A theater of wines
22-11-2013
A tent at a festival or celebration for wine lovers. Register Viticulturist and Sommelier Barbara Verbeek is the creator of this concept together with Barend Havenaar of Champagnebar.nl. They want to put all your senses to work in their wine theater. Barbara completed the wine academy for viticulturist in 2001. She got her title sommelier and wine and foodpairing expert in 2002 and recently became a Registered Viticulturist. She runs the wine theater events and celebrations at events like Manifesto, Valtifest and “A Day at the Park ‘.
Partnership hotel and church
22-11-2013
The Bilderberg Parkhotel and the monumental Arminius church in Rotterdam started a collaboration. The Bilderberg Parkhotel is not suitable for organizing conferences and other meetings due to lack of large meeting rooms. Arminius has this space. Through this partnership, the hotel can now offers space for weddings, conferences etc. in Arminius and the guests at the church can use the luxurious hotel facilities such as catering and the ability to stay overnight.
Truth Coffee Shop
18-11-2013
A beautiful authentic coffee bar with the smallest details, located in Cape Town, South Africa. The Truth Coffee Shop is designed by Heldane Martin, who incorporated each detail in the interior. Steel railings, copper tubes, vintage typewriters, old chandeliers and mirrors give the coffee shop an authentic look. Truth Coffee Shop stands for honestly and serves the best coffees with simple machines. The store shows the transparency as regards a cup of coffee, something different than the modern coffee shops of today. Click here for more pictures. Truth Coffee HQ interior design by Haldane Martin, Photo Micky Hoyle.
A theater of wines
15-11-2013
A tent at a festival or celebration for wine lovers. Register Viticulturist and Sommelier Barbara Verbeek is the creator of this concept together with Barend Havenaar of Champagnebar.nl. They want to put all your senses to work in their wine theater. Barbara completed the wine academy for viticulturist in 2001. She got her title sommelier and wine and foodpairing expert in 2002 and recently became a Registered Viticulturist. She runs the wine theater events and celebrations at events like Manifesto, Valtifest and “A Day at the Park ‘.
Starbuck on rails
14-11-2013
Today, Starbucks Coffee Company and SBB unveiled the first Starbucks store on a train – offering travelers a new place and way to enjoy their favourite Starbucks coffee. The first official voyage for the Starbucks train will take place on the train line running from Geneva Airport to St.Gallen in Switzerland on November 21. In a pilot project, two dining cars are changed into Starbucks locations: on the lower deck, a take-away and the coffee is served on the upper deck. And a Starbucks trolley circulates through the train. The design is contemporary and focused on comfort, yet at the same time functional with a color scheme inspired by coffee. The opening of this train coffeeshop marks the rollout of a new B2B model for Starbucks. They will – together with partners – start selling coffee in places like drive-through’s (already active in Germany), shops in supermarkets and department stores (Galeries Lafayette) and vending machines in offices.
QR-mosaic project QRio
12-11-2013
The Rio de Janeiro government has installed QR-mosaic in the sideways to provide tourists with more information and a map. The QR-code opens an app that makes road signs unnecessary.
National Geographic augmented reality
8-11-2013
National Geograpic celebrates its birthday in the coming months. To promote this, an exhibition of 36 premium photographs will travel to several train stations in the Netherlands until February. A giant virtual reality show is set-up to promote the exhibition. Passers-by can see and photograph themselves with a rhino, astronaut and dinosaurs. See the video for an impression. The exhibition travels to Eindhoven (December), The Hague Central station (January) and Arnhem (February).
Theme park with Michelin-star restaurant
8-11-2013
Europa-Park (Germany) is the first theme park with a Michelin star. Within a year after opening fine dining restaurant Ammolite, located in the lighthouse of the ‘Bell Rock’ theme hotel, has received the star rating. The restaurant has 36 seats and the kitchen is successfully run by chef Peter Hagen (36 years old). For the design of the restaurant designer Claudio Carbone was inspired by a snailhouse, the name ‘Ammolite’ refers to fossil shells from the Rocky Mountains.
For fans of Franch chansons
8-11-2013
Marc Cruellas, de zingende patron van ‘Le Bistrot de la Place’ in Den Haag, treedt elke vrijdag- en zaterdagavond samen met zijn pianist Guillaume Marcenac op in zijn eigen bedrijf. Hiermee creëren zij telkens een Parijse sfeer van ‘Montmartre’ en ‘La vie en rose’ in de bistrot.
Op zondag, 1 december, treden zij echter samen op bij de Franse Bistro Bord’o in Leiden. Tijdens het optreden verzorgt het team van bistro Bord’o een 3-gangenmenu ‘Beaujolais Nouveau’, met typische Franse bistro gerechten. En Marc en Guillaume zingen en spelen alle bekende Franse chansons. Voor de liefhebber hiervan een heerlijke avond! En een mooi voorbeeld van samenwerken!
Turkey to go
7-11-2013
An increasing number of holidays are celebrated in the Netherlands, as well as Thanksgiving. Restaurant Midtown Grill, the steakhouse of Marriott Amsterdam, will introduce the ‘Turkey to Go’ concept on November 26 to get people acquainted with the American tradition to the Dutch. The restaurant will offer different to-go turkey packages, so people can eat a traditional Thanksgiving dish at home. The packages contain matching wines. It’s a good solution for those who don’t have time to cook or can’t prepare a juicy turkey. During Thanksgiving the restaurant also offers a special Thanksgiving menu for those who prefer to eat out.
