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11-122012

Brewery provides night buses in Ghent

11-12-2012

In the Belgian city Ghent, an interesting partnership started between the municipality and De Koninck beer brewery. The company De Lijn which provides public transport in Ghent, had to cancel the night services due to budget cuts. But due to the collaboration at the municipality and the brewery, the buses will still drive during the night. There will be no major changes for the passengers, only the look of the buses change. The timetable and tickets will remain the same.

10-122012

Pick up point Albert Heijn

10-12-2012

Albert Heijn introduces a brand new service; ‘Albert Heijn Pick Up Point’. Customers order their groceries at AlbertHeijn.nl. The supermarket does the shopping for them and the next day they receive a sms to confirm the order and pick-up location. The service is free and the first Pick Up Point opened in Heemstede. Albert Heijn wants to expand the service, which is already offered in Naarden and Tilburg.

10-122012

Kkis table design

10-12-2012

Kkis (Yorb Design) is a new innovative design for every table. Use the glass for desserts or for amuses at the beginning of the meal. You can buy Kkis at Yorb Design which is a upcoming tableware manufacturer.

10-122012

Peppermint Candy Cane Spoons

10-12-2012

These peppermint candy cane spoons are a great treat for Christmas. Serve it with hot chocolate, the first cup of coffee in the morning or with the winter cocktails.The candy functions as a proper spoon. You can get the Candy Spoons in sets of six priced at $15.

7-122012

Bio-ethanol fireplace

7-12-2012

A new modern portable, stainless fireplace for outside. It is made to withstand high temperatures and outdoor elements. The fireplace requires no electricity and produces no smoke. It can be fully personalized, so let guests cut their own spices for example or just use it as nice decoration.

7-122012

Sustainable Christmas tree

7-12-2012

Have you had enough of the green traditional Christmas tree? This wooden or cardboard Christmas tree is an eco friendly, sustainable and stylish alternative for the classical Christmas tree. The tree can be built up in different shapes. It’s only 80cm high and therefore easy to place anywhere.

6-122012

Professor Grunschnabel wants money

6-12-2012

Professor Grunschnabel makes exclusive and classic ice-cream flavors without preservatives, added sugar and binders. There are around 100 selling points in the Netherlands. The ice-cream brand would like to grow and to increase the capacity. Therefore the brand needs money and asks fans for help to buy a new ice-cream machine. If you manage to collect 50 people that each donate €30,- , the lab comes to your place to produce ice-cream. For more information look at this website: http://www.oneplanetcrowd.nl/project/professor-grunschnabel 

6-122012

Energy gummy bears

6-12-2012

The guys off Vat19 launch all gummy things on the market. These energy gummy bears contain the same amount of caffeine and sugar as an energy drink.

5-122012

World record Chinese cabbage Gastronomixs

5-12-2012

Gastronomixs has set a world record by making 103 dishes with Chinese cabbage. Over 60 chef cooks came together on Monday 3 December to join this challenge. The initiative was to share knowledge, and show that a daily ingredient can be prepared in a lot of different ways. The cooks were very happy with the result and would like to join more of these events in the future. Gastronomixs will organize live sessions in 2013 to share even more knowledge.

5-122012

A digital dutch cookbook

5-12-2012

‘t Schulten Hues in Zutphen is the first Michelin star restaurant with a digital cookbook. The iBook is called Portfolio-I, and introduced to celebrate the 10-years jubilee. The iBook contains new dishes by star cook Peter Gast, pictures of the 10 year jubilee, interviews, reports and lots more. The iBook is published in co-creation with Crystal Park New Media. The iBook is exclusively available at Apple’s iBookstore.

4-122012

Minus Twenty in Amsterdam

4-12-2012

The new freezer store Min Twintig (Minus Twenty) opened at the Haarlemmerdijk in Amsterdam. They offer lots of different one person meals. The meals are directly frozen after preparation without the use of preservatives. They offer serveral soups, hotchpots, fish and meat dishes.

4-122012

Billiard and diningtable in one

4-12-2012

Belgian design brand Fusiontables and champagne house Veuve Clicquot created this special table together. A dining table that can be transformed into a billiard table. Only 99 have been created worldwide.

3-122012

New restaurant in Dubai

3-12-2012

A new restaurant opened in Dubai, called Gramo. A pay-by-weight business model to promote moderation in the growing region is adopted. Guests can choose from the à la carte service as well, as a buffet where the pay-by-weight model is employed. The idea is that, Guests will be more careful with the amount of food they select, in order to avoid paying for what they don’t end up eating.

3-122012

Vlaamsch Broodhuys

3-12-2012

A new initiative of the Dutch bakery Vlaams Broodhuys: top chefs will cook in the pop-up restaurant. For this time, he composed a 10-cours diner for €50,- per person. A suitable wine arrangement can be ordered as well. And off course the bread won’t be forgotten, a special bread is created for this occasion. Michelin Starred chef Niven Kunz will be the first to cook in one of the Baker’s Cafés in Amsterdam, from the 6th until the 13th of January 2013.

3-122012

Books & Bubbles

3-12-2012

In the end of November Steffy Roos du Maine opend a new initiative, Books & Bubbles in Amsterdam. This new crossover consists of: a bookstore and a place for small gatherings and events with bubbles. There will also be flex work places available and there are plans for winetastings and bookevenings. Books & Bubbles also offers original gifts and homely decorations.

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