Screaming Beans
16-11-2012
In Amsterdam, a second location of the espresso bar Screaming Beans opened her doors. This location is not only focusing on the best coffee and tea, but offers as well a wide range of the best wines, accompanied with excellent food. An enormous wine cabinet is the real eye catcher of this location, which separates the kitchen of the restaurant. Screaming Beans is opened all day, 7 days a week.
10 Trends for 2013
16-11-2012
Marjolijn Kamphuis of Foodzy is explaining the 10 most important trends in the food and social media industry.
1. The Rise of Niche Social Networks
2. Second Screen Everywhere
3. Content is king
4. Location is customization
5. Be your own health coach
6. Smart devices everywhere
7. Social Media charm offensive
8. Don’t waste food and money
9. Subscribe to Curation
10.Gamification
Watch the complete presentation here.
International Club The Hague
15-11-2012
On Saturday November 17, International Club The Hague will open her doors officially. This is an informal social club for expats, and the family and friends of these internationals in The Hague, located in the former city hall at the Javastraat. International Club The Hague features a restaurant, including a chef’s table, a bar, a wine cellar, tv room, smoker’s lounge, library and a children’s room. This is (still) an official wedding location as well. Watch a short movie here about the International Club, including an interview.
Charging station at Stravinsky Eten & Drinken
15-11-2012
At Stravinsky Eten & Drinken in Hengelo (the Netherlands) you can reload yourself, but from now your phone as well. This charging station, developed by Mobiel Bijtanken.nl, offers a place for your phone. Very clever and very hospitable!
Come and taste Noord-Holland
14-11-2012
Dutch Star chef Peter Lute says ‘Come and taste the province Noord-Holland!’ and brings back the culinary history of this province. The coming months, 9 top chefs of this province are looking for historical recipes which will be transformed to contemporary dishes. Everybody can submit their recipe which are finally bundled in a cook book. You also make a chance to win a master class of one of the chefs by sending your recipe.
Best restaurants of Florence
14-11-2012
The website Business Insider was searching for the best restaurants in Florence, Italy, and found these restaurants with the help of locals:
- Pizzeria Spera – for the best pizza
- L’ Azdora Piadineria – to get the best thin sandwiches
- Trattoria Mario – where you find the real old Italy
- ‘Ino – for the best paninis
- Camillo Trattoria – with an authentic Italian kitchen
- Trattoria Pandemonio di Casa Brogi – here you will find the taste of the real Tuscany ‘mama’
- Buca dell’Orafo – close to the famous bridge over the river Arno, Ponte Vecchio
The coolest hotels
13-11-2012
The winter is on its way, so it is almost time for the ice hotels. But which ice hotels are a ‘must-see’? The ice hotel in Québec in Canada, called Hotel de Glace, is the most famous hotel, which opens each winter since 2001. Coming winter this hotel opens its door on January 5 till March 24. In the Swedish village Jukkasjärvi, the ice hotel opens already on December 7. It features also a bar and several ice sculptures created by several artists.
Make a chance to win free pizza for a year
13-11-2012
Mellow Mushroom has grown to 130 stores in over 100 U.S. cities and wanted to get more followers on Twitter. The pizza chain launched a campaign ‘if you follow us, we’ll follow you’, to make a chance to win free pizza for a year. Twenty twitter followers were stalked for one week by the company’s mushroom mascot in real life.
Angry Birds at McDonald’s
12-11-2012
In China, Rovio has partnered with McDonald’s to offer location-based Angry Birds games inside the fast food restaurants. For people playing on their mobile device while they eat, there are special hidden game modes and free power-ups that aren’t available anywhere else. Each location has its own Angry Birds story.
Perfect match: movie and a pizza
12-11-2012
Now you can order a movie next to your pizza at Domino’s in the UK, from the Domino’s Pizza Box Office Service. After ordering, clients receive a code to start downloading. Recent movies can be downloaded, but classic movies such as Dirty Dancing as well.
Indoor Firework Theater
12-11-2012
Do you find fireworks dangerous or do you just want to enjoy fireworks all year long? That is possible with the Indoor Firework Theater of Sega Toys.
Restaurant Jaimie van Heije
9-11-2012
Ouderkerk aan de Amstel (close to Amsterdam, the Netherlands) is offering a new hotspot. Chef Jaimie van Heije opened Restaurant Jaimie van Heije. The served dishes are all about the products with great respect for these products, without to much fuss, served in a brasserie-atmosphere. The menu features dishes such as smoked eel and roasted USA bavette. This restaurant is a feast for your eyes as well; on the wall you can find the artwork of artist Selwyn Senatori. Restaurant Jaimie van Heije is opened 6 days per week. On Sunday the restaurant is closed to gain new inspiration.
Hotel in mountain of Jordan
9-11-2012
In 2014 this new hotel will be build and opened in the mountains of Wadi Rum in Jordan. The rooms will be carved out of the rocks, which should give a magnificent view. Watch more pictures of this hotel plan.
Indoor Marshmallow Roaster
8-11-2012
It doesn’t have to be summer to enjoy marshmallows and s’mores, you don’t even need a campfire. With this Indoor Marshmallow Roaster you can enjoy s’mores throughout the year. A nice idea for a (children) dessert in a restaurant.
Wireless charging at Starbucks
8-11-2012
In 17 different US Starbucks locations, the coffee chain is trialing tabletop pads. By putting down your phone or mobile device on the table, it gets wireless charged. The pilot ends this end of the year with a probably further rollout in 2013.
Tante (Auntie) Bep
7-11-2012
Do you like good food and you like going out or dinner, but you want to enjoy this at home. Tante (Auntie) Bep gives you the solution, named after a great-auntie of one of the two founders Yaron Menneken and Stephan Lems. This home delivery website is available for the residents of Amsterdam and The Hague (Netherlands) where they can order their meals online. People can choose from meals of several restaurants and caterers which normally don’t deliver at home.
Movuz 95-Range
7-11-2012
The Dutch manufacturer Movuz is specialized in stainless steel mobile kitchen systems for both professional and private use. They introduced an innovative new concept, called the ’95-Range’, which entails several different mobile units such as a Beermobil, a Cookmobil (which includes a teppan yaki system) and a Coolmobil.
Fashion store becomes total experience
6-11-2012
Since the end of October, bistro ‘Meneer van Dijk’ (in English Mister van Dijk) opened its doors inside a fashion store, located in Waalwijk (Netherlands) to create a total experience for the guests and shopping clients. Special and fresh local products will be served and the coffee will be made by a barista. The bistro is open 7 days a week.
Wine sack
6-11-2012
We spotted these bags before, but this is a new variant of a wine bag. Very easy to take your wine to the beach or the park (when the weather is better). Or when you (sneakily) need to transport some wine.
Centipede Pop-up Cinema
5-11-2012
Centipede Cinema is a compact freestanding theater, designed for screenings in locations with limited space, developed by Barlett School of Architecture in Guimarães (Portugal, European City for Culture 2012). Besides the limited needed space, also limited resources are needed.
Melotweet of Evian
5-11-2012
Melotweet of Evian transforms your Twitter timeline into a musical and playful experience. Incoming tweets are falling as water drops into your screen, which are transformed into musical notes when they hit an object. You can add several objects which forms a nice musical composition.
Pop-up Restaurant ONKRUID
2-11-2012
On December 15th, one-off pop-up Restaurant ONKRUID (in English: Weed) will open its doors for vegetarian foodies, somewhere in Amsterdam. The exact location is still a secret. A complete vegetable four course dinner will be served, prepared by caterer DopHert.
Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Hotel
2-11-2012
The first Hyatt hotel in the Netherlands opened its doors. The five star Andaz Amsterdam Prinsengracht Hotel features 117 rooms and 5 suites and is located in a former public library. The looks and design are created and developed by the Dutch interior designer Marcel Wanders, guided by Dutch history and local culture. The hotel features the Bluespoon Restaurant with a farm-to-table concept where only the best local ingredients are served. Also the hotel features the Bluespoon Bar, a meeting room, fitness and an Urban Spa.
Is there a James Bond hiding in you?
1-11-2012
Coke Zero gives away exclusive tickets for the James Bond movie Skyfall. Unsuspecting train passengers make a change to win these tickets by buying a Coke. But nothing is for free… people need to unlock their inner 007 by accomplishing the giving mission within 70 seconds. Watch the movie.
Very fast cooler
1-11-2012
The Rapid Beverage Chiller cools your drinks at room temperature to refrigerator temperature within minutes, which is herewith 90 times faster than a refrigerator and 40 times faster than a freezer. Add ice cubes and water to the device and it cools your beverages within minutes. Easy, for unexpected visitors. It also can be used to heat your beverages or for example baby food.