Brains in a jar

11-11-2011

Around Halloween many creative desserts arise, of which these brains in a jar are a nice example. The dessert is made of pink strawberry cake, seedless raspberry jam and pinky-grey vanilla butter cream. For those who want to design such a dessert themselves, a blank printable lable is provided so that guests have no idea of what they are muching on.

Vegetarian green dessert

11-11-2011

This Veggie Cake may inspire a few belovers of desserts. This dessert is created to extend the unilateral menu of a vegaterien. The center of the cake is filled with ranch dressing, but the surrounding veggies must be eaten to get to the creamy center. This dessert, with its colorful and innovative presentation will be a nice addition to the lovers of vegetarien dishes.

Surprising combination of coffee and cheese

8-11-2011

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A while ago we mentioned the surprising combination of tea and cheese (link). Meanwhile the development continued and this is how Betty Koster of l’Amuse and Mirjam Kooij of Simon Lévelt discovered the combination of coffee and cheese… Organizing a coffee-cheese tasting would be a nice idea!

New catering concept for universities

3-11-2011

YES WE CANTEEN is a new catering concept for universities in Holland. Instead of one caterer, YES WE CANTEEN entails different stands, from soup to salad, from Dutch chocolate sprinkles to Surinamese sandwiches. YES WE CANTEEN stands for a tasty, cheap and varied offer. In the week of 14 to 18 November, YES WE CANTEEN organizes a trial week at the University of Amsterdam.

Vulkanspargel; forgotten vegetable

2-11-2011

Vulkanspargel is an old salad- and vegetable plant from Germany that got into oblivion. The plant is still grown in the south of Germany under the name “Catalogna puntarelle di galatina”. The taste is comparable to chicory, and the asparagus can be used as the basis of a salad. Moreover the plant has a high vitamin and mineral content in addition to its positive effect on digestive and blood circulatory.

Smiling oysters

28-10-2011

Smiling oysters can be opened by hand instead of using an oyster knife. Naked lobsters have taken off their coats.In both cases the pascalization makes the preparation (and eating) a lot easier. Read more about pascalization (Dutch.) Topchef Moshik Roth shows how you can open an oyster by hand and can prepare it. Short films can be watched on the “Kreeft & Oesters” TV, where films about new dishes are added regularly. Smiling oysters and Naked Lobsters are only available for restaurants and can be ordered on the website.

Eat Beeter

20-10-2011

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‘Beeter’ is a new alternative for meat and fish which is 100% organic, full of protein, free of gluten and fat, without added nutrients, and is made of sustainable grown soy. This meat and fish alternative is developed by the Dutch company Ojah. ‘Beeter’ is available as ‘basics’, which can be processed and as ‘prepared’, which is directly consumable. You can find ‘Beeter’ already on the menus of several restaurants in the Netherlands and is available at the Vegetarian Butcher.

Digital bottle message for Burkina Faso

17-10-2011

Spa Reine has started a campaign in cooperation with Unicef.  For every bottle that is sold, Spa donates 4 liters of clean drinking water to the children living in Burkina Fas. Consumers can leave a personal message about this campaign on the website Spahelpt.nl and create more awareness to the campaign.

Restaurants help casualties hurricane

29-9-2011

Hurricane Irene has done a lot of damage in the state of New York. Many farmers lost their harvest. To help these farmers and other casualties of the hurricane, over 100 restaurants in New York have donated 10% of their day revenue last Sunday. These revenues were donated to a charity fund that helps casualties from the hurricane Irene.

Restaurant meals home delivered in London

22-9-2011

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Housebites, a company based in Londen is making it possible to get meals from restaurant quality home delivered. On the website of Housebites people will enter there zip code and Housebites will show the chefs which are working in the neighborhood. The chefs which are a member of Housebites are either working in restaurants or in education. Before becomming a member of Housebites the skills of the chefs are screened. Gobble in San Francisco is a simular system and Chef Frank Hannon started his Friday Nigth Take Out from his home in Londen.

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