Season 2

The Feast

5 Episodes Premiered December 10, 2023

Season Overview

This season follows Iceland’s festive calendar. From Advent to the First Day of Summer, Gunnar Karl and Sveppi explore holiday traditions, meet locals, and prepare seasonal feasts that celebrate the country’s culture and community spirit.

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Episodes

EP 1

Advent

Dec 10, 2023

Gunnar Karl takes Sveppi on a winter journey through the country. Together they experience the atmosphere of Advent, meet people, and taste the food that belongs to this time of year, before hosting an Advent feast.

View Details 30 MIN

EP 2

Christmas and New Year

Dec 27, 2023

Are Christmas and New Year the same holiday or two that run together? Gunnar Karl and Sveppi exchange gifts, taste skate and eggnog, and hold a New Year’s celebration with friends in an art museum in Reykjavík.

View Details 32 MIN

EP 3

Thorrablot / Midwinter Feast

Jan 25, 2024

Gunnar Karl and Sveppi travel to Bíldudalur to help prepare the local Þorrablót in Baldurshagi. They look at the old midwinter food traditions, how the dishes are made, why they have endured, and how they might be updated.

View Details 31 MIN

EP 4

Easter

Mar 28, 2024

The journey takes them around Snæfellsnes to collect ingredients for an Easter feast. They visit people in Arnarstapi, Víði in Gröf, and Grundarfjörður, before meeting at Rifið to prepare a celebration for 100 people with food and music.

View Details 31 MIN

EP 5

First Day of Summer

Apr 25, 2024

On the first day of summer they travel east to Breiðdalsvík. There they meet local guests and put on a wild-game feast in celebration of the new season.