Wheatgrass cocktails 31. maí 2006 00:01 Maður lifandi, Borgatún 24 You are what you eat. Capitalizing on this cliché is Maður Lifandi, a one-year old addition to the small collection of health food / vegetarian restaurants that dot Reykjavík. Maður Lifandi's point of differentiation is that it is not only a restaurant, but also a health food store and advice clinic. The concept is proving successful, and by the time you read this article, a new branch will have opened in Kópavogur. I tried out the food over lunch, when the suits from nearby KB Bank and KPMG filled the tables upstairs. (Actually, that's a good thing. The tables downstairs, adorned with candles, are smarter and create a restaurant ambiance much more effectively.) The food on offer here is not exclusively organic, but eschews additives, preservatives and other health-conscious no-no's. The special of the day is usually vegetarian, except on Wednesdays, when diners will find either a chicken or fish offering. On this occasion, satay chicken (with a slightly stingy helping of sauce) was served with brown rice and salad (1189 ISK). The salad bar (1189 ISK) displayed such gems as a deliciously crisp exotic fruit salad and a selection of beautifully toasted pumpkin and sesame seeds, although I wish the plates were a little larger. I also tried a healthy drink: the carrot, ginger, and wheatgrass concoction (the "Maður Lifandi") didn't taste great, but it made me feel virtuous and I'm confident it made my innards sing. I felt that ordering a post-meal coffee wouldn't have been fitting in such a health conscious environment, although I think there was a cappuccino machine lurking in the corner somewhere for defiant patrons. The highlight was definitely the dessert: a blueberry crumble square with the wonderfully poetic name hjónabandsæla ("wedded bliss") and a moist carrot cake, sadly unnamed, with dates. The chaos of the lunch crowd made Maður Lifandi not feel so relaxing as a health food establishment ought to, but its success at the sometimes hard-to-find "good food at good value" combination makes this a place to try. You can stock up on soba noodles and Echinacea while you're at it. - Eliza Reid. Eating out News in English Athugið. Vísir hvetur lesendur til að skiptast á skoðunum. Allar athugasemdir eru á ábyrgð þeirra er þær rita. Lesendur skulu halda sig við málefnalega og hófstillta umræðu og áskilur Vísir sér rétt til að fjarlægja ummæli og/eða umræðu sem fer út fyrir þau mörk. Vísir mun loka á aðgang þeirra sem tjá sig ekki undir eigin nafni eða gerast ítrekað brotlegir við ofangreindar umgengnisreglur. Mest lesið Segir Enok hafa setið fyrir manni sem stakk hann hálfu ári áður Innlent „Það er svo ótrúlega erfitt að vera synjað um að hitta börnin sín” Innlent Yrði stærsta lýðheilsuslys Íslandssögunnar Innlent Sagður hafa slegið eiginkonu sína ítrekað með steikarpönnu Innlent Segja Pútín vilja vopnahlé sem miðist við núverandi víglínur Erlent Líklega síðasta veðurviðvörunin í bili Veður Veita viðtal um Hamraborgarmálið í fyrsta sinn: Viðvörunarkerfi í bílnum hefði getað gert illt verra Innlent Sex handteknir í átaki gegn ólöglegri atvinnustarfsemi Innlent Vilja banna snjallsíma fyrir yngri en 16 ára Erlent Mikill harmleikur en skýrir farvegir Innlent
You are what you eat. Capitalizing on this cliché is Maður Lifandi, a one-year old addition to the small collection of health food / vegetarian restaurants that dot Reykjavík. Maður Lifandi's point of differentiation is that it is not only a restaurant, but also a health food store and advice clinic. The concept is proving successful, and by the time you read this article, a new branch will have opened in Kópavogur. I tried out the food over lunch, when the suits from nearby KB Bank and KPMG filled the tables upstairs. (Actually, that's a good thing. The tables downstairs, adorned with candles, are smarter and create a restaurant ambiance much more effectively.) The food on offer here is not exclusively organic, but eschews additives, preservatives and other health-conscious no-no's. The special of the day is usually vegetarian, except on Wednesdays, when diners will find either a chicken or fish offering. On this occasion, satay chicken (with a slightly stingy helping of sauce) was served with brown rice and salad (1189 ISK). The salad bar (1189 ISK) displayed such gems as a deliciously crisp exotic fruit salad and a selection of beautifully toasted pumpkin and sesame seeds, although I wish the plates were a little larger. I also tried a healthy drink: the carrot, ginger, and wheatgrass concoction (the "Maður Lifandi") didn't taste great, but it made me feel virtuous and I'm confident it made my innards sing. I felt that ordering a post-meal coffee wouldn't have been fitting in such a health conscious environment, although I think there was a cappuccino machine lurking in the corner somewhere for defiant patrons. The highlight was definitely the dessert: a blueberry crumble square with the wonderfully poetic name hjónabandsæla ("wedded bliss") and a moist carrot cake, sadly unnamed, with dates. The chaos of the lunch crowd made Maður Lifandi not feel so relaxing as a health food establishment ought to, but its success at the sometimes hard-to-find "good food at good value" combination makes this a place to try. You can stock up on soba noodles and Echinacea while you're at it. - Eliza Reid.
Eating out News in English Athugið. Vísir hvetur lesendur til að skiptast á skoðunum. Allar athugasemdir eru á ábyrgð þeirra er þær rita. Lesendur skulu halda sig við málefnalega og hófstillta umræðu og áskilur Vísir sér rétt til að fjarlægja ummæli og/eða umræðu sem fer út fyrir þau mörk. Vísir mun loka á aðgang þeirra sem tjá sig ekki undir eigin nafni eða gerast ítrekað brotlegir við ofangreindar umgengnisreglur. Mest lesið Segir Enok hafa setið fyrir manni sem stakk hann hálfu ári áður Innlent „Það er svo ótrúlega erfitt að vera synjað um að hitta börnin sín” Innlent Yrði stærsta lýðheilsuslys Íslandssögunnar Innlent Sagður hafa slegið eiginkonu sína ítrekað með steikarpönnu Innlent Segja Pútín vilja vopnahlé sem miðist við núverandi víglínur Erlent Líklega síðasta veðurviðvörunin í bili Veður Veita viðtal um Hamraborgarmálið í fyrsta sinn: Viðvörunarkerfi í bílnum hefði getað gert illt verra Innlent Sex handteknir í átaki gegn ólöglegri atvinnustarfsemi Innlent Vilja banna snjallsíma fyrir yngri en 16 ára Erlent Mikill harmleikur en skýrir farvegir Innlent
Veita viðtal um Hamraborgarmálið í fyrsta sinn: Viðvörunarkerfi í bílnum hefði getað gert illt verra Innlent
Veita viðtal um Hamraborgarmálið í fyrsta sinn: Viðvörunarkerfi í bílnum hefði getað gert illt verra Innlent