Scrabble on the wall
Instead of a dartboard a large scrabble game at the wall of your pub. Considering the popularity of wordfeud it might be a way to attract enthusiastic players. Even big chess board for at the wall are for sale.
Instead of a dartboard a large scrabble game at the wall of your pub. Considering the popularity of wordfeud it might be a way to attract enthusiastic players. Even big chess board for at the wall are for sale.
At the shop / restaurant ‘Meneer Paprika’ in Haarlem, The Netherlands, everyone is welcome for breakfast, lunch, coffee and cake and 3D printing. Recently, the store 3DSVP opened in the same space. Gadgets, jewelry etc. all roles from the first 3D printer in a shop in the Netherlands. 2x inspiration: Catering + indoor another store and 3D printing. Have you ever thought about molds for dessert etc. with logo, using 3D printing? On the internet there are companies where you can place this taskl.
Recently a friend told me her experience with the new glutenfree pizza from Domino’s Pizza. She came across the pizza during her holiday. And with 2 daughters with celiac disease she loved to try it. Fortunately one daughter could try it and the other was warned by Domino’s Pizza about the level of ‘gluten free’. Great example of transparency and so important in cases of gluten free products! ^Marjolein
The Gogol Mogol (named after a Russian egg dish) is a single-use cardboard egg box (but recyclable). A tag pulled from the container sets off a chemical reaction which makes the small package warm up and cook the egg in just two seconds. Created by brand agency KIAN, designed by Evgeny Morgalev and has just won an award from The European Packaging Design Association. In the article from the Daily Mail online more information. For us it looks like the process behind the Hot Booster soup. Unfortunately it has not been taken in production but it would fit perfect on all breakfastbuffets.
On the Waterloolaan (36-37) in Brussels a new Martini bar has opened her doors on the 13th of December. A nice combination of a bar and restaurant in the authentic Martini style. For more information and inspiration (pictures) take a look at their facebookpage: http://www.facebook.com/MartiniBarBrussels
The iPhone-app Dish.fm collects reviews from restaurants and cafes. The app gets its information from large websites like Yelp, Foursquare and Tripadvisor. It makes rankings of best ranked dishes, drinks and desserts. For now the app is only available in New York and San Francisco but in the next few months other cities in America and a part of Europe will be added to the database.
Heineken is celebrating its 140th birthday by asking the fans to create a new bottle, by using the archive of previous bottles and labels. The challenge is open to people around the world until March 1st. The winning design will become a limited edition bottle.
Chef Alain Ducasse combined his knowledge in a new iPad-app called My Culinary Encyclopedia. The app is a collection from lot’s of tips and tricks, knowledge and techniques. The dishes are divided in 5 categories: Gastronomy, Around the world, Mediterranean, Bistros and Dessert. The app is available in the App store en will cost you €33,99.
Beach club restaurant Ajuma is set up temporarily in the Lichtfabriek at Haarlem. The next weeks they have invited other beach restaurants to cook a dinner preview for 2013. On Monday 14 January Vooges will kick-off the series, followed by Rapa Nui on 21 January, Tijn on 28 January, Club Nautique on 4 February and the ‘Haven van Zandvoort’ closes on 11 February. For everyone who can’t wait for the summer to start reservations can be made through zuidstrand@ajuma.nl
Restaurant owners and managers can receive realtime feedback from customers on their mobile without giving away their private number. Guests can text to a number on a table card to inform the staff about a dirty toilet for instance. Goal of the tool is to solve problems before they will result in negative online reviews. This is an American initiative, we’ve spotted the comparable MeView (Dutch) before.
This luxurious platter, handcrafted from chestnut, is the perfect item to serve tequila on. The creators even thought of a small cutting board for the limes, salt bowls, paring knife and notches for the glasses and a bottle. This adds an extra experience to serving a tequila in a restaurant or club.
Beer brand Bavaria is launching in association with home delivery food website Thuisbezorgd.nl, the first pop-up restaurant without a kitchen. Between the 13th and 16th of February it is possible to compose your favorite home delivery meal of the best valued restaurants of this website. The restaurant will be equipped with a scooter lane to deliver the meals to the guests. The restaurant will be situated on the ‘Kop van Java’ in Amsterdam.
During the ‘Vakbeurs Facilitair’ (Facilitating Trade Fair) in ‘s-Hertogenbosch from 16 to 18 January, visitors can use one of the forty work spaces and two boarding rooms for free. This is the result of a collaboration between Nago Next (cleaning services), Ahrend (furniture), Desso (floor covering systems). Next to the extra service the visitors can experience the products and services of the companies in a real working environment.
Many people will fail their New Year’s resolutions in the next weeks. Therefore the Youth Food Movement organizes the ‘Sjiek de Friemel’ dinner in Restaurant Merkelbach, Amsterdam. During this event of ‘fallen New Year’s resolutions’ chefs from various restaurants cook a four-course dinner and there is an auction to collect money for the movement that focuses on making our food system more healthy and honest. All personnel works for free this evening.
Due to the 140th birthday of the Heineken brewery, they built this enormous video wall made of 5.000 beer bottles. Through a Facebook application you can leave a message to the world. Nice idea to wish everybody a happy new year. Until the 2nd of January 2013 you can admire the video wall as element of the Amsterdam Light Festival.
We couldn’t find an immersive Christmas Light Maze in Europe yet, howevere correct us if we are wrong. But we love the idea, another fun read more
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Designer Martin Angelov has won the first prize at the international ‘Line of site’-contest for his ‘Bike above the road’ concept. The concept is nothing more than half a pipe and some cables. The half a pipe is designed for cycling and safety cables suspended parallel, near the steering wheel on the bike. The bike and the biker are secured to a safety cable so you do not have to balance.
A new advertising campaign for the dairyfactory Meadow Fresh was very green. A train station in Auckland got a green makeover. The hard 1,250 square meters of concrete was replaced by a green lawn. Unfortunately, the campaign only laste a short period of time.
Designer Nick Bampton has designed this concept for the Japanese store Muji. This book is a mini-collection of spices and herbs. Each page is removable and can be torn out when preparing your meal. The idea behind the book is to avoid problems when traveling with spices.
Tequila is best known as a man’s drink but this variant of Rosangel is perfect for women. The tequila has the flavor of hibiscusflowers with a hint of vanilla. With Valentine’s Day in prospect, this is the perfect idea for a romantic cocktail.
This sixpack can carry six bottles of beer, soft drink or water. The big difference between this six pack and a normal six pack is that it remains intact after use.
A mobile phone that does not need to be charged by a battery. This eco-device gets its energy from sugars in soft drinks. The back of the phone is a box where you can pour in soda. According to the designer, Daizi Zheng, the phone has a three to four times longer lifetime than an average phone battery.
People in Chicago can now order food at restaurant ‘Wow Bao through an iPhone application. This new app allows people to customize their meals, order and pay through their iPhone or iPod touch.
Google has designed a “location-based feature” for mobile phones. This technology makes it easy for restaurants, bars and ATMs to be found in an unknown area. ‘Near Me Now’ is available on the Google homepage, I-Phone and Android. Unfortunately, it is now only available in the US.
The famous tearoom Angelina in Paris, which Coco Chanel often visited, has launched seasonal chocolate milk in a bottle. This way the delights of the famous tea room can be enjoyed at home.
The OZ Vodka bottle was designed by Bronco Trade Marketing. They emphasize the the purity and quality of the drink by transparency and the cool blue design of the bottle. The vodka is made from 100% corn, the distillprocess took place in Canada.
This wall lamp is designed by Jos Muller and is inspired by showers and water. The lamp is made of stainless steel, aluminum and glass for the water drops. The use of glass water droplets results in reflection of light.
This ancient fishfactory has been transformed into beautiful modern home ,designed by Zaigas Birojs Gailes. With a magnificent view of the Baltic Sea, this ‘industrial’ house a good example of reuse.
How many jeans in your closet do you really wear? That is what the staff of the Burnham Hotel in downtown Chicago is wondering. The hotel ensures that jeans that you no longer wear will end up with someone how will wear them. In return you get a $ 10 credit on your hotel room.
This theamachine is the best catering-innovation of the past year (chosen at Horecava 2010). The fresh tea is set by cup with coarse, organic whole tea leaves. The user can choose from different flavors organic green, black and rooibos tea.
The shape of this bathtub was inspired by the shape of an egg. The Italian company REXA given the bathtubbath a clean minimalist look that is suitable for many interiors. The functionality of this bath is very important. In the connected subjects, both books and magazines and towels can be stored.
This Boeing 747 in Korea is placed right in the center of the city between the appartmentbuildings. The hull has been converted into a dining area and for a VIP experience the cockpit is furnished into a private dining area.
This “sponge” is made of cotton, polyester and apricot kernels or cob. Because of the flexibility of the spaghetti sponge it’s perfect to use when cleaning pots and the stove. The spaghetti sponge can be used for months.
In this supermarket in Hilversum, The Netherlands, all products are organic, but this is not the way the supermarket wants to seduce it’s customers. For this purpose they prefer terms like pampered, healthy and fresh. The store sells various products from cosmetics to food. Goodyfood focuses on the perception of consumers. On occasion a chef comes by to prepare a dish with fresh items from the shelves. There is also a kids corner and a cafe.
Skiers no longer have to depend on hotels and resorts for snowreports. With this new application (I-Phone & Google Gadget) skiers can let eachother know how the slopes are through pictures and comments. This way skiers can formulate their favorite ski routes with GPS.
On July 18th it was possible to picnic between Duisburg and Dortmund, Germany (A40 motorway). For a period of 31 hours a 60 km piece of the highway was closed for all traffic. 20,000 tables were placed on the autobahn. Is was a promotion of de Rühr toerism agency.
Website www.nieuwemensenlerenkennen.nl organized a snowballfight at Amsterdam’s most famouw park, the Vondelpark. The event is primarily targeted toward singles. Afterwards there will be glühwein for all participants.
Designer Mo Kang Soon thought of a fun way to present your tea bags. He has designed teabags that look like clothing hangers.
This new online tool can be used when you visits restaurants, public places and for example offices. People use ‘foursquare’ to ‘check in’ and to let friends and family know what their favorite spots are. A fun way to discover new places, find out what friends around are doing and what their favorite spots are.
This ‘Decopen’ makes decorating a meal very easy. It’s suitable form many different sauces, both sweet and salty, salads, meats and desserts.
This ladder-radiator from Aeon was designed by Saffet Calendar. The construction of the radiator makes it possible to hang up your towels or keep them folded on the radiator. This way you always have a warm towel within reach when you’re coming out of your bath or shower.
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