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Cinnabon Buns are hot – how about our own version

1-11-2011

After cupcakes have been a major culinary trend, a new culinary trend has raised in Great Britain; “cinnamon buns”. In Great Brittain cinnamon has already been very popular for a while. Besides artisian specialist shops, a number of chains are implementing this new trend, such as Marks&Spencer. These cinnamon buns are baked with cinnamon-based yeast dough. Thin layers of dough will be lubricated with butter in order to obtain a crunchy texture and a full flavor. Because of a mixture of white sugar and cinnamon, the bun gets a distinct flavor. We think that the Dutch Bolussen do taste greater, did you ever try one?

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City Wardrobe in Groningen

1-11-2011

Quietly enjoy a drink while your belongings are safely stored? No more dragging heavy bags while shopping? In the evening enjoying going out without worrying whether your expensive jacket is safe? The city wardrobe is located in the center of Groningen. It is a safe, reliable storage for your jackets and bags. As From 1 euro you can already make use of the City wardrobe.

31-102011

Share everything with 1/2 Project

31-10-2011

1/2 PROJECT is a campaign that puts donating to charity in a different perspective. With the 1/2 Project you can donate half of your ordinairy expenses to charity instead of large sums of money at once. The project links companies and NGO’s together and plays a role in the product design. For example, pay a whole Domino pizza and donate half of it to charity.

31-102011

Giving is Eazie

31-10-2011

On the 1st of November fresh and healthy food restaurant chain Eazie launches a campaign where ‘giving’ is the main subject. Everyone who orders an ‘Eazie giving’ menu receives a QR-ticket and can win great prizes. For Eazie this is a way to thank their community in the weeks before Thanksgiving. The prizes are provided by the partners of Eazie. Two tickets to Bangkok are provided by Wereldtickets.nl, a pair of Tom Ford sunglasses by Zonnebrillen.com and a custom made bike by the Swedish Bikebyme are a few examples.

28-102011

Smiling oysters

28-10-2011

Smiling oysters can be opened by hand instead of using an oyster knife. Naked lobsters have taken off their coats.In both cases the pascalization makes the preparation (and eating) a lot easier. Read more about pascalization (Dutch.) Topchef Moshik Roth shows how you can open an oyster by hand and can prepare it. Short films can be watched on the “Kreeft & Oesters” TV, where films about new dishes are added regularly. Smiling oysters and Naked Lobsters are only available for restaurants and can be ordered on the website.

28-102011

Region FoodValley

28-10-2011

The Region FoodValley is a cooperation where eight communities work together in order to produce and promote healthy and sustainable food. Region FoodValley is known for its knowledge and applications in food. Together with the partners of FoodValley Ambition does FoodValley work to achieve a European top-5 status in the area of healthy and sustainable food.

27-102011

Save the polar bear, drink Coca-cola

27-10-2011

Coca-cola started a collaboration with the WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature), to enlarge the awareness for saving the polar bear. Since the polar bear has been Coca-cola’s icon for its Christmas commercials, they want to give something back to their beloved polar bear. Therefore Coca-cola will give their Coca-cola cans a new look by giving them a white colour, instead of red. Coca-cola will also donate 2 million dollars to the WWF in order to help protect the polar bear and its environment.

27-102011

Buy my face

27-10-2011

‘Buy my face’ is a new marketing campaign that is created by two students in England. These students sell their face to companies to paint an advertisement on their face, in order to pay off their student loans. A creative idea for a cafe or retail brand to promote itself?

26-102011

Jalapeno chips

26-10-2011

Doehne “Deano” Duckworth has created the new Jalapeno chips, that instead of potatoes is made from real jalapenos. The Jalapenos chips were originally made as appetizer for the Cactus Café from Doehne Duckworth in Vermont. The chips are prepared and cooked by hand and are sold in resealable bags. The chips come in three flavours: Cheddar, Ranch and Sea Salt.

26-102011

Darling Delicious test shop

26-10-2011

Darling Delicious is a retail store where new innovative food products can be tested. Darling Delicious can test products in two ways. They place them in their trend store in Groningen (The Netherlands) or add products to the Darling Delicious Gooddie Box, which is sent to (international) customers regularly. Testing and providing feedback is possible in different stages of the production process, from advice on ingredients to packaging design. Product developers can order samples in small amounts (200-500 pieces).

26-102011

Handy tool for Halloween

26-10-2011

Halloween is coming. This very handy tool –between a handmixer and a drill bit- makes ‘killing’ the pumpkin much easier. Put it on a drill and attack the pumpkin with a proper toolkit instead of your ordinary kitchen cutlery.

26-102011

Safe house restaurant Milwaukee

26-10-2011

Safe House restaurant in Milwaukee is a theme restaurant where guests play the role of a spy. The restaurant is located in a small alley and guests can only enter by using a password. During the dinner, espionage tricks must be done by the guests before they can eat. The restaurant creates an exciting experience for the guests which they will not forget easily.

25-102011

Cafe creates social meeting place for journalists

25-10-2011

The Canadian newspaper Winnipeg Free Press opened a cafe in the city centre. The café hopes to become a social meeting place. The editors, writers and columnists of the newspaper will be working at the café, where they get the chance to talk to the community and those who are interested. The cafe will organize town meetings, mini-concerts and book readings as well. See the cafe here.

25-102011

Starbucks interactive storefront

25-10-2011

To launch the “My Starbucks Rewards” program, Starbucks has unveiled four new interactive storefronts in Toronto and Vancouver. In cooperation with The Media Merchants they placed monitors in the storefront where guests discover the rewards by touching the golden stars in an animated interface throughout the display. See the movie for more.

25-102011

To make travel easier

25-10-2011

All suitcases should have two handles, one on the top and another on the side. This makes the carrying of suitcases much easier. Because not all suitcases have enough handles, Quirky designed a special strap. The strap is made for heavy duty work and is adjustable in size.

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