Starbuck is sailing out

7-11-2010

Starbucks will open a new store om the new cruise ship ‘Allure of the Seas’. Besides the Starbucks shop the ship, which will set sail to the Caribbean Sea in December,  boasts a ‘Central Park’, water parks and an icerink.

Starbucks becomes digital publisher

6-11-2010

Starbucks has teamed up with Yahoo and rolled out a digital network in the U.S.. In 6.800 Starbucks stores in the U.S. customers can visit online news sites that usually are not free of charge. The network consists of six channels: news, entertainment, wellness, business, careers, and a Starbucks channel. Besides the news, restaurant reviews, music and videos are also available. The network is suitable for a wide variety of devices such iPads, Blackberry, and Android phones.

Pick your charity

4-11-2010

Customers of Blue State Coffee shops in Providence in the U.S. can decide for their own to which charity the coffee chain donates part of its revenue. With every coffee purchased, the customer receives a coin, this coin can then be placed in different containers. Each box represents a good cause. Since its opening in 2007 Blue State Coffee has donated more than $ 175,000 to over 50 charities.

Four of peals of cabernet-grapes

31-10-2010

With ‘wine flour’ you can make bread, pastas and sweets with a cabernet flavor. According to producer Marché Noir Foods, the gluten-free ‘grape powder’ is also sold in Europe. It is a gluten-free flour based on the peels of Canadian cabernet grapes. Rich in iron, fiber, vitamins and antioxidants. Recipes are available on their website.

Flashmob, an inspiration

30-10-2010

 

Een Iphone concert in de New Yorkse metro. Het filmpje is al  weer 3 miljoen keer gezien! Op de Food Inspiration Days in Eindhoven, dansende flashmobs gezien! Wanneer zien we de eerste flashmob bedacht door een restaurant? Wij hebben wel een aantal originele ideeën! Wil je weten welke? Volg ons op twitter, stuur een mail of DM.

Fruity Fritti Fruit egg rolls

29-10-2010

These new egg rolls were elected at the Expo as the most remarkable product of 2010. Traditional mini spring rolls are redesigned and filled with exotic fruit. The taste can be recognized by the color, a red crust means strawberry flavor, yellow is pineapple and green is apple. Fritty the Fruity can be prepared in the oven or fryer.

Nano-wine

28-10-2010

Nano wine can be programmed to a wine that suits your food.  Except grape juice, nano-wine contains several nanocapsules; tiny flavor capsules. The capsules are opened by putting bottle in the microwave for a few seconds. The number of watts eventually determine the taste of wine. The wine contains, among other things, vanilla for Australian wine and truffles for Italian wine.

Cadburry Cocoa Housesn in UK

26-10-2010

The Cadbury Cocoa House re-opens with new branches throughout Great Britain. At each restaurant guests have a choice of different hot and cold chocolate milk. Also, all Cocoa Houses offer a changing menu created by British restaurateur and food critic Simon Wright.

D Espresso New York

24-10-2010

The new coffee shop D’Espresso in New York has an unusual interior. A team of designstudio Nemaworkshop printed bookcases on the walls, the ceiling and the floor of the coffee shop. The coffee shop now lookls like a small library.

Double Dish

23-10-2010

Eating nuts, cherries and olives is always kind of messy.  With the Double Dish you can trow your peels of pips back in the bowl. Useful in hotel bars.

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