Dutch seawater sold in bottles

10-1-2012

AQUA DiViNA, a Dutch company is selling bottles of seawater, which is taken from the Oosterschelde. The water is not for consumption, but to use for the cooking of mussels, or other seafood and fish. The seawater will add the ‘real’ salty taste into different dishes. A liter of seawater costs approximately 1 euro.

Horeca Trendgids 2012

6-1-2012

This week, the Trendgids.com (Dutch) is presented and published. Tackle opportunities, creativity, collaborate and innovation dominate this edition. Trendgids.com is a free digital magazine in which experts, including Marjolein van Spronsen (Horecatrends / Van Spronsen & Partners), give their vision on hospitality in 2012. This magazine is intended to be a source of inspiration for entrepreneurs of the industry.

Fifth GooodyFooods opened in Apeldoorn

6-1-2012

Last week the fifth store of GooodyFooods opened in Apeldoorn. Apart from the 100% biologic supermarket, there is a 35 seat biologic café as well. GooodyFooods’ goal is nationwide coverage within two years.

Eat green

3-1-2012

Haiko Cornelissen Architects designed the picNYC table, which brings the nature into your interior. The table is build of aluminum with in the middle dirt and stones. Because of the presence of a drainage system it is possible to grow different kinds of grasses, vegetables and herbs on your breakfast table.

Adopt an olive tree

2-1-2012

In the Marche area in Italy it is possible to adopt your own olive tree. For $ 116 you receive a certificate, and two times a year a shipment of olive oil from your own olive tree. In the spring you will receive two liters of extra vergine olive oil and in the fall a trio of different flavors (lemon, chili and orange).

Yoga cookies

30-12-2011

The website Baked Ideas by Patti Paige sells yoga cookie cutters for gingerbread. The cutters are available in ten different poses. Combine yoga with delicious home made cookies for a healthy 2012!

Baked Ideas yoga cookies

Coca-Cola answers Santa Claus letters

23-12-2011

Coca-Cola answers letters written to Santa Claus. In the Santa Claus Museum, in Indiana you can find letters written in 1930. From the 60.000 letters Coca-Cola choose 75 of them to answer. The writers of the letters got tracked down and they got the present that they asked for years ago. Can you imagine that Santa Claus is knocking on your door to give you the present you asked for 40 years ago? Check this movie to see the reactions.

Butcher shop for dogs

22-12-2011

BeuteFuchs, a butcher in Munich (Germany), is selling meat especially for dogs. You can buy beef, lamb, turkey and chicken, and during the season duck and goose as well. They even composed a special menu; they will add some fruit and vegetables to the meat. Within Munich they also deliver at home.

Upcycling of old airplanes

21-12-2011

This bag is made of old fabrics from airplanes, like the leather of the chairs and the curtains. The bag is made by Tierra Ideas in co-operation with Delta Airlines.

Celebrate Christmas together separately

20-12-2011

Advertising agency Wieden & Kennedy’s in Amsterdam offers a Christmas dinner for family and friends who live far away. Each person can log in and call with skype, there faces will be seen on screens. The room is decorated like a real Christmas dinner.

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