Skinny burger
19-9-2010
The Inter Continental Park Lane Hotel in London designed a special burger for the Fashion Week (September 17th to 22nd), the so-called “skinny burger”. The burger only contains 143 calories and 2.4 grams of fat. The burger is served with a glass of wild berry ice tea and costs 20,- pounds.
Fashionable wine climatecabinet
19-9-2010
Masterchef Pieter Damen put his “signature”on a very special wine service cabinet. This cabinet is coated with leather. The stitching and the color of the leather is picked based on the limited edition watch that is included. The wine cabinet can be set at different temperatures and has a capacity of 120 bottles.
Biggest restaurant in Brittain
18-9-2010
The restaurant has a total surface of over 2,000 square meters and can accommodate up to 800 people. For a fixed price, guests can order dishes from 9 different (Asian) countries. The restaurant, owned by the Cosmo restaurant chain, which counts 12 restaurants, will open at the beginning of November.
Snakes and Lattes
17-9-2010
The café Snakes & Lattes in Toronto offers its customers a choice of 1,500 board games. It wants to increase the personal interaction between customers in the bar. The cafe therefore has no wifi.
Agoston & Krieger Organic Champagne
16-9-2010
Next Sunday, September 19th Agoston Organic Champagne & Krieger will be present at the first Fabulous Food Festival with a booth full of organic and biodynamic champagne. One of these champagnes is the “Cuvee Sagesse” of the house Franck Pascal, called ‘Brut Nature’, with no sugar and 60% less sulphite; the new champagne-trend.
Friethoes on the road
16-9-2010
The biological snackcorner Friethoes, Haarlem, The Netherlands, has launched a mobile version of their snackcorner. In this mobile snack car the consumer is able to order an organic bag of fries. As the owners rent out their mobile snackcorner, this attraction can be seen at various events.
Edible roses
14-9-2010
Local farmers in Ecuador invented edible roses. The roses are of the same type as the non-edible roses, but by an alternative treatment suitable as food for humans.
Boil Buoy
13-9-2010
The “Boil Buoy” lets you know when your water is boiling. By means of a little bell the “boil buoy” indicates when the water is boiling.
Drink responsibly
11-9-2010
Grolsch wants to promote responsible drinking. Therefore, they introduced a Dutch version of www.talkingalcohol.com. This site provides information about alcohol and its use.
Pop up dining in Eindhoven
10-9-2010
From October 1st to December 15th, you can enjoy a gourmet dinner in the Blob in Eindhoven, designed by Massimiliano Fuksas. On Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, guests can enjoy a 4 -, 5 – or 6-course dinner of food designer Annelies Hermsen (daughter of starchef Toine Hermsen). BLB restaurant is on the second floor of the Blob, BLB Lounge and BLB Cocktail on the third floor.