Meat window shopping
6-7-2011
The perfect restaurant for the meat-lovers. The [M]eatery just opened in the SIDE Hotel in Hamburg, Germany (part of the Design Hotel Group). This is a modern steakhouse, which provides a meat locker room where you can watch the dry-aging process of the meat, through a wall of glass.
Inspiration from 2009: Whisky Rocks
6-7-2011
You prefer your whisky cold, but not watery? Than try the Whisky Rocks. Keep these rocks in your freezer, and they will perfectly cool your drink.
Kung fu in the kitchen
1-7-2011
A kitchen knife for the wannabe Bruce Lee or Chuck Norris. With this knife you’re the kung fu master in your own kitchen (for a moment).
Cognac on the rocks
30-6-2011
After spotting the first champagne which is drinkable with ice, is this cognac as well designed to drink on-the-rocks. This limited edition is developed by ABK6 Cognac and was launched on the Vinexpo in Bordeaux. By adding ice, hints of peach, lemon sorbet and iced mint will dominate the taste.
Make your own squared sushi
29-6-2011
Making sushi is normally a job for experts. But there is a new tool that makes it easier to create this delicious Japanese dish. And it comes squared instead of the normal round shape! Ross Patten introduced the Rice Cube during the Australian MasterChef. After a few slide movements with the futuristic device you will have the perfect squares.
Decorative tablespoon of sugar
28-6-2011
Not only are these sugar sachets practically mono-dosed to 1 teaspoon of sugar, but these funny designed sachets are cheering up the table as well.
Hands above the table
28-6-2011
Funny tablecloths and placemats, inspired by ‘The Last Supper’ of Leonardo da Vinci. See the pictures here.
Exclusive white picknick now also in New York
27-6-2011
After exclusive pop-up picknicks in Montreal, Amsterdam, Paris and Berlin it is New York where the concept ‘Le Diner en Blanc’ unfolds on the 25th of August. The dinner guests must be dressed in white and bring their own table, chairs and food. The location is secret untill a few minutes before the start of the dinner.
From the archive: Random act of kindness (2009)
24-6-2011
In 2009 we informed you about unexpected friendly gestures from the Hyatt hotel group to their visitors. They gave away free massages, offered breakfast on their cost or guests didn’t had to pay for the bar tab. Nowadays companies like KLM continue these acts of generosity. With the steady growth and prominent position of social media in our lives these unexpected gestures are a strong stimulans for positive mouth-to-mouth or ‘mouth-to-media’ advertising.
Alice in Tokyo
24-6-2011
Japanese design studio Fantastic Design Works created fairytale interior of Alice in Wonderland restaurant inspired by the Lewis Carroll classic. Restaurant features several different “rooms” and each of them is an imaginative combination of psychedelic decorations, dramatic designs and waitresses dressed in Alice costumes. Watch the pictures at websites mentioned below. The restaurant can be found at www.diamond-dining.com.