Dining in the cinema
7-12-2011
Michelin-starred chef Rowley Leigh is offering cinema visitors gourmet food while they watch the film. Instead of popcorn or nacho chips you can order burgers or risotto at the Odeon Whiteleys cinema in West-London. If you order when you arrive, your meal will be served when the trailers are on and you can have your dinner while watching the movie.
Dating with food leftovers
1-12-2011
The Swedish company Lantmannen stimulates singles to date and make use of their leftovers, to create an environmentally friendly date. Members should combine their leftovers to cook a meal with another person. By visiting the website and selecting 5 ingredients, a match with another person can be found. It is a nice and original way of preventing waste of food.
Cooking in Parisian restaurants during closing hours
29-11-2011
The team of Restolib’ organizes cooking classes, cooking workshops, wine and beer tastings, cocktail workshops and children’s parties. These workshops take place in different Parisian restaurants during closing hours. A nice concept; food lovers get the chance to cook in a professional restaurant kitchen and restaurant owners will have the change to create a higher turnover by renting their restaurant.
Eating advice based on your agenda
28-11-2011
The Dutch Food Center has developed a new app where users can receive nutrition advice based on their agenda. After the free app is downloaded, it makes a scan of the agenda based on keywords. The program will then give you specific advice and practical tips to maintain a healthy lifestyle. The Food Centre thinks that the Eat Guide app will meet the needs that people have to obtain practical information about healthy eating.
ShutUpConcert
25-11-2011
Two hours of total focus on music with a ‘guide’. The initiators came up with this concept due the stress nowadays, nobody is really listening to the music anymore. During two hours the visitors will hear all kinds of genres, composers and songwriters. At the end the visitors can determine how much they will pay, depending on how much they’ve liked the show.
Global storytelling
25-11-2011
Storytelling on stage becomes more and more popular in New York. Not just watching it but also participating. People tell all about experiences in about 10 minutes to 1,5 hours. The most popular is the Risk show, this show is known for the embarrassing character. Many people tell about their sexual experiences and stories. The evenings are organized in the Netherlands by the name ‘Echt Gebeurd’.
Cook it raw
24-11-2011
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A dozen of international chefs searched for an answer to the question if ecology and gastronomy go well together. The chefs organized a challenge to compose a meal of local products, while using as little energy as possible. The result was an unprecedented, uncooked meal with the original taste of the products. ‘Cook it Raw’ takes the chefs from destination to destination, to cook with local products at each location. Nespresso, a partner with the same values, is closely involved with the project.
Innovative teacup
24-11-2011
The new Magisso Teacup, designed by Laura Bougdanos en Vesa Jääskö, has won a Red Dot award and makes tea drinking nice and simple. Thanks to the triangle bottom, it becomes easy to adjust the strength of the tea, without creating a mess. Watch the movie here for a drink instruction.
Take-away menus with QR codes
24-11-2011
QR codes have been generally used to provide consumer with more information about a product or company. Now Paperlinks used these square barcodes in mobile take-away menu’s. Guests can order and pay for their food by scanning the code with their smartphone. ‘The Order Takeout’ platform has been launched this month in a few restaurants in Los Angeles.
Barbershop and bar in-one
22-11-2011
The Impact Coiffure is a barbershop that changes into a bar during the evenings. Although it is possible to have a drink during the day, in the evenings the emphasis is on socializing, even though it is possible to have a haircut. There are currently 2 affiliates, both in Nice, in which 2 dj’s perform every night.