New tourist center in Belgium

22-11-2012

On Sunday November 25, tourist center Historium opens its doors in Brugge (Belgium). Seven themed rooms show the tourists how the city looks like centuries ago. The center features a grand beer café, called Duvelorium, which is created in association with brewery Duvel Moortgat and designed by Puresang. The interior consists of traditional materials combined with contemporary aspects. Duvelorium is opened every day of the week.

To the top in style with the skimousine

22-11-2012

In the ski area Hochzillertal Kaltenbach in Austria, you can go to the top in style. This ‘skimousine’ is an exact copy of the new BMW 7, including the leather, state-of-the-art sound system and heated chaires, and available for 2 persons. Make a reservation in advance.

Discover the secrets of Restaurant Noma

21-11-2012

The best restaurant of the world, Restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, with chef Rene Redzepi, shares her secrets with the rest of the world. He shows movies of several preparations of dishes, like a grasshopper sauce and now a movie how to turn ordinary plums into a fermented goodness.

The best hotspots of NYC

19-11-2012

Zagat released her 2013 guide to New York Restaurants, and these are the best restaurants of New York:

1. Le Bernadin – Frans restaurant van Maguy Le Coze en chef Eric Ripert

2. Per Se – met uitzicht over Central Park / with a Central Park view

3. Bouley

4. Daniel – klassiek restaurant en keuken – classical restaurant and kitchen

5. Eleven Madison Park

6. Jean George – Volgens Zagat ‘art on a plate’ / According to Zagat ‘art on a plate’

7. La Grenouille – Franse keuken / French dining

8. MAS (Farmhouse) – met een nieuw-Amerikaanse keuken / New-American cuisine

9. Sushi Yasuda

10. Sushi Seki

(Photo: Restaurant MAS)

10 Trends for 2013

16-11-2012

Marjolijn Kamphuis of Foodzy is explaining the 10 most important trends in the food and social media industry.

1. The Rise of Niche Social Networks

2. Second Screen Everywhere

3. Content is king

4. Location is customization

5. Be your own health coach

6. Smart devices everywhere

7. Social Media charm offensive

8. Don’t waste food and money

9. Subscribe to Curation

10.Gamification

Watch the complete presentation here.

Charging station at Stravinsky Eten & Drinken

15-11-2012

At Stravinsky Eten & Drinken in Hengelo (the Netherlands) you can reload yourself, but from now your phone as well. This charging station, developed by Mobiel Bijtanken.nl, offers a place for your phone. Very clever and very hospitable!

Best restaurants of Florence

14-11-2012

The website Business Insider was searching for the best restaurants in Florence, Italy, and found these restaurants with the help of locals:

  • Pizzeria Spera – for the best pizza
  • L’ Azdora Piadineria – to get the best thin sandwiches
  • Trattoria Mario – where you find the real old Italy
  • ‘Ino – for the best paninis
  • Camillo Trattoria – with an authentic Italian kitchen
  • Trattoria Pandemonio di Casa Brogi – here you will find the taste of the real Tuscany ‘mama’
  • Buca dell’Orafo – close to the famous bridge over the river Arno, Ponte Vecchio

The coolest hotels

13-11-2012

The winter is on its way, so it is almost time for the ice hotels. But which ice hotels are a ‘must-see’? The ice hotel in Québec in Canada, called Hotel de Glace, is the most famous hotel, which opens each winter since 2001. Coming winter this hotel opens its door on January 5 till March 24. In the Swedish village Jukkasjärvi, the ice hotel opens already on December 7. It features also a bar and several ice sculptures created by several artists.

Make a chance to win free pizza for a year

13-11-2012

Mellow Mushroom has grown to 130 stores in over 100 U.S. cities and wanted to get more followers on Twitter. The pizza chain launched a campaign ‘if you follow us, we’ll follow you’, to make a chance to win free pizza for a year. Twenty twitter followers were stalked for one week by the company’s mushroom mascot in real life.

Perfect match: movie and a pizza

12-11-2012

Now you can order a movie next to your pizza at Domino’s in the UK, from the Domino’s Pizza Box Office Service. After ordering, clients receive a code to start downloading. Recent movies can be downloaded, but classic movies such as Dirty Dancing as well.

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