This particular cookbook helps you to improve your cutting skills, even before you start cooking. To open the book and see the recipes your have to cut carefully along a thin line. This cookbook was originally designed as a learning tool for a cooking class.
A special art object has been commissioned as the centerpiece installation for the City of London Festival this year. The ‘Mobile Orchard’ is a tree that consists of multiple layers of wood and the roots and branches offer sitting space and climbing adventure. The branches contain LED lighting that creates a cozy atmosphere in the evening. The tree holds 500 real apples, which visitors are encouraged to pluck. The shape of the tree provides shadow and is a great hang-out for visitors of the festival. Maybe it is interesting to place an art object like this in a city in the Netherlands to offer a hang-out for visitors.
KLM and Air France started offering on board Wi-Fi during a flight. KLM and Air France will run a pilot on board of two Boeing 777-300 aircrafts for one year. Thanks to the Wi-Fi service all passengers can use the internet through their smartphone, laptop or tablet to communicate with the outside world during the flight. Beside this, passengers can use a wide range of free services such as information about their destination and the airline or the latest news. Once the airplane is at a height of 6 km, the Wi-Fi is available. Passengers need to pay a fee of € 10.95 per hour or € 19.95 for the entire flight.
The Korean discount chain E-mart has launched a campaign which they want to attract more customers. E-mart developed a “flying shop” in the form of a truck balloon. The balloon flies around different locations, to reach customers not living near an E-mart location. People can connect to the balloon’s Wi-Fi signal and can directly download coupons with discount or purchase products via the mobile app. Through the action the sales in stores and the mobile sales increased.
Coca Cola shows in a special way that the diet coke contains no sugars nor calories. This vending machine is elegant and skinny and can easily be placed.
As a solution for the real estate crisis in Manhattan, the Copenhagen-based architects of PINKCLOUD have designed the Midtown Pop-Up Hotel. The PINKCLOUD Midtown Pop-Up Hotel is designed in such a way that it can easily transform an empty office space into a hotel. The clients can order different modules, varying from a hang-out for backpackers to luxury suites. This enables clients to create any hotel they want. The modules can easily be transported by truck and can easily be traced by the RFID tag.
‘Life is too short to not try everything that’s out in the world..’ Kat and David are both travelers and the founders of ‘Try the world’. The company wants to offer boxes with products from all over the world. The products offered are difficult to find in the United States and are composed by Try The World’s team of travelers as well as local experts. Because the founders have a personal connection with Paris, the first ‘Try the World’ box contains products from the suppliers around France. Hopefully the Americans will quickly discover the delicious Dutch treacle-waffle, licorice candy, croquettes and cheese.
Breakfast, lunch or drinking cocktails in the sky.. Nowadays it’s all possible. Approximately 40 sky high franchise around the world serve dinners at a height of 180 foot. A table for 22 people is lifted by a crane to a height of 180 foot with three staff in the middle (chef, waiter, server) who provide dinner. A second crane with a platform (or more if desired) at the same height as the table is possible, for entertainment such as music or presentations. This brings dinner to a totally different level. Dinner in the sky started as a publicity stunt six years ago, and has become a huge success. The company also offers marriage, lounge and showbiz in the sky.
The Mark Hotel in New York recently agreed to an exclusive partnership with fashion store Bergdorf Goodman that will allow its guests to shop at any fashion store at any time. The hotel guests will have 24/7 access to a personal shopper in the fashion store. A hospitable gesture.. that is for sure!
There are a lot of different chips flavors, with or without ridges. This glass potato chips is different than the others, it has the crunch and flavor of a potato chip but it is transparent. You can create your own colour and flavor and make it at home. The original recipe was created Hamid Salimian, the chef at Diva at the Met. Check out the recipe of the transparent chips.
After the great success of the pop-up restaurants in Amsterdam last January, star chef Niven Kunz will transform ‘People’s Place’, the canteen of the European headquarter of Tommy Hilfiger into a temporary restaurant. From Sunday June 30th till Thursday July 4th, Niven serves 10 signature dishes. A special lunch for parents with children is organized on Sunday to let families experience and taste vegetable dishes. Together with a matching slow-juice arrangement.
The ‘Farm festival’ (end of the Future of Food Festival) takes place on Sunday May 26th at farm ‘t Schop. The festival is dedicated to food and the future of our food. The organic farm ‘t Schop presents their farm to people who are curious to their beef, the vegetable garden, the farm shop and more. The program includes a market, mini-lectures, cooking workshops for children, a competition, live music and more.
Eat every day at someone else’s place… Early this year Simon started his social experiment where he will eat every day at different places for one year. In return, he will paint a wall, cleans a house or he will bring something to eat or drink. Through his social experiment he discovers new tastes, meets new people and gets to know new places. Would you also like to cook for Simon? You can invite him at his Facebook page.
Domino’s Brazil has launched a great campaign with a local video stores: bake a pizza in a DVD player. When you place the DVD into the player, it looks like a average movie disk. When the temperature of the disk increases throughout the movie, the ink will be activated. After the movie, when the disk is ejected, the DVD is transformed into a mini pizza with pizza aroma, fresh baked into you player. The pizza has a message that encourages fans to pare the next movie with a Domino’s pizza.
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In the old 19th century city hall in London now a modern hotel is situated, the Town Hall Hotel. While retaining as many original features, the hotel also facilitates a modern and minimalistic decor. This in contrast to the Edwardian Baroque style exterior.
Does this sound familiar to you? It is your last day of vacation, you take one more dive in the swimming pool, and you throw you wet clothes in your suitcase, which causes mold. This bag by Flight001 ensures that your clothes are protected.
At the False Creek Yacht Club in Vancouver it is now possible to dine in socialy responsible way on the water. The boat floats on 16.72 plastic 2 liter bottles. The main purposel is to make people aware of the amount of plastic floating in the ocean. Every evening, a 6-course organic menu is prepared by C Catering.
Jamie Oliver has been creating awareness about what children eat sometimes now. His latest initiative is an online video contest where anyone can submit ideas. On October 8th , the winning project will be announced.
Are empty water bottles uncomfortable to carry around? The Vapur is the solution. The flexible water bottle can be rolled up or folded when empty. The vapur can be used several times.
The Popbar in New York is a new addition to Carmine Street in New York. The cream, sorbet and yogurt ice creams are handmade.
For men who are not allowed to buy real swords, this barbecue sword is a nice alternative. The sword of 19-inches long, comes with matching Zorro masks … for real heroes.
In Brussels, Belgium, 2 hotels received the halal-certificate. Upon request of guests, rooms can be made halal-proof. This means no alcohol in the minibar and guests cannot watch adult tv channels.
The 20th of July it was friendship-day in Argentina (Dia del Amigo). For the occasion, Coca-Cola designed a giant vendingmachine. The slot for the coins was placed 2 meters high. This required some help of friends to reach the slot.
The French pastry chef Dalloyau made these cupcakes to drink. The cupcake consists of a strawberry-smoothie inside a chocolat ball with a creamy topcoat. The cupcake is so delicate that it can only be eaten on the spot.
With the chocolate sprinkles of Venz you can play an online game. By using the special code on the box, which needs to be held in front of your webcam, you can play a racegame.
These Jelloware glasses are an nice substitute for plastic cups. The cups, made of gelatine, are edible after use and available in several flavors.
The Scottish brewer Brewdog designed these bottles of beer, which cost € 580,= and contain 55% alcohol. The bottle is wrapped in dead squirrels or stoats. Although the brewery says only ‘roadkills’ are used, it’s a pretty controversial packaging.
With the ‘Twicketer’-app it is possible to order tickets for several events. Your phone becomes your ticket.
Pay at a bar with your iPhone or Androit phone. With Tabbedout you can! When the phone is connected to the bars POS-system, guests can pay the bill at any given moment, before leaving the bar.
Through www.lastminutedining.nl you make a restaurant reservation at the last moment. Guests do receive a code for a 20%-discount from the bill.
Trouble finding your own suitcase at the airport? With these stickers of thecheeky.com you easily recognize your suitcase. But you might get into trouble with customs…
A wine rack, made of 100% cork, specially for the environmentally conscious wine-lover.
Guests of Superbude (1 * hostel / lounge) are free to make their own choices. In The Kitchen Club you can enjoy breakfast, bring your own bread, grab a pizza or have one delivered. The hotel also offers free wifi, skype and Nintendo.
In Japan, they started a trial with interactive street ads. Billboards on the street scan their passers, determine their age and sex and link an appropiate ad. Watch the movie for more information.
This picknic box, including cutlery, plates, cups and other supplies, designed by Boxsal, is completely recyclable and biodegradable.
With the watermelon-cooler, designed by Joybond, you can eat your watermelon at any temperature. This cooler is perfect for a picknick, or to sell slices of watermelon on the beach.
To promote the Ruhr area in Germany, the A40 highway was closed for 60 kilometers. The highway became a picknick place. Over 3 million people gathered on the highway.
The bottle locker protects your bottle and your children.
The new Absolut Vodka, inspired by the streets of New York, has opened a discussion on Facebook, called ‘share your stoop story’. Part of the sales of the vodka goes to the ‘Human for Habitat’-project in Brooklyn. The bottle is designed by the director Spike Lee, who also made a short movie for their Facebook-page.
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