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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
On with the butter (Áfram með Smjörið) Getting back to work and getting it done quickly Sometimes when we’re having an adventure, we wish we were safe at home. But when we’re safe at home, we wish we were having an adventure. I can help with that. My purpose is to continue to bring an […]
We’re thrilled to announce Sponsorship from Iceland’s Reyka Vodka for Arden Jackson’s upcoming events! Since the beginning of our Vínarterta adventure in 2012, our handmade Vanilla Extract has been a signature flavour adding to the brilliance of our exceptional baked goods. We infuse rare and extravagant Organic Madagascar Vanilla Beans into this clear, clean, smooth, […]
What are your winter survival skills for 2018? For some like Fred, between skates on a frozen lake, riding a fat bike, following animal tracks and listening to the birds in Riding Mountain National Park in Manitoba, it is a piece of Vínarterta and a virtual chat with colleagues from the heart of the snowy […]
Mock not the traveler met on the road, Nor maliciously laugh at the guest: Scoff not at guests nor to the gate chase them, But relieve the lonely and the wretched. Never laugh at the old when they offer counsel, Often their words are wise: From shriveled skin, from scraggy things That hang among the […]
“Where are the Icelanders? Show us some Icelanders.” When the first Vínarterta-recipe-carrying Icelandic migrants arrived to settle in Canada in the 1870’s they were met with questions and assumptions about who they were! “Even as the first migrants arrived in Manitoba, curious residents flocked to the docks demanding a display based on their own understanding […]
Land of the Midnight Sun : A Cultural and Culinary Experience in Hillsburgh, Ontario at The Friendly Chef Adventure Restaurant Thursday, August 4, 2016 Chef Pam Fanjoy, Winner of Chopped Canada, and Guest Chef Arden Jackson forge a new connection to bring you a taste of the Icelandic heart as they create a culinary and […]
Canada AM CTV last show is Friday June 3 after 43 Seasons. Thanks Canada AM for many entertaining mornings! Including my Throw Back Thursday to April 10,2015. It was a fun segment sharing Traditional Icelandic Food and Vínarterta! I had cut my hand badly the day before and had stitches and bandage to deal with, […]