BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Taste of Iceland, an annual festival that celebrates Iceland’s vibrant culture, returns to Boston with a series of events from March 12-16, 2015. Presented by Iceland Naturally, the five-day event highlights the best of Icelandic food, music and culture, giving Bostonians a taste of what life is like in Iceland. This year’s events include a special Icelandic menu at Tavern Road prepared by 2014 Nordic Chef of the Year Viktor Örn Andrésson, the free Reykjavik Calling concert at The Middle East, a free Icelandic Film Festival at Kendall Square Cinema, and the City to City Dialogue, an energy innovation panel at the MIT Media lab. For a complete schedule of events, visit www.icelandnaturally.com or see below.
Icelandic Menu at Tavern Road
March 13-16 | Tavern
Road | 343 Congress Street | Boston
An authentic
Icelandic meal will be available Friday through Monday at Tavern Road,
located in Boston’s Fort Point neighborhood. Icelandic chef Viktor
Örn Andrésson, Blue Lagoon’s award-winning head chef, will
collaborate with Tavern Road chef and owner Louis
DiBiccari to prepare a four-course
meal featuring traditional Icelandic fare, including fresh Arctic
char, Icelandic cod, free-range Icelandic lamb, and decadent hazelnut
Skyr. Prepared onsite with fresh ingredients flown in from Iceland, this
special menu will be offered for $65 per person (tax, gratuity, and
beverages not included). For reservations, call 617-790-0808 or book
online here.
Reykjavik Calling Concert at The Middle East
March 14 |
8PM | The
Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub | 472-480
Massachusetts Ave. | Cambridge
The free Reykjavik Calling
concert combines two of Iceland’s most talented bands with two
Boston-area acts for a night of spectacular collaborations. Presented in
partnership with WERS
88.9 FM and Iceland
Airwaves, admission to the concert is free and will be granted on a
first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 8 p.m. and the show begins
at 9 p.m. Must be 18 years or older. Click
here to RSVP.
- Icelandic musicians: Kaleo & Beebee and the bluebirds
- Boston musicians: Love in Stockholm & George Knight with Pablo Palooza
City to City Dialogue: Innovations in Energy and Mobility Affecting
the Future of Our Cities
March 12 | 8:15-11AM | The
MIT Media Lab | 75 Amherst Street | Cambridge
Iceland
Naturally is partnering with the MIT
Media Lab and the City
Science Initiative to host an energy innovation panel discussion
moderated by Greg
Lindsay. The panel will focus on Boston and Reykjavik’s efforts in
innovating energy for a better future, including the work being done
around electric cars and data centers. The Mayor of Reykjavik and
executives from Iceland’s national power company, Landsvirkjun,
will represent Iceland on the panel. Vineet
Gupta, Head of City of Boston Transportation, and Ryan
Chin of the City Science Initiative and the MIT Media Lab, among
others, will represent Boston. Click
here to register
and view the complete agenda. Tickets are required.
Icelandic Film Festival at Kendall Square Cinema
March 14
| 1-4PM | Kendall
Square Cinema | 355 Binney Street | Cambridge
Discover
the best in Icelandic film at Kendall Square Cinema, where Iceland
Naturally will host a series of Icelandic film screenings. Specially
curated by the Reykjavik
Shorts & Docs Festival, admission to the film screenings is free
and on a first-come, first-served basis. Click
here to see the film lineup and RSVP.
Media Events: Exclusive media preview events will be hosted throughout the weekend. To attend these events and coordinate interview and photo opportunities, please email iceland@bigfishmarket.com. Click here to download high-res images.
Stay up-to-date on Taste of Iceland events by following @IcelandNatural and #TasteofIceland on Twitter & Instagram and ‘Liking’ Iceland Naturally on Facebook.
About Taste of Iceland
Taste of Iceland in Boston is
presented by Iceland Naturally in cooperation with Icelandair,
Reyka
Vodka, Blue
Lagoon, Visit
Reykjavik, Icelandic
Glacial, Promote
Iceland, Brennivin,
Borg
Brugghús, Landsvirkjun,
Iceland
Airwaves, Tavern
Road, The
Middle East Restaurant & Nightclub, WERS
88.9 FM, Kendall
Square Cinema, Reykjavik
Shorts & Docs Film Festival, City
Science Initiative and the MIT
Media Lab.
About Iceland Naturally
Iceland Naturally is a cooperative
marketing organization that promotes the tourism, services, products and
culture of Iceland. Through events, promotions, and online marketing
initiatives, Iceland Naturally introduces Iceland’s creativity and
natural wonders to North Americans. The group is comprised of Icelandair,
Icelandic
Group, Islandsbanki,
Reyka
Vodka, City
of Reykjavik, Icelandic
Glacial Water, Blue
Lagoon, Keflavik
International Airport (KEF), Landsvirkjun,
Ölgerðin
Egill Skallagrímsson, Promote
Iceland and the Government
of Iceland.
