Viðtal við Louna
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Helena (Louna) Kroukamp, the head chef at Greyton Lodge has been working there for 25 years odd years serving locals and guests alike. To celebrate this occasion and her 50th birthday, the Lodge decided to take her on a memorable two-week trip to Iceland.
Louna began working at the Lodge 1984 when the owner, Leonard Glass, transformed what was then the old police station into a hotel. Having worked in Cape Town for four years, this was quite a departure for Louna, as she learned new skills and different country’s cuisines. She quickly became competent at vegetarian, Halaal and Mediterranean cooking.
The trip was Louna’s first abroad and her first plane trip. They stopped off in London for a fleeting visit but managed to squeeze in a sight-seeing trip to Buckingham Palace, the horse guards, and a bit of shopping in Oxford Street.
There was lots to see and old friends to visit in Iceland, as many of Boi and Villi’s friends and family had stayed at the Lodge over the years.
Louna says the highlight of her visit was a trip to the famous “Geysir” (all geysers in the world are named after this one) the geyser where hot water erupts out of the ground at regular intervals. She also met Iceland’s former president, Vigdis Finnbogadottir, who was the first female president elected in the world, (seen with Louna and Villi above) and had a memorable meal at “Humarhusid”, a well-known lobster restaurant.
Louna was interviewed by the Icelandic Broadcasting TV while cooking in the borrowed kitchen of one of Reykjavik’s finest restaurants. She was also interviewed by Gestgjafinn, the Icelandic ‘Eat Out’ magazine.
Asked what food she enjoyed, Louna mentioned in particular the many varieties of fish, cooked in different styles. On her last evening in Iceland the family and friends threw a party for her and Louna did most of the cooking in thanks to Villi and friends for their kind hospitality.
Helena (Louna) Kroukamp, the head chef at Greyton Lodge has been working there for 25 years odd years serving locals and guests alike. To celebrate this occasion and her 50th birthday, the Lodge decided to take her on a memorable two-week trip to Iceland.
Louna began working at the Lodge 1984 when the owner, Leonard Glass, transformed what was then the old police station into a hotel. Having worked in Cape Town for four years, this was quite a departure for Louna, as she learned new skills and different country’s cuisines. She quickly became competent at vegetarian, Halaal and Mediterranean cooking.
The trip was Louna’s first abroad and her first plane trip. They stopped off in London for a fleeting visit but managed to squeeze in a sight-seeing trip to Buckingham Palace, the horse guards, and a bit of shopping in Oxford Street.
There was lots to see and old friends to visit in Iceland, as many of Boi and Villi’s friends and family had stayed at the Lodge over the years.
Louna says the highlight of her visit was a trip to the famous “Geysir” (all geysers in the world are named after this one) the geyser where hot water erupts out of the ground at regular intervals. She also met Iceland’s former president, Vigdis Finnbogadottir, who was the first female president elected in the world, (seen with Louna and Villi above) and had a memorable meal at “Humarhusid”, a well-known lobster restaurant.
Louna was interviewed by the Icelandic Broadcasting TV while cooking in the borrowed kitchen of one of Reykjavik’s finest restaurants. She was also interviewed by Gestgjafinn, the Icelandic ‘Eat Out’ magazine.
Asked what food she enjoyed, Louna mentioned in particular the many varieties of fish, cooked in different styles. On her last evening in Iceland the family and friends threw a party for her and Louna did most of the cooking in thanks to Villi and friends for their kind hospitality.
posted by SOS.SA at 10:21 am
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Frábært hvað frúin hefur fengið góða athygli og gaman að sjá myndirnar hennar Ásu..... verð að fara að draugast til að senda þér mínar, alltaf sama slugsið á mér. Villi minn sendi þér upplýsingar um veitingastaðinn í Cape Town sem ég sagði þér frá, þau eru búin að gefa út matreiðslubók, endilega kíktu á www.africacafe.co.za .
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Mikið er gleðilegt að sjá að fjölmiðlar í SA standi sig betur en ákveðinn þáttur í ákveðnum fjölmiðli á Íslandi. Say no more. Gott að allt gengur vel. knús og kossar til ykkar, Anna K FÁÚÞSFYÁA1999
Var ekki loforðið það að blogga einu sinni í viku Vilhjálmur?!
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Mig var að dreyma þig í nótt og þegar ég sá hvaða dagur er...held ég endilega að þú eigir afmæli í dag. Til hamingju!
Draumurinn var góður, þú varst í einhverjum umsvifum með íbúð þar sem ég fékk að dvelja um hríð. Varst ægilega mikið á ferðinni - eins og þú sjálfsagt ert í vinnunni þinni! Bestu kveðjur til Villa og hafið það báðir sem best.
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Elsku Guðmundur! Hjartanlegar hamingjuóskir með afmælið. Vonandi hefur Villi dekrað þig í allan dag - og allt kvöld og hm hm hm. Knús og kossar, Anna Kristin
ég heiti reyndar Anna Kristine og skil ekki hvers vegna það stóð KRISTÍN allt í einu....! Knús aftur
hola hola, erum hér hálf famelíen á Tenerife, afmaeliskvedjur til stjúpsonar frá ommu dreka og restinni af fjolskyldunni tinni, erum hér pattaraleg brún og saelleg, og slokum á í fallegu umhverfi...8villt-Jói-Sólveig-Jórunn-Helgi-Hera og sídast en ekki síst Amma dreki.
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