Glaze Amazes Guest at Toronto Picnic Event – Technology Meets Outdoor Fun – is an article by Icelandic technology company Glaze.is. It’s about the latest Arden Jackson and Vínarterta adventure. We beta-tested the fabulous new Glaze Order and Payment App for food service management for our ‘Taste of Iceland’s Independence Day Picnic in High Park’ […]
What you need to know about Iceland’s Celebration of Independence on June 17. The Anniversary of Þjóðhátiðardagurinn will be celebrated by Icelanders everywhere. Join us in Toronto on June 17! Gleðilega þjóðhátið! Happy National Independence Day! Do you know that Iceland’s Pride, Sword and Shield is a man named Jón? It’s Jón Sigurðsson Birthday on June 17, and also […]
As you like it – Connection to Laura Goodman Salverson “And this our life exempt from public haunt, finds tongues in trees, books in the running brook, sermons in stones, and good in everything”. – Shakespeare, ‘As You Like It’ Act 2 Scene 1 Forest of Arden My full story about my connection to […]
Do you know how to create great Future Memories of Thanksgiving, Jól and Christmas? Memories hold a great deal of power over us. When we remember the good ones, we experience the positive high of wonderful feeling as if they had just occurred. The less good memories do the same and make us feel negative […]
The El Macambo Event That Changed The (Vinarterta) World. In November of 2011 the Icelandic band ‘Of Monsters and Men’ arrived in Canada after signing a record deal in the US with Universal to release their first album featuring their number one hit ‘Little Talks’. A comfy group of Toronto Icelanders, Icelandophiles and I joined […]
Intergenerational Heroes – The Volunteer Team at Icelandic Roots Guest Article by Arden Jackson CVO (Chief Vinarterta Officer) These pioneers work for the world they will leave behind. They are the forerunners who know that the actions of one generation have consequences on those following. They are the intergenerational heroes of the Icelandic Roots Volunteer […]
Three Questions to Ask Your Amma (Grandmother) Do you have memories of favourite questions that you asked your Mother, Amma or Grandmother and their answers? When we think about our nurturers we remember them mostly from the point of view of our younger selves. We get wistful about how they made us feel, and inspired […]
Our Celebrations today are about new and deep-rooted love. Something that shifts us subtly into hope and joy because it’s fresh and familiar at the same time. Something new but not too new is here. Easter Celebrations are paradoxical with the promise of the new and a reminder of the ancient love that binds us. […]
Vor = Spring! Time to Celebrate! It’s time to allow yourself to Celebrate!* Are you eagerly thinking about planning food for gatherings, Weddings, Birthdays, Easter, and Mother’s Day like I am? This week the new Vinarterta Kitchen (I call her Vinkona) is cooking up Vinarterta, Kleinur, Icelandic Brown Bread, Rullupylsa, Hangikjot, (and Svid Sheep’s Heads […]
We have Two Cosy Changes for Christmas Vinarterta Because you care about what’s in your Vinarterta, and because you want more than just any Vinarterta. Here’s where you can buy your Vinarterta for Christmas, Holidays, and Special Celebrations! Nothing is more delightful than baking for you and hearing your stories and experiences. Thank you! Order […]