# Lava Chefs Icelandic Chefs Cook Up a Literally Volcanic Meal By Michael Hines | Published 2010-04-02 | World Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/volcanic-meal References: [news.oneindia.in](http://news.oneindia.in/2010/04/01/icelandicchefs-cook-volcanic-meal-over-hot-lava-aterup.html) & [telegraph](http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/picturegalleries/howaboutthat/7542181/Chefs-serve-dinner-cooked-on-the-hot-lava-of-an-erupting-volcano-in-Iceland.html) If you’re hungry for a volcanic meal then you’d better get over to Iceland. All I can think about is Dante’s Peak. Chef Fridgeir Eiriksson is the man behind the volcanic meal. He decided to take advantage of the eruption of the Fimmvorduhals volcano by cooking a once-in-a-lifetime meal on the volcano. Two guests were given the red carpet treatment (literally), and served a meal adjacent to a lava field. All I can say is, "Wow." More details about this epic volcanic meal are below. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.9/10 - Popularity: 43% | Activity: 6% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 70% men, 30% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [World](https://www.trendhunter.com/world) > [Regional](https://www.trendhunter.com/regional) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Volcanic Dining:** Restaurants and chefs can harness the power of natural disasters like volcano eruptions to offer unique dining experiences to guests. - **Extreme Adventure Dining:** Restaurants and chefs can cater to thrill-seeking diners by offering dining experiences in extreme locations like lava fields or other natural disaster sites. - **Geofoods:** Restaurants and chefs can leverage local geological features or natural disasters to create unique, location-specific dishes and menus. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Hospitality:** Hotels and resorts can collaborate with chefs and offer exclusive dining experiences featuring local geological or natural disaster sites to attract adventurous travelers and create custom culinary experiences. - **Tourism:** Tourism companies and operators can offer guided geo-foodie tours to natural disaster sites, promoting local culinary traditions while embracing the unique geological features of the region. - **Event Planning:** Event planners can collaborate with chefs to create unique dining experiences for corporate events, conferences, and weddings by incorporating natural disaster sites into their event themes and venues. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Flaming Fare Dining Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/flaming-grill-dining-experience.md) - [Galactic Atmosphere Restaurants](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/spacevip.md) - [Star-Studded Chef Dining Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/atlas-ocean-voyages.md) - [Immersive Food Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/how-to-become-the-worlds-greatest-chef.md) - [Volcanic Stone Lighting](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/foscarini-lava-lamps.md) - [Chocolate Volcano Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cocoa-volcano-pizza.md) - [Spooky Volcano-Inspired Pizzas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/halloween-volcano-pizza.md) - [Multi-Media Dining Experiences](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/a-3d-journey-through-time.md) - [Game-Inspired Meal Kits](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/home-chef-x-minecraft.md)