Portfolio XL
20-9-2010
On Sunday, October 17th restaurant “Schulten Hues” in The Netherlands celebrates its eight-year anniversary with a special edition of a book called ‘Portfolio XL’. The book is published in a special limited edition size of 0.7 x 0.5 meters. The content of the book is still a surprise!
Skinny burger
19-9-2010
The Inter Continental Park Lane Hotel in London designed a special burger for the Fashion Week (September 17th to 22nd), the so-called “skinny burger”. The burger only contains 143 calories and 2.4 grams of fat. The burger is served with a glass of wild berry ice tea and costs 20,- pounds.
Fashionable wine climatecabinet
19-9-2010
Masterchef Pieter Damen put his “signature”on a very special wine service cabinet. This cabinet is coated with leather. The stitching and the color of the leather is picked based on the limited edition watch that is included. The wine cabinet can be set at different temperatures and has a capacity of 120 bottles.
Snakes and Lattes
17-9-2010
The café Snakes & Lattes in Toronto offers its customers a choice of 1,500 board games. It wants to increase the personal interaction between customers in the bar. The cafe therefore has no wifi.
Ice jacket
17-9-2010
The Ice Jacket provides each bottle of a “ice jacket’ so drinks can be brought to the right temperature quickly.
Legay Choc
17-9-2010
Legay Choc calls itself the first gay bakery. The bakery is known for its sandwiches, chocolate, croissants and pastries in phallic forms.
Agoston & Krieger Organic Champagne
16-9-2010
Next Sunday, September 19th Agoston Organic Champagne & Krieger will be present at the first Fabulous Food Festival with a booth full of organic and biodynamic champagne. One of these champagnes is the “Cuvee Sagesse” of the house Franck Pascal, called ‘Brut Nature’, with no sugar and 60% less sulphite; the new champagne-trend.
Edible roses
14-9-2010
Local farmers in Ecuador invented edible roses. The roses are of the same type as the non-edible roses, but by an alternative treatment suitable as food for humans.
Boil Buoy
13-9-2010
The “Boil Buoy” lets you know when your water is boiling. By means of a little bell the “boil buoy” indicates when the water is boiling.
Drink responsibly
11-9-2010
Grolsch wants to promote responsible drinking. Therefore, they introduced a Dutch version of www.talkingalcohol.com. This site provides information about alcohol and its use.