Ik Durv
16-5-2012
From 14 May cooks in restaurant can experiment for free with a new concept for eating out of of home: the Dutch Ik durv! (English for I dare) The dishes of ‘durv’ contain herbal alternatives for meat. The concept stands for variation, nutritious, surprising and responsible. The cooks can order a sample pack until the 30th of June. The challenge for the chefs is to made a neat dinner with the sample pack.
Chef-cook makes an ice cream for supermarkt
16-5-2012
Hans van Wolde, chef and owner of the two-star-restaurant Beluga in Maastricht (the Netherlands) has develop an ice cream for Albert Heijn (Dutch supermarket chain). The ice cream has a special flavor combination: pineapple, coconut, lemon, passion fruit and banana mixed and placed on a stick. Sorry, but only available in the Netherlands!
Growth pole in restaurant
16-5-2012
The Argentinian and Mexican restaurant El Paso in Hindeloopen, Friesland, the Netherlands has his own growth measure pole. Their restaurant is a seasonal business, during the first visit of kids they measure them, put a mark with their name and date on the growth pole. The children and parents love it and it’s fun to see how big they become over the years. And a lot of parents do come back when in the neigborhood!
Bionade
16-5-2012
Bionade is a drink that is not comparable with lemonade. Lemonade are mixed drinks, but Bionade become completely organically produced. It contains less sugar and fewer calories. Bionade has an official organic label. It quenches the thirst and is available the following flavors: Elderberry, Lychee, Herbs and Ginger & Orange.
Paris Pastry app
16-5-2012
It’s not necessary anymore to search for pastry shops in Paris. With the new Paris Pastry guide app you are directed to the nearest store. The app shows also reviews, photo’s and opening hours. The app is created by David Lebovitz.
Strawberry ice tea
15-5-2012
A cool drink on a hot summer day. This strawberry ice tea is the perfect refreshment. You can find the recipe here.
A Piergarten in NY
14-5-2012
At May the 18th (the 4th day of the NY Burger Week) there is a party at Beekman’s Beer Garden Beach Club, located on the East River (mentioned as a Piergarten by Thrillist, we don’t have a piergarten in Europe). We read the announcement on Twitter. We saw inspiring pictures on Thrillist. Would the name Beekman indicate an owner with a Dutch background?
Alternative guestbook
14-5-2012
In a Dutch radio program, Kunststof, guests are requested to make a statement of remark on a tile, as sign that they have been in the program. We saw this picture on pinterest, bit more complicated then leaving a review on a social media site but more fun! And perhaps it’s an idea to make nice compliment tiles on your terrace!
Sweet potato fries
14-5-2012
This weekend I made sweet potato fries, we don’t really see these fries at the Dutch menu’s. And they taste great! So we hope some restaurantowners see my call as a challenge. ^Marjolein
Trends and inspiration from Korea
11-5-2012
Fast, healthy, full of flavor and typical Korean is the chain Bibigo. Here the guests can choose in 4 steps how they want their typical Korean bibimbap. Beautifully styled restaurants, menus, to-go packaging and clothing make it a successful formula. Curious for more trends and inspiration from always–eating Seoul? Come to the inspiration session on 31 May by food designer Marielle Borderwijk and packaging designer Nina Rosens in Utrecht (the Netherlands). You can register here.