acclaimed chefs who collaborate with Reykjavik's best restaurants. Each chef is assigned to one of the participating restaurants, where they prepare a special menu, made out of Icelandic ingredients only. The menu is presented at all the restaurants for an entire week. In addition, the chefs themselves are on site for three nights during the festival week.

The second element of the festival is the chef competition, which takes place on the last day of the the festival. The chefs compete by making three courses, made out of Icelandic ingredients only. The competition is unique because the chefs all possess exceptional culinary skills, but have not worked with Icelandic ingredients before. Prior to the competition, they are given 30 minutes to quickly shop at the nearby supermarket with only one order: Icelandic ingredients only! Then they are given three hours to apply their magic.