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Home Life Presents: Culinary Q&A with Geir Ragnar

Home Life is pleased to announce Culinary Q&A with Geir Ragnar. In this new column, award winning chef and culinary mastermind, Geir Ragnar, will be answering questions from you, the reader.

Geir was born and raised in the seaport town of Akranes, Iceland. At the age of ten, Geir’s father was killed in an accident at the aluminum smelting plant where he was employed. Geir’s mother assumed the role of the primary breadwinner for the family, and worked night and day in order to give her five children a good life. Geir, seeing his mother exhausted after a long day at work, began cooking and preparing all the meals for his family.

After learning traditional Icelandic recipes and experimenting with new ingredients and flavors, Geir knew he wanted to become a chef. Geir attended Le Cordon Blue in Paris, France and completed his culinary education at the top of his class. After graduating from Le Cordon Blue, Geir returned to Iceland and was inspired to open his own restaurant; the world renowned Restaurant Lækjarbrekka.

Now, as a modern Icelandic chef, Geir is known for placing an emphasis on the quality of the available ingredients rather than age-old cooking traditions and methods. As a three-time winner of the annual Food and Fun chef’s competition, Geir Ragnar has established himself as one of Iceland’s most innovative chef’s.

Home Life is delighted to give you the chance to get advice and opinions from one of the most influential Icelandic chef’s of our generation. If you have a culinary question or would like to know Geir’s thoughts on ingredients, techniques, tools, or traditions, please submit your questions to homelife.geirragnar@gmail.com; and be sure to check our next issue to see if Geir responds to your question.