Upcoming Icelandic cooking class (post includes bonus unnecessary slideshow of Iceland)

Before I give you the details on this cooking class, I am just going to dispense with one thing right off the bat.

If you like food, and keep up with food media, you probably have already heard, a zillion times, Anthony Bourdain’s extremely negative opinion about Icelandic food. I can’t do a post about Icelandic food, on a food site, without at least acknowledging it as a meme of sorts in the food world: it’s the elephant in the room. 

So, yes, this famous food guy has famously said he did not care for the food of Iceland.

To balance that out, I will say this: I visited Iceland, and I have absolutely no memories of the food on the trip whatsoever. I think, in the context of the global reputation Bourdain has given the cuisine, this is actually singing its praises, don’t you? I was there for several days, I am not the kind of girl who skips meals, and I have absolutely nothing bad to say about any of the food. 

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On the menu this weekend: squash, medicinal chocolate, krumkaka, seafood, juice fasting

Here's the round-up of food events this weekend. Several festivals (Greek, wurst, cheese, street food, farms, squash, Mexico & Latin America), cider, chocolate, beer, FREE! fries, paella, pizza, more.

Festivals

• The Great Wallingford Wurst Festival
• Saint Demetrios Greek Festival
• Seattle Fiestas Patrias
• Cascadia Cheese Festival at Central Co-op
• Mobile Food Rodeo
• Fishermen's Fall Festival

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On the menu this weekend: Hawaiian food, po' boys, crayfish, farms, pasta, healthy eating

Here's the round-up of food events this weekend: canning, zucchini races, garden donations, Harvest Fair, Moroccan food, Thai cooking, healthy eating, budget wines and more!

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On the menu this weekend: peaches, Queensrÿche, tomatoes, Finland, gluten-free, emotional eating

Here's the round-up of food events this weekend. Whatever you decide to do, I hope you enjoy the sunny warm weather forecasted for the weekend! 

And for some ideas of outdoor activities to help burn off some calories, check out the weekend round-up of outdoor and nature events on Seattle Natural Selection.

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Seattle Scandinavian food events, recipes and resources

Celebrate Seattle's Scandinavian heritage via cuisine! Enjoy lefse, ligonberries, lutefisk, pickled herring, kaffebröd, glögg, and a whole bunch of specialties from the Nordic region.

See the below calendar of cooking classes and events. And see the below features with recipes from local Scandinavian folks, pictures & tips from a pickled herring class, slideshows from a local Scandinavian food store & a Swedish pea soup challenge...even baking how-to videos from the Bothell Sons of Norway!

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