Special Japanese wine to Holland

12-12-2010

The wellknown Dutch sommelier Edwin Raben brings a special Japanese wine on the Dutch market. It’s not about Japanese rice wine, but wine made from the Koshu grape. The wine is called “Shizen” which means nature in Japanese. 

Google is about to serve the restaurant guests

12-12-2010

Google wants to serve information to users without them searching for something, but based on their browsing or location profile, “contextual discovery”. For example: If you’re in a restaurant, Google can, based on the location of your mobile, provide you automatically a message with a link to the menu, along with indications of what your friends like to eat. Coming in 2011.

 

The House of Rising Amsterdam, fashion, music, bar

12-12-2010

 The House of Rising is a bar in Amsterdam where you can eat, drink, network and be inspired. The ground floor is a bar next to a space reserved for exhibitions of artists. On the first floor one can buy exclusive clothes.

Amsterdam restauarnt reviews on Yelp

11-12-2010

The American-review site Yelp launched on December 8 in The Netherlands. They do start with only reviews from the Amsterdam area. People who do not live in Amsterdam can also write a review. Besides restaurants there are many other testimonials about: shopping, beauty and spa, hotels and travel, nightlife and local services.

Burger King opens Dessert Bar

11-12-2010

Burger King opened  its first stand-alone Dessert Bar in a shopping mall in London.  At the Dessert Bar you can buy pancakes, brownies, cakes, muffins and ice cream. If the bar proves to be a success more will follow in the United Kingdom.

New Heineken bottle

10-12-2010

Heineken will soon introduce a new bottle. The new bottle will get a slightly longer neck with a slight indentation where the name Heineken vertically is shown. The bottles serve as black lights in the dark.

 

Bacon flavored jellybeans

10-12-2010

True lovers of bacon will probably love these Beans! The Bacon Beans are packed per 100 in a bacon can.

Your own champignongarden

10-12-2010

The Californian company ‘Back to the Roots” offers people the opportunity to grow their own mushrooms. Through the website and in some supermarkets in the U.S., the “Easy to Grow Mushroom Garden” can be purchased. All consumers have to do is moist the Muschroom Garden two times a day with recycled coffee grounds.

 

5 starhotel in old Turkish caves

9-12-2010

At the website Inhabitat one will find a beautiful photoseries of this extraordinary hotel in Turkey. The hotel has 30 rooms in total and includes a spa and a large courtyard.

 

Inspiring hotelpictures from Paris

9-12-2010

Beautiful photographs of Le Royal Monceau hotel on the cool hunter. Looking for inspiration to create a hotel, please look at these pictures.

 

Snowmancake on a stick

8-12-2010

Snowmen made of cake, hats of oreocookies. Pretty sure kids will love them! See the cake here.

Practical shape fo sportdrink?

8-12-2010

An interesting concept of the British designer Cadú Gomes. By seeking the identity of the sports drink Gatorade and design this bottle in this identity the designer places the brand to another level.

Inspiration from Austria

8-12-2010

Nice tradition in Austria, on Dec. 31 there is a special wish for everybody: “Einen guten Rutsch ins neues Jahr” and at the tables in restaurants one will find chocolate coins, garlands, chocolate chimney sweepers and clovers! To wish their guests prosperity to come. A fun tradition that certainly is much appreciated by the children.

Alternative Christmas decoration; Christmasballtree

7-12-2010

Last year already mentioned on this website. A restaurant owner has decorate his tables with these small trees of chirstmasornaments last year! And has received positive response. Do you want to know how to make this Christmas tree please contact us.

Hotel Indigo opens in Sjanghai

7-12-2010

The Intercontinental Hotel Group will introduce its Indigo hotel concept in Asia. By the end of the year, a hotel will be opened in Shanghai. The Indigo hotels are inspired by the location’s culture, nature and the environment. The hotel has 184 rooms and guests can enjoy overlooking the city and the Huangpu River from the rooftop.

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