
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.

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.

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.