Picture this; just before dessert, the waiter dimms the lights and serves a brown pyramid, the chocolate starts to melt slowly and a led lights appears. Sweden-based designer Alexander Lervik created this chocolate lamp with the help of Scandinavian LED specialists SAAS Instruments.
‘Sleeping Around’ rebuilds old Chinese containers into mobile hotelrooms. Four of these rooms are located at the Port of Antwerp, as a breakfast/ lounge container and a sauna container.
The Vaportini provides a special way of consuming alcohol. The drink is heated and the alcohol vapor can be inhaled through a straw. As the alcohol is directly absorbed into the blood, the effect of alcohol is immediately felt. The Vaportini has the advantage of no carbs and calories.
Another list with special hotels this time by SweetyDesign. They show hotels with photos of their interior. We already know a couple of them from lists in the past but it included a few new hotels. Like the Boat Hotel in New Zealand and the Anantara hotel in the Golden Triangle in Thailand. The photos are from the Museumotel (spotted in 2006) in France. Each bubble has its own decor. The room in the picture should do well for Valentine’s night!
On the website of Ediva they show how to make these eggs. Nice for on a salad on Valentine’s Day. For breakfast a heart shaped sunnyside up egg is great as well.
A taste of a dish debuting on the next menu at iNG Restaurant. Chef Charlie Harrison serves up the Chicken and Waffles course. Video by Future Food Films.
The first official Barbie Café opened in Taipei. Everything pink, dishes in the theme etc … Besides food and drinks you can also buy the official Barbie products. Mattel has chosen Taipei for this café because theme restaurants are very popular here. Watch the video of the opening.
Tony Plant is a time based, environmental artist and photographer whose imagination stretches to the corners of the coastline in the UK. For over 20 years he has made Guerrilla style installations in sand, snow or rocks. These paintings in sand are washed away by tide. With the gorgeous beaches in The Netherlands as well we could keep competitions like who makes the best temporary painting instead of sandsculptures. And for hotels with privat beaches, this kind of art can be done during cleaning the beach in the morning. It will make your guests smile. Watch the movie about the making of a sandpainting. Also see Beach pattern in Spain.
Starbucks introduces ‘Mondays can be great’ in the UK. From 7 January to 18 February you can get an extra strong cup of coffee for £1,50 until 11am. Click here for the promo video by Starbucks.
The chefs at Restaurant Kom Eten in Hoogmade (The Netherlands) show their passion for food on Valentine’s day. They’ve made a special desert and combine the ingredients directly on the table for a total experience. The combination of chocolate mousse, cocos crumbles and fresh blood orange will definitely impress your date. Check the video.
Tasting menus give people the chance to sample each delicacy the restaurant offers. With three or four dishes the chef simply can’t present his entire range of skills. The 5 most expensive tasting menu’s of America:
1. Masa***, New York City. $1160 for 2 persons
2. Joël Robuchon***, Las Vegas. $1115 for 2 persons
3. Meadwood**, St. Helena. $1080 for 2 persons
4. Ursasawa**, Los Angeles. $967 for 2 persons
5. Guy Savay**, Las Vegas. $ 891 for 2 persons
Once every ten days ‘The Pinnacle Grill’ restaurant at the luxury cruise ship MS Rotterdam will be turned into ‘The Librije’. The staff is trained in the Librije in Zwolle (The Netherlands) and is dressed in the same clothing as their collegues in the 3-Michelin stars restaurant. The wine is selected by Thérèse Boer and the five-course menu consists of signature dishes by Jonnie Boer.
Evian has placed a big swing and seesaw in the business district of London. This to mark the end of the holiday season and the return to work even in the greyness of January. To support its commitment to youth ‘Live Young’ placed these devices and the more people play, the more snow comes from the machines. Evian offers participants a childhood moment.
Designer Karl Lagerfeld will collaborate with Sofitel So Singapore (opening July 2013), for whom he provides the logo for the new hotel. The emblem will represent the original style of the hotel in Singapore in combination with the classical French twist of Sofitel. The Sofitel So Label works with designers to present collaboration between two countries as did Christian Lacroix at the Sofitel So Bangkok. Sofitel has recently opened new hotels in Mumbai, Rio and Sydney.
The new lobster and fish restaurant ‘The Lobster House + Studio’ opens its doors on the Frederiksplein in Amsterdam. You can go there for a dinner with oysters or lobsters but also for fresh sandwiches, salades and pasta with fish. The restaurant is located in an old parking garage. That gifs it an industrial look and feel. Look at the website for the menu.
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Four Seasons hotels posted a poll on Facebook where people can vote what would be a truly romantic addition to a romantic stay.
In Zandvoort, The Netherlanfs, three restaurants (Laurel & Hardy, The Klikspaan and Fame) initiated the Bar Battle. For 1 week,12 teams take over a bar. The teams are judged on promotion activities, special offers professionalism and skills. There are teams of the police force, de local tourist information office, drivers and other groups.
This wall offers numerous possibilities to give your house or office a new look. It’s even possible to display text on the wall.
Students from the Middlesex University in the UK have invented a beerrobot. The robot can travel a programmed route, and everyone who wants a new beer just needs to put his glass in the holder, the robot will fill it up and continue his route.
From the 7th to 20th of February several metro stations in Paris will sell Calvin Klein perfume from a vending machine. For a price of € 10,= one can buy a 15 ml bottle of perfume.
Learn About Wine, a U.S. organization that organizes wine tastings, has a new project. They will organize tastings with different red wines combined with real American hamburgers.
For bedpartners who both have a different definition of a comfertable bed, this mattress is a solution. Both sides can be chilled or warmed separately.
This modern-style toilet is a combination of a sink and a toilet. The water that is normally flushed down the drain, is now being collected in the reservoir under the sink. It is then used to flush the toilet.
Specially for Valentine’s Day TomTom launched a red and white GPS system. With additional locations such as hotels, restaurants and shops, a romantic weekend can’t get any better. Available for € 159.95.
Always having trouble to get chopped onions in a bowl? This cutting board has a slot where a board can be slid in, this way onions, peppers or other foods will never end up on the counter after cutting.
When preparing a toasted sandwich it’s always a problem when the cheese starts to melt and leak! result: burnt cheese in your sandwich maker. “Toast a bag” offers a solution. The bags goes into the toaster with the sandwich, keeping the toaster clean. It can also be used for a pizza or pita bread.
Ubuntu is a vegetarian restaurant in California, with only home grown fruits and vegetables on the menu. What makes it special is that a meal can be combined with a yoga class. So you come home healthy and more relaxed after dining out.
‘Play Rethink’ is an interactive board game to bring groups of people together. It helps groups to think creatively about everyday products and services and creating environmentalfriendly ideas. It is an inspiring game for designers, teachers, students and creatives.
Couverts is a service aimed at improving accessibility of restaurants. In order to achieve this a reservationsystem is developed. The Dutch company Couverts is also offering a telephone service. This way no reservations can go wrong. The reservation system provides essential and unique features for every restaurant like: an intelligent logic table, a newsletter application and automatic confirmation of your reservation by e-mail or SMS.
These lamps have the shape of wineglasses. They create a romantic atmosphere and they are nice if you have an open kitchen. The LED lights can burn up to 30,000 hours.
With these stickers everyone can put their own character/mood on a winebottle. With the stickers attached, each bottle literally has his own face.
Especially for those parents who frequently have to take their child on their lap when there’s no chair, a foldable cardboard chair is designed. The flat package can be unfolded after which a complete chair, including strap arises.
Restaurant Linnen, Oisterwijk, the Netherlands, now serves edible Lego blocks of chocolate. They are served with the tea of Betjeman and Barton and the coffee from Buscaglione. Available in 5 different types of Lego-blocks.
This bag allows wine to be tapped into a glass. Perfect for a picnic or a day at the beach. It is easy to pour the wine into the bag and vice versa.
To promote the new grilled hamburger from McDonalds in Puerto Rico, the restaurant used projections and a smoke machine.
An air mattress in the pool has been around for years. But a real bed, with sun protection that can be comfortable for two people is surely something new.
These Hollywood inspired theabags are very striking. A true “teaparty” will be cheered up by these five Hollywood stars. Available with Mr. T, Pamela Anderson, Don Perry, Jen and Vicious Will.
This automatic beater does all the work for you. You put the beater in the sauce or soup and with the touch of a button its all whipped.
Ice cubes in the form of high heels. This ‘Tipsy Toes’ are safe to drink and are 1.75 x 0.25 x 2 inches.
Boom Boom printed 26 good deeds on small cards (for example buy a cup of coffee for a stranger). The idea is to pass these cards to friends or strangers. Through the site, people can share their experiences through pictures and videos. The card can also be followed through the site to track how many times the card is forwarded.
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