Home made cookingbook of the year 2010
2-11-2010
‘Home made’ by Yvette van Boven is crowned cookbook of the year 2010 in the category Dutch cookbooks. The jury unanimously chose Yvette van Boven. One of the other winners was ‘Master Chefs for Home Cooks’, this book won the audience award. Part of the profit of this cookbook goes to the World Food Program.
Bamboo restaurant
2-11-2010
A new Japanese restaurant in the Indonesian capital Jakarta is almost entirely constructed outof bamboo sticks. The restaurant has an open character and visitors only protects against the sun and rain. The restaurant is made of bamboo because the owner is not sure of the success of the restaurant. If the restaurant turns out to be not as succesfull as needed the restaurant owner is able to let it dissappear easily.
Ecological responsible fries
2-11-2010
In restaurant Haute Friture in Antwerp guests can enjoy eco-friendly fries and other dishes. The restaurant tries to minimize waste and is therefore uses a minimum of plastic and other packaging. Customers eat with wooden cutlery out of cardboard boxes. In addition, some meals are also served in compostable containers and palm thatch.
Movenpick Ramallah
1-11-2010
The Swiss Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts opens its first five star hotel in Ramallah on the Westbank. With the construction of this hotel, Mövenpick indicates that the former Palestinian conflict area is ready for tourism and business. The hotel is realized for the estimated amount of $ 40,000,000 with a total of 171 rooms, a swimming pool, fitness center, seven conference rooms and a luxurious restaurant and bar.
Urban Gardens Amsterdam
1-11-2010
Urban Green is an initiative of the Dutch interior designer Mark van der Geest and focuses on urban residents. Urban Green offers a wide range of flowers, plants and accessories for balconies. Urban Green is also developing projects as green roofs and vertical gardens to appertment buildings. Currently there are only stores in Amsterdam but Urban Green hopes to open in 15 stores in Dutch cities.
Record amount wine auction
1-11-2010
On Saturday, October 30th, the most expensive bottles of wine were auctioned. They are three bottles of Chateau Lafite’s from 1869. The bottles auctioned seperately for the total sum of $230,000.= U.S. dollars. All three bottles were bought by an Asian bidder over the telephone.
Four of peals of cabernet-grapes
31-10-2010
With ‘wine flour’ you can make bread, pastas and sweets with a cabernet flavor. According to producer Marché Noir Foods, the gluten-free ‘grape powder’ is also sold in Europe. It is a gluten-free flour based on the peels of Canadian cabernet grapes. Rich in iron, fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. Recipes are available on their website.
Flashmob, an inspiration
30-10-2010
Een Iphone concert in de New Yorkse metro. Het filmpje is al weer 3 miljoen keer gezien! Op de Food Inspiration Days in Eindhoven, dansende flashmobs gezien! Wanneer zien we de eerste flashmob bedacht door een restaurant? Wij hebben wel een aantal originele ideeën! Wil je weten welke? Volg ons op twitter, stuur een mail of DM.
Sardines, tuna and mackerel in a giftbox
29-10-2010
The French canning company La Belle Iloise wants preserved fish to have a hip image by lanching several gift boxes. The gift boxes have names like Small Aperitif, Time for Soup and Lobster and Co.
Fruity Fritti Fruit egg rolls
29-10-2010
These new egg rolls were elected at the Expo as the most remarkable product of 2010. Traditional mini spring rolls are redesigned and filled with exotic fruit. The taste can be recognized by the color, a red crust means strawberry flavor, yellow is pineapple and green is apple. Fritty the Fruity can be prepared in the oven or fryer.