Fyrir m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum langa\u00f0i mig d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 til a\u00f0 skrifa bla\u00f0ad\u00e1lk um veitingah\u00fas. Annars vegar var \u00fea\u00f0 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g bj\u00f3 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed Gautaborg og \u00ed borgarbla\u00f0inu \u00fear var vikulegur d\u00e1lkur, skrifa\u00f0ur af f\u00f3lki sem haf\u00f0i frekar l\u00edti\u00f0 vit \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00fea\u00f0 var a\u00f0 skrifa um, \u00fe.e.a.s. \u00e1 mat og v\u00edni. Sem m\u00e9r finnst svo sem \u00ed lagi (enda \u00feykist \u00e9g ekkert vit hafa \u00e1 sl\u00edku sj\u00e1lfur), en alls ekki \u00feegar skr\u00edbentarnir tala eins og \u00feeir s\u00e9u eitthvert yfirvald, samt\u00edmis \u00fev\u00ed sem \u00feeir afhj\u00fapa f\u00e1kunn\u00e1ttu s\u00edna.<\/p>\n
Hin \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an var a\u00f0 \u00e9g lenti \u00ed \u00fev\u00ed nokkrum sinnum \u00e1 f\u00e1rra \u00e1ra t\u00edmabili \u00ed upphafi si\u00f0asta \u00e1ratugar a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 (n\u00fd) veitingah\u00fas \u00ed Reykjav\u00edk sem byrju\u00f0u mj\u00f6g gl\u00e6silega, og voru vir\u00f0i \u00feeirra miklu peninga sem \u00feurfti a\u00f0 borga, en \u00fear sem seig flj\u00f3tt \u00e1 \u00f3g\u00e6fu- og slappleikahli\u00f0ina, \u00fe\u00f3tt himinh\u00e1tt ver\u00f0i\u00f0 h\u00f6rfa\u00f0i ekkert. Tv\u00f6 d\u00e6mi um fr\u00e1b\u00e6r veitingah\u00fas sem s\u00ed\u00f0an sl\u00f6ppu\u00f0ust umtalsvert \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 ver\u00f0a \u00f3d\u00fdrari voru La Primavera og Vox. (R\u00e9tt er a\u00f0 geta \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef \u00e1 hvorugt komi\u00f0 \u00ed nokkur \u00e1r, svo \u00feetta segir au\u00f0vita\u00f0 ekkert um hvernig \u00feau eru n\u00fana.)<\/p>\n
\u00c9g finn reyndar ekki lengur neina kn\u00fdjandi \u00fe\u00f6rf til a\u00f0 skrifa um veitingah\u00fas, en get ekki stillt mig um a\u00f0 segja fr\u00e1 \u00e1n\u00e6gjulegustu uppg\u00f6tvun sem \u00e9g hef gert \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed svi\u00f0i \u00ed m\u00f6rg \u00e1r, \u00fe.e.a.s. tilt\u00f6lulega \u00f3d\u00fdru veitingah\u00fasi me\u00f0 st\u00f3rkostlegum mat og g\u00f3\u00f0ri \u00fej\u00f3nustu (en v\u00ednlista sem \u00feyrfti a\u00f0 vera metna\u00f0arfyllri). \u00deetta er Pisa, \u00ed L\u00e6kjarg\u00f6tu. \u00dear bor\u00f0a\u00f0i \u00e9g \u00ed g\u00e6rkv\u00f6ldi, \u00ed anna\u00f0 sinn \u00e1 h\u00e1lfu \u00e1ri e\u00f0a svo.<\/p>\n
M\u00e9r datt ekki \u00ed hug fyrr en langt var li\u00f0i\u00f0 \u00e1 m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0ina a\u00f0 blogga um \u00feetta, svo \u00e9g skrifa\u00f0i engar athugasemdir me\u00f0an \u00e9g var \u00e1 sta\u00f0num, og \u00f3v\u00edst a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i nennt \u00fev\u00ed hvort sem er, enda hef \u00e9g engin pl\u00f6n um a\u00f0 blogga reglulega um veitingah\u00fas. \u00dev\u00ed \u00e1 \u00e9g erfitt me\u00f0 a\u00f0 l\u00fdsa \u00fev\u00ed margslungna brag\u00f0i sem ger\u00f0i m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0ina svo eftirminnilega, og sem er svo nau\u00f0synlegt til a\u00f0 m\u00e9r geti fundist eitthva\u00f0 vari\u00f0 \u00ed a\u00f0 fara \u00e1 veitingah\u00fas, hva\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 a\u00f0 \u00e9g s\u00e9 til \u00ed a\u00f0 borga mikla peninga fyrir \u00fea\u00f0. \u00c9g ver\u00f0 alltaf svekktur \u00feegar \u00e9g fer \u00e1 d\u00fdrt veitingah\u00fas \u00fear sem \u00e9g f\u00e6 mat sem m\u00e9r finnst a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef\u00f0i geta\u00f0 gert jafn g\u00f3\u00f0an sj\u00e1lfur.<\/p>\n
Pisa st\u00f3\u00f0st hins vegar me\u00f0 l\u00e1\u00f0i pr\u00f3fi\u00f0 a\u00f0 b\u00faa til betri mat en \u00e9g g\u00e6ti gert (sem er ekki s\u00e9rlega erfitt; \u00e9g er enginn meistarakokkur). Steinb\u00edturinn, fiskur dagsins, var betri en or\u00f0 f\u00e1 l\u00fdst, sem m\u00e9r finnst s\u00e9rstaklega sl\u00e1andi \u00ed lj\u00f3si \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef enn ekki fengi\u00f0 verulega g\u00f3ms\u00e6tan steinb\u00edt \u00ed heimah\u00fasi (\u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g \u00feekki f\u00f3lk sem \u00feykist geta gert sl\u00edkt, og b\u00ed\u00f0 spenntur eftir a\u00f0 sj\u00e1 \u00fea\u00f0 sanna\u00f0). Steinb\u00edturinn var mj\u00fakur \u00ed gegn, en stinnur, og samt vel steiktur a\u00f0 utan. Hann var borinn fram me\u00f0 skelfiskrisotto (me\u00f0 humri og r\u00e6kjum \u00ed) og \u00feetta risotto var ekki bara gott, \u00f6fugt vi\u00f0 \u00f6ll risotto sem \u00e9g hef bor\u00f0a\u00f0 um \u00e6vina (n\u00fa m\u00f3\u00f0ga\u00f0i \u00e9g nokkra vini m\u00edna, \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 vinkonu sem f\u00f3r einu sinni me\u00f0 mig \u00e1 einhvern fr\u00e6gan risottosta\u00f0 \u00ed New York). \u00dea\u00f0 var ekki bara gott heldur snilldarlegt, og bj\u00f3, \u00e1samt einhverjum \u00f6rf\u00ednum r\u00f6ndum af s\u00f3su (balsamediks\u00feykkni?) til \u00feetta samspil \u00f3l\u00edkra brag\u00f0a sem undirstrika hvert anna\u00f0. (J\u00e1, \u00e9g veit a\u00f0 brag\u00f0 er ekki til \u00ed fleirt\u00f6lu, en \u2026) Fyrir utan \u00feessa snilld var matnum ra\u00f0a\u00f0 \u00feannig \u00e1 diskinn a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var hrein unun \u00e1 a\u00f0 horfa, og \u00e9g ver\u00f0 a\u00f0 j\u00e1ta a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 hefur j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0 \u00e1hrif \u00e1 mig (\u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g s\u00e9 enn verri \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed svi\u00f0i sj\u00e1lfur en \u00ed matarger\u00f0).<\/p>\n
Svo m\u00e1 ekki gleyma forr\u00e9ttinum, nauta-carpaccio sem var l\u00edka me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed besta sem \u00e9g hef fengi\u00f0 af \u00fev\u00ed tagi, jafnvel \u00e1 d\u00fdrustu veitingah\u00fasum b\u00e6jarins. \u00d6r\u00feunnt og mj\u00f6g brag\u00f0miki\u00f0 nautakj\u00f6t me\u00f0 \u00feessu venjulega: Parmesan, klettasalati, furuhnetum, \u00f3l\u00edfuol\u00edu.<\/p>\n
Sessunautur minn f\u00e9kk Klaustursbleikju me\u00f0 r\u00f3targr\u00e6nmeti og kart\u00f6flumauki \u00ed a\u00f0alr\u00e9tt. \u00c9g f\u00e9kk a\u00f0 smakka og komst a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 ford\u00f3mar m\u00ednir voru ekki \u00e1 r\u00f6kum reistir: bleikjan var lj\u00faffengasti silungur sem \u00e9g man eftir, \u00fe\u00f3tt \u00e9g geti ekki l\u00fdst brag\u00f0inu. (H\u00e9r m\u00f3\u00f0ga\u00f0i \u00e9g l\u00edka gamla og g\u00f3\u00f0a vini sem gefa m\u00e9r silung (oftast mj\u00f6g g\u00f3\u00f0an og framreiddan \u00e1 \u00fdmsan m\u00e1ta) \u00ed \u00f6ll m\u00e1l.) Kart\u00f6flumauki\u00f0 var hins vegar \u00f3\u00fearflega \u201ef\u00ednmala\u00f0\u201c, en \u00fea\u00f0 er e.t.v. bara smekksatri\u00f0i.<\/p>\n
\u00dej\u00f3nustan var l\u00edka af \u00feessu tagi sem er of sjaldg\u00e6f \u00e1 \u00cdslandi: Vi\u00f0 t\u00f3kum aldrei eftir \u00fej\u00f3nunum nema \u00feegar vi\u00f0 \u00feurftum \u00e1 \u00feeim a\u00f0 halda, og \u00fe\u00e1 voru \u00feeir strax til sta\u00f0ar. Eftir \u00e1 a\u00f0 hyggja \u00e1tta \u00e9g mig l\u00edka \u00e1 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 matinn fengum vi\u00f0 n\u00e1kv\u00e6mlega \u00e1 r\u00e9ttum t\u00edma, og \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 velta nokkurn t\u00edma fyrir okkur hvort hann v\u00e6ri a\u00f0 koma.<\/p>\n
Ef \u00e9g \u00e1 a\u00f0 kvarta yfir einhverju \u00fe\u00e1 er \u00fea\u00f0 tvennt. Annars vegar a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 var \u00f3\u00fearflega miki\u00f0 salt b\u00e6\u00f0i \u00ed forr\u00e9ttinum og a\u00f0alr\u00e9ttinum. \u00dea\u00f0 fannst a\u00f0 v\u00edsu ekki sessunaut m\u00ednum, svo \u00feetta var e.t.v. \u00f3\u00fearfa vi\u00f0kv\u00e6mni m\u00edn, en \u00fea\u00f0 er hins vegar au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 auka vi\u00f0 salti\u00f0 en minnka \u00fea\u00f0, svo \u00e9g myndi heldur draga \u00far \u00fev\u00ed. Hins vegar fannst m\u00e9r v\u00ednlistinn of f\u00e1t\u00e6klegur. \u00de\u00f3tt d\u00fdrasta rau\u00f0v\u00edni\u00f0 \u00e1 listanum (Villa Puccini Riserva, sem var mj\u00f6g \u00f3d\u00fdrt mi\u00f0a\u00f0 vi\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 sem gengur og gerist) hafi veri\u00f0 skammlaust (og \u00fev\u00ed greinilega vel vali\u00f0) hef\u00f0i \u00e9g vilja\u00f0 meira \u00farval. Vilji ma\u00f0ur halda sig vi\u00f0 \u00edt\u00f6lsk v\u00edn eins og gert er \u00e1 Pisa, en hafa v\u00ednin samt \u00ed \u00f3d\u00fdrari kantinum, m\u00e1 benda \u00e1 n\u00fdlegt Amarone \u00ed R\u00edkinu, fr\u00e1 Sartori. \u00dea\u00f0 er vissulega ekki mj\u00f6g st\u00f3rt (eins og fr\u00e6\u00f0ingar myndu l\u00edklega kalla \u00fea\u00f0), en samt alv\u00f6ru Amarone, \u00e1 \u00f3tr\u00falega g\u00f3\u00f0u ver\u00f0i.<\/p>\n
\u00cd stuttu m\u00e1li:\u00a0<\/strong>Pisa er tilt\u00f6lulega \u00f3d\u00fdr veitingasta\u00f0ur, me\u00f0 fr\u00e1b\u00e6ran mat og natni \u00ed allri \u00fej\u00f3nustu. Vonandi ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00f3 v\u00ednlistinn fj\u00f6lskr\u00fa\u00f0ugri \u00feegar fram \u00ed s\u00e6kir.<\/p>\n PS. Ver\u00f0i m\u00e9r a\u00f0 \u00feeirri \u00f3sk minni a\u00f0 Pisa b\u00e6ti vi\u00f0 betri (og d\u00fdrari) v\u00ednum \u00e1 v\u00ednlistann sinn, \u00fe\u00e1 er h\u00e9r \u00e1skorun (til allra veitingah\u00fasa): \u00c1lagning veitingah\u00fasa \u00e1 v\u00edn er hrikaleg (yfirleitt \u00feref\u00f6ldun \u00e1 ver\u00f0i a.m.k.). S\u00e9 nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 leggja 4.000 kr\u00f3nur \u00e1 fl\u00f6sku af 2.000 kr. v\u00edni \u00e6tti samt ekki a\u00f0 \u00feurfa a\u00f0 leggja 10.000 \u00e1 fl\u00f6sku sem kostar 5.000 \u00ed r\u00edkinu. Veitingah\u00fas g\u00e6tu gert vi\u00f0skiptavinum s\u00ednum au\u00f0veldara a\u00f0 panta gott v\u00edn me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 hafa s\u00f6mu kr\u00f3nut\u00f6lu \u00ed \u00e1lagningu \u00e1 allt v\u00edn. \u00dea\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 \u00fej\u00f3na hagsmunum \u00feeirra, \u00fev\u00ed mj\u00f6g f\u00e1ir panta d\u00fdr v\u00edn, en mun fleiri myndu gera \u00fea\u00f0 (og ver\u00f0a \u00e1n\u00e6g\u00f0ari me\u00f0 heims\u00f3knina) ef \u00feau v\u00e6ru ekki f\u00e1r\u00e1nlega d\u00fdr, sem \u00feau ver\u00f0a ef \u00e1lagningin er margfeldi af innkaupsver\u00f0inu.<\/p>\n PPS. Svo \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 \u00e1 hreinu er r\u00e9tt a\u00f0 geta \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g hef engin tengsl vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 sem eiga e\u00f0a reka \u00feennan sta\u00f0 (held \u00e9g a.m.k. ekki, \u00fev\u00ed \u00e9g veit ekkert hverjir \u00fea\u00f0 eru).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Fyrir m\u00f6rgum \u00e1rum langa\u00f0i mig d\u00e1l\u00edti\u00f0 til a\u00f0 skrifa bla\u00f0ad\u00e1lk um veitingah\u00fas. Annars vegar var \u00fea\u00f0 vegna \u00feess a\u00f0 \u00e9g bj\u00f3 \u00fe\u00e1 \u00ed Gautaborg og \u00ed borgarbla\u00f0inu \u00fear var vikulegur d\u00e1lkur, skrifa\u00f0ur af f\u00f3lki sem haf\u00f0i frekar l\u00edti\u00f0 vit \u00e1 … Halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 lesa