Taste of art plates with QR-codes
17-2-2011
Taste of Art will team up with Pocketmenu, a company that builde mobile websites for restaurants. On the new plates QR-odes will be printed that, when scanned with a smartphone, will direct you to the (mobile) website of the restaurant.
Black Chicken
14-2-2011
The Dutch topchef Marco Westmaas discovered a new special products while abroad. The chef who regularly visits foreign countries, looking for new products and ingredients, has discovered a black chicken in Asia. The chicken is supposed to have a medicinal effect.
RFID keychain to update your Facebook
12-2-2011
When entering the theater of Amsterdam, visitors receive a keychain with a RFID chip attached, which is connected to your Facebook-account. You can automatically update your profile by holding the keychain in front of the SowiSocial-desks.
What happens when? project
11-2-2011
A 9 month lasting crowdfunded and crowdsourced project in a restaurant in New York. Each month the restaurant will be runed by a different group of people. After 9 months the restaurant will be demolished.
Maze Cafe
10-2-2011
Maze Cafe has found a nice solution for those who spill coffee sometimes. The dish guides spilled coffee through a simple maze.
All ingredients and recipes for a weekly menu delivered at home
7-2-2011
The Swedish grocer Middax delivers all the ingredients and recipes for a weekly menu at home. The meals are healthy and quickly prepared. A menu for a week costs 705 Swedish crowns (approximately € 100,=).
Disloyalty card
6-2-2011
Three independent coffee shops in Lincoln, Nebraska have joined forces and created the disloyalty card. It works the same as every other loyalty card, only with this card you can go to the participating independent coffee shops. They want to compete with the big coffee chains and attract visitors to go back to the local coffee shops.
The first nitro-ice cream parlor
6-2-2011
Chin Chin’s is, as they are saying, the first nitro-ice cream parlor. The combination of long white coats, liquid nitrogen, theatrical presentation and a fun design make this ice cream parlor a real experience.
From le Whif to le Whaf
3-2-2011
Harvard professor David Edwards has developed a machine that makes any food inhalable vapors, Le Whaf. Ten minutes of inhaling food equals 200 calories. Edwards previously created a smaller version, Le Whif.
Donate to charity via rounded-up credit card purchases
1-2-2011
Pennies is an organization that allows online buyers to round up their purchase by credit card or debit card and donate the difference to charity. Dominos Pizza, Zizzi Pizza and TravelLodge have already joined.