Summary

“Wintry Mix” reflects upon the snow and slush that define winter with Green finding that, under the right circumstances, the mix causes feelings of warmth and coziness. For example, driving in the snow to his wife’s poetry reading where they will discuss her book and their lives together, Green finds wintry mix to be wonderful, and rates it four stars. Next, “The Hot Dogs of Bæjarins Beztu Pylsur” recounts a day spent in Iceland where Green, his wife and their friends were exhausted by sight-seeing but coerced into ending the night at a hot dog stand. Green says that, despite that day’s activities being outside of his comfort zone, it was all worth it when he tasted the hot dogs in question and had the best culinary experience of his life. He rates this hot dog stand five...