Hilton cocktails

12-7-2013

Hotel chain Hilton shows how to prepare their cocktails via the Youtube channel. Bartenders from several Hilton hotels in the Caribbean show the secret behind their famous cocktails. What about the Piña Colada in the video above or the Hawaiian Eye Cocktail of the Hilton Hawaiian Village®? Bring the tropical atmosphere of Hilton to your home with these cocktails!

Billboard mini appartments

11-7-2013

The Belgian artist Karl Philips has given billboards an extra function with his project ‘The Good, the Bad, the Ugly’. He renovated old trailer billboards into small apartments. Thanks to the ads on the walls of their temporary house the inhabitants earn some money to live in a billboard. The ads also conceal that these billboards are used as apartments. Earlier we’ve spotted billboards used as a bench, a shelter from the rain or a ramp over stairs.

Edible fashion

10-7-2013

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Last week we published an article about five conceptual dress silhouettes made from organic vegetables and fruit juices exhibited in the lounge bar of the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel. These pictures show the result of these beautiful eat patterns!

A sparkling taste of fashion

10-7-2013

From 6 to 16 July the area around the Gashouder factory will be transformed into the fashion destination of the Amsterdam Fashion Week 2013. After London and Berlin, the prosecco of the Italian brand Scavi & Ray will be served during the Fashion Week. So the Italian class and allure will literally be brought to Amsterdam. This prosecco is originally from Veneto and is known for its fresh and fruity aftertaste. The Scavi & Ray is characterized by the exclusive design of the bottle and its motto ‘A sparkling taste of fashion’. By the way, this fresh prosecco is also great to serve on a terrace in the sun.

Grolsch inspires with its corporate story

10-7-2013

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Grolsch inspired four artists with stories from its 400 years of history. The corporate story gets a second life with these initiatives. DJ Mark Sixma produced a trance track, fashion designer Jacob Kok created a dress, writer Joost Zwagerman wrote a poem and ice sculpturer Peter Meurders created a giant Grolsch bottle. The project was part of the new Grolsch campaign “400 years of character.

Cinema in the forest

10-7-2013

The 20th Century Fox organized a pop-up movie night for the screening of a new animated film at a secret location in Paris. The pop-up cinema was located high in the trees. The new animated film takes place in a forest environment. This pop-up location gives the visitor an ultimate experience.

Edible art silhouettes

4-7-2013

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A real fashionista and love to eat? Visit the lounge bar ‘Sorel’s Midtown Bar & Lounge’ at the Amsterdam Marriott Hotel on Saturday, July 6th and Sunday, July 7th. The lounge bar is fully dedicated to fashion during the ‘downtown’ program of the Fashion week, where fashion and food are the main ingredients of the lounge bar. Five conceptual dress silhouettes made from organic vegetables and fruit juices will be exhibit in the lounge bar. These dresses, also known as ‘eat patterns’ are made by the ‘Culinaire Werkplaats‘ with the aim to set people thinking about sustainability and the roll of the fashion world. The lounge bar also offers a stylish menu of fresh dishes and snacks.

No ordinary park bench in New York

3-7-2013

New York has many parks, where New Yorkers enjoy some time to relax after the working day and rest on a bench. Aircraft company Virgin Atlantic has surprised the park-goers in a funny way! Virgin Atlantic placed a red bench in the middle of a street in New York to give the people a taste of what they could expect during a flight. Watch the video to see the reactions of the people. Let this inspire you and treat the people who are sitting on a bench in the neighborhood of your restaurant with a snack or a drink. Take some pictures and publish it on your website and Social Media. Earlier we saw that people in a subway in New York were surprised with a 6-course dinner.

Vacation in your own city

3-7-2013

Inhabitants of The Hague get the possibility to stay in a hotel in their own city. The first edition of the ‘Hotel night The Hague’ will take place on September 7th and 8th. Inhabitants of the city can stay in the most special hotels for a special rate on 7 and 8 September. With the Hotel Night ticket they can also join the culinary, creative and cultural events organized by the participating hotels. The tickets are also valid for several touristic attractions. The complete program will be announced at the end of July. Earlier this year the Hotel Night was organized in Amsterdam.

The longest tasting meal

2-7-2013

Carrie and Simon from unearthed® attempted to set a world record for the ‘World Longest Tasting Menu’. On Thursday 13th June they ate 193 bite-sized courses, one from every country in the world in 24 hours (that’s 8 courses per hour). Carrie and Simon were joined by colleagues, suppliers and journalists. A team of four chefs spent 130 hours prepping and cooking the 193 dishes. All the money raised is being donated to the foundation ‘Action Against Hunger’. To get an impression of what they ate, check out the instagram feed.

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