Vegetables grow at the table

22-2-2012

Swedish student Lena Louise Meyer designed a table on which vegetables grow. The Sprout Table combines traditional craft with a modern design, is eco-friendly and brings enviromental growth in your house.

HEL YES! Stockholm evenement

22-2-2012

From 7- 11 February the HEL YES! event took place in Stockholm. The event was a combination of gastronomy, design and dance. The organisators of the event are restaurateur Antto Melasniemi, designer Mia Wallenius and artist Klaus Haapaniemi. Visionary Antto Melasniemi, whose food restaurants have the position of the most interesting in Helsinki, created vega and vegetarian menus that were sold at the event. The HEL YES! events were organized in London and Helsinki before.

Porcelain espressomachine

22-2-2012

Product designer Arvid Häusser designed a porcelain espressomachine, because porcelain withstands high temperatures and does not affect the taste of coffee. Häusser is a student at the Bauhaus University in Weimar.

Ordering app for restaurant

22-2-2012

PaperLinks, a company from Los Angeles designed a new service for restaurants that gives customers access to the restaurant menu via a QR code. Customers only need to scan the code to see the menu, special offers and order.  The order will be sent to the fax or mail of the restaurant.

Booking a trip through Facebook

22-2-2012

GoFun is the first travel organisaton of the Netherlands that makes it possible for young people to book their travel through Facebook. GoFun provides advice and special vacation and entertainment offers. GoFun is a popular organisation among young people and known for the many pub crawls and party holidays they organise.

The best soupier of the Benelux

21-2-2012

According to Food Inspiration, soup is undervalued. They created the competition ‘Best Soupier of the Benelux’. During the competition, participants are judged on originality, presentation and taste.

First macaron shop opens in the Netherlands

21-2-2012

The first macaron shop of the Netherlands opens it’s doors in Amsterdam, on the day of the macaron (Jour du Macaron) on March 20th . Poptas Pastry make their macarons based on a French recipe in their own pastry kitchen??. Besides selling macarons, they also give macaron workshops.

New York Vegetarian Food Festival

21-2-2012

On March 3th and 4th the New York Vegetarian Food Festival will take place at The Pavilion Metrpolitan. This event is about healthy living, sustainability, vegetarianism and nutrition. Besides de present of vegetarians, vegans and people who (try) to eat healthy, a chain of restaurants and suppliers of vegetarian products are present. There will be also some musical performances.

Table decoration

21-2-2012

How easy can it be to decorate your dining table! You only need wine glasses, candles and roses or other flowers! For more inspiration check the website of The Little Round Table.

Giorgio Armani opens a wine bar

21-2-2012

Giorgio Armani opened a wine bar on the top floor of their Armani Ginza Tower in Tokyo. Previously it was a private floor, but is now a publicly accessable wine lounge. They hope to introduce the Italian cuisine from the restaurant on the floor beneath to the Japanese shoppers. Guests can choose between 300 wines.

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