May 18 – 23, 2006 San Francisco Bay Area
May 18- 23 treat yourself to Icelandic delights by one of Europe’s and Iceland’s most celebrated Master Chef, Siggi Hall. Joining Siggi at three Bay Area restaurants is Iceland’s leading Jazz guitarist Bjorn Thoroddsen. Ghostigital, one of Iceland’s hippest modern-sound bands, rocks the house at Café Du Nord on Friday night, May 19. And on Monday, May 23 the Icelandic Film Festival at the Castro Theatre in cooperation with SOMA magazine highlights the hottest films and filmmakers from Iceland including academy award nominated film short “The Last Farm” and the critically acclaimed music documentary “Screaming Masterpiece”. Iceland is here! Don’t miss it.
A Taste of Iceland is a festival of events sponsored by Iceland Naturally and produced in co-operation with SOMA Magazine, Tiernan´s Pub and Restaurant on Fisherman’s Wharf, Flea Street Café in Menlo Park and, Katy´s Kreek Restaurant in Walnut Creek.
Taste of Iceland at a glance
Thursday & Friday, May 18-19
Chef Siggi Hall and Jazz guitarist Bjorn Thoroddseen at Tiernan’s on Fisherman’s Wharf. 5-9 pm.
Friday night, May 19
Ghostigital – with Einar Orn of the Sugercubes at Café Du Nord – door 8:00 show 9:00 pm. www.cafedunord.com
Saturday, May 20
Chef Siggi Hall and Jazz guitarist Bjorn Thoroddseen at Katy’s Kreek in Walnut Creek – all day.
Sunday, May 21
Chef Siggi Hall and Jazz guitarist Bjorn Thoroddsen at Flea St. Café in Menlo Park 5:30 – 9:00 pm.
Monday, May 22
Chef Siggi Hall and Jazz guitarist Bjorn Thoroddsen at JZCool Eatery, in Menlo Park, 12 noon – 2:00 pm.
Monday, May 22
Icelandic Film Festival in cooperation with SOMA magazine at the Castro Theatre, San Francisco. www.castrotheatre.com
Taste of Iceland! :: Food ::
Icelandic Master Chef, Siggi Hall – In a unique week-long collaboration with three local restaurants, Siggi Hall will present unique menus of Icelandic lamb, fish, cheese skyr, and even Aquavit Martini’s. Join Siggi for a taste of Iceland at one of these fine restaurants: Each restaurant will serve Iceland specialties all week long during the Taste of Iceland festival.
• Thursday-Friday, May 18-19:
Tiernan´s on Fishermans Wharf, Ghirardelli Square. 685 Beach Street, San Francisco, CA 94109. Reservations & information: 415.675.9700. 5-9 pm
• Saturday, May 20:
Katy’s Kreek, Walnut Creek, 1680 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA. Reservations & information: 925.946.0949. All-day
• Sunday , May 21:
Flea St. Café, 3607 Alameda De Las Pulgas, Menlo Park, CA 94025 Reservations & information: 650.854.1226 5:30 – 9:00
• Monday, May 22:
JZCool Eatery, 827 Santa Cruz Ave, Menlo Park. 11:30 – 2:00 pm 650.325.3665
Taste of Iceland! :: Music ::
Ghostigital – Lead by ex-Sugarcubes vocalist Einar Örn and digital/tape-delay wizard Curver, Ghostigital is touring their new release of In Cod We Trust, “a feverish sound-clash on which hip hop beats and raps intermingle with free-jazz improvisation and blasts of abrasive/industrial dissonance.” SFWeekly - www.ghostigital.com
• Friday, May 19:
Café du Nord in San Francisco. Doors @ 8:00 Show @9:00 Cover: $10.00
Bjorn Thoroddsen – With 20 professional years behind him, Björn Thoroddsen is now a leading jazz guitar playing in Iceland today.
• Thursday - Friday May 18-19: Tiernan´s on Fisherman’s Wharf
• Saturday, May 20:
Katy´s Kreek, Walnut Creek, CA
• Sunday, May 21: Flea St. Café, Menlo Park, CA
• Monday, May 22: JZCool Eatery, Menlo Park, CA
Taste of Iceland! :: Film ::
Icelandic Film Festival – “Screaming Masterpiece”, “Noi Albinoi” and the 2005 academy award nominated live action film short “The Last Farm” in co-operation with SOMA Magazine at the Castro Theater in San Francisco.
Monday, May 22: Castro Theater, San Francisco, CA
• Screaming Masterpiece - at 12:00 (noon) and 6:00 p.m.
**Screaming Masterpiece delves into the Icelandic music scene and uncovers a thriving community of artists from all genres of music. Screaming Masterpiece asks the question: why is the small Icelandic community is so music mad? Is it the isolation or 'the long nights with nothing to do but drink' as is implied? With interviews with native musicians from Björk, Sigur Rós and Múm, to stories of the teenage band Nilfisk who end up opening for the Foo Fighters when they visit the island. A captivating documentary about the contemporary music scene in this unique island culture.**
• The Last Farm - academy award nominated live action film short- showed before both movies.
**The first Academy Award nominations for Rúnar Rúnarsson and Thor S. Sigurjónsson. An elderly man keeps a secret from the outside world as he reacts to the possibility that he will no longer be able to remain on his isolated farm.**
• Noi Albinoi - at 3:30 p.m.
** Is he the village Idiot or a genius in disguise? 17 year old Nói drifts through life on a remote fjord in the north of Iceland. In winter, the fjord is cut off from the outside world and Only a natural disaster will shatter Noi's universe and offer him a window into a better world.**
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