Moet & Chandon searches for an icon

30-9-2011

Moët & Chandon is looking for a Red Carpet Icon in the Netherlands. In October three leading bloggers will search the Dutch equivalent of Scartlett Johansson; cosmopolitan, refreshing and sparkling. The bloggers pick the first selection, the jury chooses one winner. The winner can visit all the Red Carpet moments for Moët and gets front row tickets for the film festival in Cannes on top of that.

Evian in a new design

30-9-2011

Every year the Evian water bottles come in a special design. After famous designers like Jean Paul Gaultier, Paul Smith and Issey Miyake, this years design is made by Courrèges. The limited edition bottle is made from recycled glass and has a pink flower made from biological inkt. The Evian water bottle is available middle october/november.

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.

D.E Break

29-9-2011

Douwe Egberts published an app for the smartphone that makes taking a break much more social. Users select a location, their friends, the time and send an invitation with the app. The selected friends will receive a message on their phone and let them know if they will attend or not. If you visit one of the d.e. shops with two friends and show your app(ointment) before the 14th October, your first coffee will be free of charge.

Fitness Snackbar

29-9-2011

The “Fitness Snackbar” is a mobile fitness studio where people transform their calories into energy for several kitchen devices. Like a spinning bike that powers a blender. The company organizes a self-powered diner on the 1st of October. Stir a cocktail by cycle , row your sauce firmly and cycle your pasta to create a complete dinner.

Cocktailbar 2.0

28-9-2011

The Aviary is a luxury and exclusive cocktail bar in Chicago, opened by the chefs Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas. Cocktails will be elevated to real ‘dishes’, created and prepared in a state-of-the-art kitchen, and where innovation and tradition both are honored. The Aviary does a reservation lottery, where only a few are honored on a daily base.

Enjoying late summer with Aperol Spritz

27-9-2011

Although the summer is slowly leaving us, you still can enjoy the Italian summer with this drink Aperol Spritz. For decades, this is a well-known drink in Italy, but is conquering the rest of Europe. Aperol Spritz consists of Aperol, prosecco and soda. The taste is sweet with a hint of bitterness of oranges and herbs, perfectly finished by adding ice cubes and a slice of orange. Available at the Dutch supermarket Albert Heijn and Mitra.

Poster made of waste

27-9-2011

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The American Barefoot Wine produced a movie which should creates the feeling of positivism, creativity and optimism which associate with the American beaches. To promote the launch of their movie, they created a poster made from waste collected on the beaches. The movie will be posted on Facebook.

Japanese grill-restaurant & Sake Bar

23-9-2011

This week, Japanese restaurant Ichi-e (which means a meeting or rendez-vous) opened its doors officially at the Arena Boulevard in Amsterdam. The three-story building features a sushibar and take-away on the ground floor. The first floor features the Robota Grill restaurant, where guests can enjoy shared-dining grilled meals. On the top floor, the restaurant offers the Densha Lounge (which means ‘train’ in Japanese) where guests can order bite-size snacks. This lounge is as well suitable for meetings or other private (company) parties. Besides, Ichi-e offers as well sake-tastings where guests can taste different kinds of sake.

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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