8 influencers driving Iceland’s local food movement
Friends in high places
Perhaps the most influential local food champion, Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is also the President of Iceland. No joke. On a wintry day in February, he invited a small group of chefs participating in the annual Food & Fun Festival—an event celebrating Icelandic ingredients—to his residence. Being one of the most Northern-most countries in the world, Iceland experiences climate change first hand: diminishing glaciers, warming temperatures, etc. The country's duty, Grímsson explains, is to seek ways to adapt to environmental challenges for a sustainable food future.