Inspiration from September 2007 – Pay by text message
4-4-2011
One of the trends we wrote about in September 2007, was ordering food by text message. It was possible to order and pay at 500 restaurants with a Gomobo account without standing in line. Nowadays there are interesting alternatives available on the iPhone. You can order and pay with the (Dutch) MyOrder app.
Complex beer
1-4-2011
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Trumer Beer Machine is inspired on the Rube-Goldberg-Machine, a mchine which makes a complex action of a simple action. Recreate the brewing process in a new way. Watch the movie.
Green London city guide
1-4-2011
Greentraveller produced in association with VisitEngland a guide to Green London. A handy pocket-sized map that features eco-friendly restaurants, hotels, cafes and attractions in the capital. Copies of the leaflet are available free of charge at eight Tourist Information Centres in and around London and the leaflet is also downloadable as a pdf.
Sushi shipping container
30-3-2011
A container rebuild to a restaurant or a coffee bar, we have seen before. The SushiBOX is a new example, located in Texas. The compact eatery fits inside a 20 inch shipping container that has three sides, which can unfold to create open awnings.
Drunken direction signs
29-3-2011
In the marketplace Nehru Place, in Asia, is the pub First Floor located. Despite of zillions of shops, the people did not spend their time in the pub. The marketplace is infested with billboards, but the people have learnt to ignore them. So First Floor got Human Direction Signs ‘drunk’. They were pretending to be happily passed out at various spots with the distance and direction to the pub. According to First Floor they saw a 62 % increase in customers.
Green tomato juice to celebrate spring
28-3-2011
Alain Milliat does make very good fruit juices in bottles. This spring he launched fresh green tomato juice. It’s ideal for brunches, sunny afternoons and aperitifs.
Wrap ‘N’ Mat
28-3-2011
Wrap ´N´ Mat is a reusable food wrap which is environmental friendly and convenient to use. It keeps bread, cookies and sandwiches from drying out. Wrap ‘N’ Mat is also machine washable and can be used again and again.
The world’s first beer with pure gold flakes
25-3-2011
French brewery, i-Bière launches ’24 Carats’; the first beer containing flecks of 24 carat real gold. This beer will be an expensive one, about € 50,= per bottle of 75 cl.
Fitness coffee
24-3-2011
The Healthy Coffee Company is a new kind of coffee company that respects all the health benefits of coffee as well as the taste. This Italian coffee made of 100% natural ingredients, the first fresh-brewed coffee of its kind. It contains over three times the amount of anti-oxidants than green tea and it is lower in calories than the original coffee.
Bols launches liqueur foam
23-3-2011
Lucas Bols launches the Bols Foam, which is according to the manufacturer’s, the first and only liqueur foam in the world, and is available from April. The purpose of the foam is to finish cocktails or mixed drinks, shots, wine, soft drinks, beer, coffee and desserts.