Eco-chewing gum
22-9-2010
Nature needs 20 years to process ordinary chewing gum off the street. Ecouwgom is made from natural organic ingredients and is 100% biodegradable. The packaging is environmentally friendly as well.
Refill empty wine bottles
21-9-2010
In a number of French supermarkets it is possible to fill your empty bottle of wine with new wine. The wine costs about € 1,45 per liter.
Jamie Oliver goes vegetarian
21-9-2010
Jamie Oliver is about to collect all his vegetarian dishes in a new book. It is still unknown when the book will be published.
Recycable picnic-box
21-9-2010
Boxsal introduces a recyclable picnic basket. The basket and the cutlery are made from sustainable cardboard and paper. The basket is available in three different shapes, including the Office Escape, a picnic basket shaped like a briefcase.
Portfolio XL
20-9-2010
On Sunday, October 17th restaurant “Schulten Hues” in The Netherlands celebrates its eight-year anniversary with a special edition of a book called ‘Portfolio XL’. The book is published in a special limited edition size of 0.7 x 0.5 meters. The content of the book is still a surprise!
Hotel Okura offers jetlag course
20-9-2010
As part of the knowledge-month in October (October 13 to 17) the Okura hotel in Amsterdam, will pay special attention to guests suffering from a jet lag. It discusses the causes of a jet lag and how to best get rid of it. Guests can also take part in the “jet lag-experience” to test what they have learned.
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.
Spa giftcertificate
19-9-2010
A gift certificate for Christmas is a lot more fun this way. In addition to these gift vouchers, they still have many more themed gift vouchers
Square organic cheeseburger
18-9-2010
Belgian fastfood restaurant chain Quick now sells a square bio-burger. The burger is square not only as a surprise to the customer but also to ensure that the kitchen staff don’t mistake it for a regular beef burger.
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.
Ice jacket
17-9-2010
The Ice Jacket provides each bottle of a “ice jacket’ so drinks can be brought to the right temperature quickly.
Legay Choc
17-9-2010
Legay Choc calls itself the first gay bakery. The bakery is known for its sandwiches, chocolate, croissants and pastries in phallic forms.
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.
Innocent vegetable lunch
15-9-2010
Smoothie manufacturer Innocent extends its range with vegetable lunches. Each ‘veg pot’ contains base component (risotto, rice, couscous) supplemented with a vegetable dish. In the UK they promote the jars in the offices free of charge.
Boscolo Hotel cookbook
15-9-2010
In the hotels of the Boscolo Group, guests receive a cookbook in the room. The book is not only that but also the roomservice menu, the guests may take the book home with them.
Napkin tablet
15-9-2010
By adding water, the tablets of Cool Napkin change into a napkin.
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.
CocoaVia healthy snack
14-9-2010
Healthy chocolate bars of CocoaVia (Mars) will be available The Netherlands soon. The bars contain many healthingredients and would create a healthy circulation.
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.
Body Douche Assistent
13-9-2010
The ‘ Bodysof showerassistant’ automatically injects showergel into the water. This device increases the comfort while showering.
The future of protable devices
13-9-2010
TAT, a Swedish company specialized in user experience, made a nice movie about the future of handheld devices.
Outstanding in the field
12-9-2010
Outstanding in the Field organizes dinners for large groups in the countryside. On the most idyllic locations the company provides gourmet dinners.
