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 Staldraði við þegar talað var um fóstur sem frumuklasa Innlent Einhver í herberginu segi ekki satt Innlent Katrín tekur forystuna á ný og Halla T í sókn Innlent Svona voru kappræður sex efstu í baráttunni um Bessastaði Innlent Skipstjórinn gistir fangageymslur ásamt stýrimanni Innlent „Við erum ekki hlutlaus þjóð“ Innlent Kviknaði í bensínbíl í akstri á Dalbraut Innlent Óvinnufær eftir harkalegt fall þegar strappur slitnaði Innlent Skipstjórinn og tveir stýrimenn handteknir vegna sjóslyssins Innlent Fólk muni ekki borga 200 þúsund fyrir „heimili sem það notar sem sumarbústað“ 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 Staldraði við þegar talað var um fóstur sem frumuklasa Innlent Einhver í herberginu segi ekki satt Innlent Katrín tekur forystuna á ný og Halla T í sókn Innlent Svona voru kappræður sex efstu í baráttunni um Bessastaði Innlent Skipstjórinn gistir fangageymslur ásamt stýrimanni Innlent „Við erum ekki hlutlaus þjóð“ Innlent Kviknaði í bensínbíl í akstri á Dalbraut Innlent Óvinnufær eftir harkalegt fall þegar strappur slitnaði Innlent Skipstjórinn og tveir stýrimenn handteknir vegna sjóslyssins Innlent Fólk muni ekki borga 200 þúsund fyrir „heimili sem það notar sem sumarbústað“ Innlent